The 17th individual World Cup race for ski jumping women was held in Norway, and ace Sara Takanashi won the championship, marking her third win of the season.

In addition, Yuki Ito came in 3rd place and was on the podium for the first time this season.

On the 6th, the ski jumping women's World Cup was held in Norway on the 17th individual race at the large hill with a hill size of 134 meters, and five Japanese players including Ace Takanashi participated.



Takanashi took the lead by flying 130 meters, 2.9 points behind second place, in the tailwind that was unfavorable for the first jump.



She marked 128 meters in the second time under pressure and won a total of 263.9 with all the jumps, scoring her third win of the season.



After the Beijing Olympics, Takanashi has won the championship since the 14th race, which was her return race, and set her own record of winning the World Cup through men and women by "63".



She also set a new podium record for both men and women on her 113th podium.



After flying 123 meters for the first time and finishing in 4th place, Ito increased the flight distance to 127 meters for the second time and reached 3rd place with a total of 254.6, standing on the podium for the first time this season.



In addition, Yuka Seto was 12th and Kaori Iwabuchi was 20th.



Haruka Iwasa did not advance to the second time by the top 30 players.

Takanashi "I was able to come back with the support of everyone."

Sara Takanashi recalled, "I was able to concentrate on my technique because there was almost no wind and it was very easy to fly."



Also, regarding the fact that he has been doing well since returning to the World Cup after the Beijing Olympics, he said, "I was able to come back with the support of many people. I think it was a victory that was won by the power of everyone who supported me. "

Ito "Let's enjoy flying without fear of mistakes"

Yuki Ito said, "I don't think anyone thought I would be on the podium, but I was very surprised because I didn't think the most. I thought I would enjoy flying without fear of mistakes. I'm glad I was able to do that. The women's season will be the last, so I want to fly as a team. "