The 17th round of the women's ski jumping World Cup was held in Germany on the 5th, and Yuki Ito won the championship for the first time in six seasons.
In Japan, Nozomi Maruyama finished 2nd and ace Sara Takanashi finished 3rd to dominate the podium.
The 17th round of the women's ski jumping World Cup was held on the 5th on a large hill with a hill size of 147 meters in Willingen, Germany, and four Japanese competitors participated.
Ito, who had finished 4th in the 16 rounds held at the same venue the day before, was in good form, and on his first jump of the day, he jumped 137 meters and took the lead in a headwind. .
In her second run, she also doubled a steady jump of 135.50m to take the win with 233.3 total points and her sixth overall win, her first in six seasons since the 2017 season.
In addition, Maruyama flew 133 meters in the first run in conditions where visibility was difficult to see due to fog, placing him in 4th place. I moved up to 2nd place.
Maruyama marked her first podium at her World Cup.
In addition, ace Takanashi, who was 6.3 points behind the top player Ito in the first run, was in 2nd place, but although he could not increase the flight distance with 133 meters in the second run, he finished in 3rd place with a total of 222.6 points. It was a consecutive podium finish.
As a result, Japanese women achieved the feat of monopolizing the podium for the first time.
In addition, Yuka Seto was 10th among Japanese players.
Ito "It was the best match"
Yuki Ito, who won the championship for the first time in six seasons, said with a big smile, "I'm happy. Today's match was truly the best match with the Japanese team monopolizing the podium."
Looking back on his own jump, he said, "It was a difficult condition, but I was able to do my jump and luck was on my side. I was really happy to be able to fly in front of a large crowd."
Maruyama "Finally stood on the podium"
Nozomi Maruyama, who finished 2nd, her first podium, said, "I was finally able to stand on the podium. I didn't expect to stand on the podium in the season when I came back from injury, so I was able to fly like this. I am filled with joy and gratitude.I am very happy that I was able to stand on the podium for the first time with two seniors that I looked up to."
Takanashi "I want to do my best to complete my jumps together with the team."
Sara Takanashi, who finished 3rd and finished on the podium for the second time in a row, said, "Since the day before, I thought that the Japanese riders were in such good shape that it wouldn't be strange for anyone to stand on the podium. I want to do my best to complete my jumps together with the team.”