The Women's Ski Jumping World Cup was held for the first time on a flying hill, where participants competed on a jumping hill that was larger than the large hill, and the Japanese ski jumpers Yuki Ito placed 5th and Sara Takanashi placed 6th.
The Women's Ski Jumping World Cup was held in Norway on the 16th, and for the first time in the Women's World Cup, a flying hill was contested on a 240 meter hill, which is larger than a large hill.
Three players from Japan participated: Ito, who is in third place in the World Cup individual overall rankings, Takanashi, who has a total of 63 wins, and Nozomi Maruyama.
Of these, Ito marked the 200m mark in his first attempt and placed 4th.
In his second attempt for a podium spot, he was unable to extend his distance to 185 meters due to a tailwind that was unfavorable for his jumps, and he dropped one place to 5th place with a total of 348.1 points.
On the other hand, Takanashi finished in 6th place with a total of 344.5 at 188 meters in both the first and second runs.
Maruyama marked 176 meters in the first race, and then 170 meters in the second race for a total of 288.0, placing him in 14th place.
The winner was Ayrinmaria Kvandal from her hometown of Norway, who improved her distance by hitting 202 meters in the first attempt and 212 meters in the second, resulting in her third win of the season with a total of 431.2 meters.