Sarah Hendrickson se rapproche du globe

US athlete Sarah Hendrickson won the Viessmann FIS Ladies Ski Jumping World Cup comeptition in Ljubno today and increased her lead in the overall World Cup by 40 points to 156 points.

 

Overall's runner-up Daniela Iraschko from Austria finished third behind Sara Takanashi (JPN) but came back from a poor first jump and a half-time 14th place.

 

Hendrickson was in the lead after the first round with 85.5 meters and jumped 87.0 meters in the final round for a total of 246.5 points. Takanashi delivered jumps for second place in both rounds (86.5 m and 88.5 m) while Iraschko landed on 81.5 m in the first round and on 90.0 m which meant Ladies Ski Jumping World Cup hill record. 

 

More than 3000 spectators made the first competition in Ljubno to a remarkable day in the young history of Ladies Ski Jumping World Cup.

 

The Viessmann FIS Ladies Ski Jumping World Cup will go on with a second competition in Ljubno (SLO) tomorrow.

 

RESULTS

1. Sarah Hendrickson (USA)   85.5 m (1)/87.0 m (3)     246.5 points

2. Sara Takanashi (JPN)          86.5 m (2)/88.5 m (2)     245.2 points

3. Daniela Iraschko (AUT)        81.5 m (14)/90.0 m (1)   229.2 points

 

World Cup standing: 1. Sarah Hendrickson (USA) 689, 2. Daniela Iraschko (AUT) 533, 3. Lindsey Van (USA) 334, 4. Katja Pozun (SLO) 319, 5. Ulrike Graessler (GER) 310, 6. Anette Sagen (NOR) 288.

 

KEY FACTS

- Sara Takanashi missed the World Cup competitions in Hinzenbach last weekend because she preferred to train at home. The Winter Youth Olympic Games Gold medal winner from Innsbruck is expected to perform at her best at the upcoming Junior World Championships in Erzerum (TUR) later this month.

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Lindsey Van injured on the right knee during the first round but is supposed to start tomorrow. She could renounce at the Trial round.

- Norway's Line Jahr finished 11th and sent -- with a message on her gloves -- congratulations back home. Both her mother and father celebrate birthday today.

- Evelyn Insam (ITA) celebrated her birthday yesterday, February 10th, and got 12th place today. Melanie Faisst (GER) will become 22 years old tomorrow - today, she took sixth place.

- World Cup Calendar: 12.2. Ljubno (SLO/HS 95), 3.-4.3. Zao (JPN/HS 100 - three competitions!), 9.3. Oslo/Midstubakken (NOR/HS 106).

 

QUOTES:

Sarah Hendrickson (USA), first:

 

Sara Takanashi (JPN), second:

 

Daniela Iraschko (AUT), third:

 

 

Photo : FIS