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Post by Admin on Dec 12, 2016 22:30:27 GMT
 Japan's Sara Takanashi won a World Cup women's ski jumping event for the third time this season and 47th overall Sunday, surpassing Finland's legendary Matti Nykanen to sit alone in second place in the all-time standings for men and women combined.  Takanashi stood in fourth place after her first jump of 92.5 meters on a 100-meter hill in Nizhny Tagil, Russia, but leapt to the day's longest 98.5 meters in the second run to collect 250.7 points, claiming victory in the fourth individual World Cup event this winter.  "I'm relieved," said the 20-year-old Takanashi, who had finished in third place in Saturday's event and failed to top the first run for the first time this season. "I concentrated on doing what I had to do and thought I'd have fun doing my jumps." |
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Post by Admin on Jan 7, 2017 21:41:35 GMT
 Sara Takanashi stretched her big lead in the women's ski jumping standings with her fourth World Cup win from five on Saturday. The 20-year-old from Japan soared 131.0 meters with her first jump and 129.0 with her second, and was ranked first in both rounds for 283.4 points.  Irina Avvakumova of Russia was second on 260.5 points after jumps of 117.5 and 132.0, the day's longest. Yuki Ito of Japan finished third. Takanashi leads her compatriot by 158 points with 14 jumps remaining. |
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Post by Admin on Jan 8, 2017 21:44:49 GMT
Japan's Sara Takanashi moved to within one win of 50 career ski jumping World Cup victories after dominating Sunday's (Jan 8) event in Oberstdorf.  The 20-year-old soared out to 124m and 129m to finish well clear of Slovenia's Ema Klinec and Irina Avvakumova of Russia to complete a weekend sweep in Germany. Takanashi extended her lead in the overall standings and is comfortably on course for a fourth title.  |
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Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2017 21:27:59 GMT
 It is 50 World Cup wins and counting for Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi after she won the second competition of the weekend in Rasnov, Romania. After finishing on Saturday, the wait was finally over for World Cup leader Takanashi on Sunday after jumps of 96.0 and 97.5 metres handed her a total of 247.3 points.  That was 5.4 points clear of Saturday's winner Maren Lundby of Norway who jumped 95.5 and 93.0 metres. Third went to Austria's Daniela Iraschko-Stolz on 235.4 after jumps of 93.0 and 94.0. Takanashi, 20, extends her lead in the overall World Cup standings, moving onto 995 points with Japanese compatriot Yuki Ito remaining in second on 842 after a fourth-place finish on Sunday. Takanashi said: "I am very happy that I finally won my 50th competition. I was so much hoping I could achieve it in Japan. "But Rasnov also is a very special place for me as I am holding the hill record and the people were supporting me so much here." |
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Post by Admin on Feb 7, 2017 21:28:59 GMT
Sara Takanashi of Japan won her second ski jumping World Cup competition in two days on Sunday to close in on the overall record for most World Cup wins. Her 52nd career victory left Takanashi one short of the best mark set by Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria.  Takanashi had jumps of 89 and 92 meters to gather 254.8 points and beat Carina Vogt by 4.8 points. The Olympic champion from Germany trailed the winner by one meter in each round. Maren Lundby of Norway jumped 85.5 and 89.5 meters to place third with 245.2 points. After also winning Saturday’s competition on the same hill, Takanashi leads the World Cup standings by 267 points ahead of Japanese teammate Yuki Ito.  |
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