The 11th round of the women's ski jumping World Cup was held in Sapporo, Japan's ace Sara Takanashi finished in 10th place, and Yuka Seto, following the 10th round on the 7th, ranked 9th, the top Japanese team. I was.
The ski jumping World Cup, which has not been held in Japan since 2020 due to the influence of the new corona, was held in Sapporo on the 7th for the first time in three years.
On the 8th, the 11th round of the World Cup was held on the same 137-meter large hill at the Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium as on the 7th, and five Japanese athletes participated.
Ace player Takanashi stayed in 13th place with a 118.50m in the first run against the tailwind, but in the second run he increased his flight distance to 123.50m, exceeding the K point, and finished in 10th place with a total of 197.3 points. raised.
The top Japanese player is Seto, who participated in last year's Beijing Olympics and has been in good form. With a total point of 206.8, he finished in ninth place, the same as on the 7th.
The winner was Norwegian Sirie Opsett, his third win of the season.
The ski jumping World Cup will be held in Zao, Yamagata City from the 13th of this month for women's individuals and groups.
Seto ``I was able to do my own jump in a sense of excitement''
Yuka Seto, who was the top of the Japanese team for the second day in a row, said, "In the first run, I was able to ride the board well from the start, and I had plenty of room in the air. I was aiming for the podium, so I was frustrated that I couldn't complete two jumps, but I was able to do my own jump while listening to a lot of cheering and feeling excitement that I don't often get in Europe." was
Takanashi: "It's frustrating not being able to please the audience."
Sara Takanashi said, "I feel frustrated and sorry that I couldn't please the audience with my big jump. However, the content was better than yesterday, and I feel that I am getting on the board firmly in the approach part. It's getting better," he recalled.
On top of that, she expressed her enthusiasm for the next World Cup in Zao, saying, “I want to make the most of what I have harvested in Sapporo. .