The Nordic skiing world championship was held on the 1st of the jump women's large hill, and 24-year-old Nozomi Maruyama finished in 4th place, the highest among Japanese athletes.
On the 1st of the Nordic Ski World Championships held in Planica, Slovenia, the women's large hill jump was held with a hill size of 138 meters.
Japan's ace Sara Takanashi withdrew due to injury, but among the 40 who passed the qualifying round, four of the Japanese teams, including Maruyama, who finished on the podium twice in this season's World Cup, participated. bottom.
Maruyama caught an advantageous headwind on the first jump, flew 129 meters above the K point, and landed in 4th place, 5.3 points behind the top.
In her second, she lined up a steady jump of 125.50 in an unfavorable tailwind, but she finished fourth with a total of 242.9 points, three points short of third place, her first medal. I didn't get it.
The other Japanese players were ▽ Yuki Ito, who won the World Cup for the first time in six seasons this season, was 11th, 26-year-old Yuka Seto was 25th, and 19-year-old Rinko Miyajima was 27th.
The winner was Canada's 19-year-old Alexandria Lutito, who won her first World Championship.
Nozomi Maruyama "Connecting frustration to the world championship two years later"
Nozomi Maruyama, who finished fourth, the highest in Japan, said, “I think I was able to do the best jump since I came here. I was able to come back to the World Championships with the support of people, so I want to take this frustration to the World Championships two years later and do my best to win a medal next time.”
Looking ahead to the upcoming World Cup, he said, "My jumps are getting better, so I want to do my best to always have two best jumps."