The second round of the women's ski jumping World Cup was held in Poland on the 6th, and ace Sara Takanashi finished in fifth place, the top Japanese team.
In addition, 19-year-old Rinko Miyajima, who is participating in the World Cup from this season, ranked 9th and entered the top 10.
The second round of the Women's Jumping World Cup was held in Poland on a large hill with a hill size of 134 meters, following the opening match on the 5th.
The Japanese team consisted of four players, including ace Takanashi, who is aiming for the overall victory for the first time in six seasons, and Miyajima, a 19-year-old university student who has been selected for the World Cup squad from this season.
Among them, Takanashi, who has won 63 World Cups in total, which is the most among men and women, jumped 121.50 meters in the first time in a tailwind that was unfavorable for jumps and finished in 5th place.
In the second run, he was hit by a favorable headwind and increased his flight distance to 129 meters.
On the other hand, Miyajima, who was 28th in the opening round, flew 122 meters in the first run of the day to finish in 8th place. He put up a good fight with a top 10 finish of 9th in his second race at the Le Cup.
In addition, Yuki Ito was 8th and Yuka Seto was 21st.
Austrian Eva Pinkernich won the race for the first time this season.
Sara Takanashi "I want to do my best so that I can fight for the top as soon as possible"
Sara Takanashi, the top Japanese player in 5th place, looked back, saying, "I was able to jump out more smoothly than in the opening round, so I think the content was good."
Also, when asked about the fact that many young athletes, including Rinko Miyajima, who finished 9th in this year's competition, are participating in the competition, he said, "I think ski jumping is a sport where anyone can come out on top. In order to compete there, my jumping style will be important, but I am very inspired by the new faces, so I will do my best to find my jumping style and be able to fight for the top as soon as possible. I want to," he said.
Rinko Miyajima "I'm so happy I got the atmosphere"
Rinko Miyajima, who was already in the top 10 in the second race since the opening, said, "I'm really happy. I'm very happy that I was able to keep doing good jumps from qualifying. I was able to get a feel for the atmosphere of the World Cup. For the next match, I would like to continue training on land and creating an image for jumping."