28-year-old Yuki Ito finished 6th, the top Japanese competitor in the women's individual normal hill jump at the Nordic Ski World Championships in Slovenia.
The Nordic skiing world championship held in Slovenia was held on the 23rd on a normal hill with a hill size of 102 meters for the jump women's individual.
The 40 people who passed the qualifying contest competed, and from Japan, 4 people including Ito, who won the World Cup 17th round in Germany on the 5th of this month for the first time in 6 seasons, and ace Sara Takanashi. has participated.
Of these, Ms. Ito showed a strong takeoff in the first run with a strong tailwind that was unfavorable to her jumps, and she jumped 92.50 meters to finish sixth.
In her second attempt, she went a distance of 94.50 meters, but her landing was a bit erratic, and she finished sixth with 229.3 total points, failing to win her first medal in three competitions. .
Ace player Takanashi was 93.50 meters in the first shot and 89 meters in the second, unable to improve his flight distance and finished in 20th place.
The winner was Katarina Althaus of Germany, silver medalist in this event at the Beijing Olympics.
In addition, 24-year-old Nozomi Maruyama, who has been on the podium twice at the World Cup this season, was 8th, and 26-year-old Yuka Seto was 27th.
Ito "I got the most engaged this season"
Ito, who was the top Japanese player in 6th place, said, “I was very nervous in the first match of the World Championships. It was the most engaging. I can appreciate it in that aspect."
On top of that, Ms. Ito, the eldest member of the team, said, "I feel happy to be back on this stage, and the team is in good shape, so we want to fight together as one." I talked about my enthusiasm.