The ski jumping women's World Cup, which was held in Japan for the first time in three years due to the influence of the new coronavirus, opened in Sapporo.



Japan's ace, Sara Takanashi, finished 11th, and Yuka Seto finished 9th, making her the top Japanese driver.

The ski jumping World Cup has not been held in Japan since the 2020 tournament due to the effects of the new coronavirus, and the tournament was held for the first time in three years.



The 10th round of the World Cup, which will be the first match, was held on the 7th at the large hill with a hill size of 137 meters at the Okurayama Jump Stadium in Sapporo City, and nine Japanese players including ace Takanashi and Yuki Ito participated.

Takanashi flew 118 meters in the first run and was in 7th place.

The top Japanese player is Seto, who participated in last year's Beijing Olympics. He finished 8th with 117.50 meters in the first race, and increased his distance to 123.50 meters in the second race. I finished in 9th place, my best ranking.



The winner was Beijing Olympic normal hill silver medalist Katarina Althaus of Germany, who won her third win of the season.

Takanashi "I'm fumbling without confidence, I want to have courage"

Sara Takanashi commented on the World Cup, which was held in Sapporo for the first time in three years. I looked back.



On top of that, he said, "I'm frustrated that I can't match my condition to the Sapporo Games for the first time in three years. I still don't have confidence in my jumps and I'm fumbling, but I'm not afraid to take on the challenge. Without it, it will remain like this, so I want to have the courage to do it,” he said, looking forward.

Seto "I want to fly far with a stronger feeling"

Yuka Seto, who finished in 9th place, the top Japanese player, said, "It was the first domestic competition in three years, so I wanted to make a jump that would make the people who came to the event feel good, so I finished with two jumps. I'm glad you did," he said with a smile.



On top of that, "I was able to correct the start, which was an issue, so I was able to get this result. At the second start, I felt relaxed, and I was able to jump while feeling that many people were cheering me on. I want to fly far away with a stronger feeling tomorrow."

First domestic event in 3 years Fans who came to watch

A large number of fans visited the venue in Sapporo before the game to watch the ski jumping World Cup, which was held in Japan for the first time in three years.



A woman from Tokyo who has been watching the World Cup held in Japan almost every year said, "I'm very excited that it's been held for the first time in a long time. I'm happy to see her jumping in front of the .I want Sara Takanashi to jump in her own way."



A woman from Eniwa, Hokkaido, who came to see ski jumping for the first time with her child, said, "I was so excited when I arrived at the venue. I was really looking forward to seeing the Beijing Olympics live because I could only watch them on screen. I'm doing it," he said.



A boy in the second year of junior high school said, "It's closer and cooler than I thought. I want to see a big, high, cool landing jump."