The 6th round of the ski jumping women's World Cup individual was held in Germany on the 11th, and Japanese ace Sara Takanashi finished in 4th place, the highest of the season.
The Ski Jumping Women's World Cup was held on the 11th in Germany at the 140-meter hill-sized Large Hill, where the sixth individual round was held.
Four Japanese players, including Ace Takanashi, who is aiming for the first overall victory in five seasons, and Kaori Iwabuchi, who finished sixth in the fifth round of the previous day, participated.
Of these, Takanashi marked 125 meters 50, which exceeds the K point, in the difficult conditions where the direction and strength of the wind change rapidly in the first time, and placed in 5th place with a difference of about 10 points from 3rd place.
The second time, in the headwind, he showed the longest unbeatable 140-meter big jump, and with a total point of 230.4, he took the lead at this point with four players left.
However, the European players who flew after this made stable jumps, and although the total points did not reach, it was the highest 4th place of the season.
In addition, Yuka Seto was in 10th place, the highest in this season, Haruka Iwasa, who participated for the first time in this season, was in 25th place, and Iwabuchi was not able to advance to the second time by the top 30 players.
The winner was Marita Kramer of Austria, following the 5th round of the previous day, and won the 4th victory of the season.
Sara Takanashi said, "The second time I got a particularly nice wind and I was able to fly far away and I felt refreshed. I thought I was able to jump with good content, but the result did not come, but the second jump It feels like it's finally over. It was a clean match for me, and the results are coming along. "