Ursa Bogataj won in Baiersbronn on Saturday ahead of Ema Klinec and Anna Rupprecht. Despite the focus of attention was this weekend on the World Championships in Oslo, there was also another important ski jumping competition. The OPA Games, the most important junior championship for athletes from alpine countries, were held in Baiersbronn. The competitions were originally scheduled in Einsiedeln, ...
IOC Vice President Gunilla Lindberg expressed her assertive opinion on Ladies Skijumping at Olympics. Right after the Ladies Skijumping competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships, that was held in Oslo on Friday under very difficult weather conditions, Gunilla Lindberg, Vice President of The International Olympic Committee from Sweden, made a generous comment on the inclusion of Ladies Skijumping to ...
Daniela Iraschko won the World Championships in Oslo ahead of Elena Runggaldier and Coline Mattel. Austria’s Daniela Iraschko won the Ladies competition at the World Championships in Oslo. After missing a medal two years ago just by a hair, she was this time able to win Gold by two almost equal jumps on 97.0 meters. Italy’s Elena Runggaldier won Silver ...
Daniela Iraschko performed best in today’s third official training, Sara Takanashi made the longest jump of the day. The final official training for the World Championships was held today in the afternoon in Oslo. The performance of all athletes was again on a very high level, so we all can look forward to a very exciting and high-class competition tomorrow. ...
Sara Takanashi performed best also in the second official training in Oslo on Wednesday. The second official training for the World Championships was held today on the Midstubakken HS 106 in Oslo under snowy weather conditions. All teams have arrived there meanwhile, so except for Daniela Iraschko, who will make her first attempts to jump tomorrow, all competitors participated in ...
Daniela Iraschko got the nod of her doctor to travel to Oslo. A decision if she will start will be made on site. Good news for Austria’s Daniela Iraschko. The Austrian serial winner got the nod of her doctor today to travel to Oslo for the World Championships. She had suffered a knee injury at the Continental Cup in Zakopane ...
Elena Runggaldier and Sara Takanashi performed best in the first official training on the Midstubakken in Oslo. A first official training for the World Championships was held today in Oslo. Not all of the 15 participating teams have arrived yet, but 27 of the 43 jumpers on the start list were already able to make their first jumps on the ...
Right before the beginning of the World Championships in Oslo, Ladies-Skijumping.com editor Stefan Diaz talked to defending champion Lindsey Van. Ladies-Skijumping.com: Who will be World Champion in Oslo? Lindsey Van: Ha well, it could be anybody – this is ski jumping. Ladies-Skijumping.com: So you are not confident, that you will defend your title? Lindsey Van: I am confident in my ...
Sara Takanashi won Sunday’s competition in Ramsau ahead of Ulrike Grässler and Melanie Faisst. Yesterday’s winner Sara Takanashi (JPN) won also the second Continental Cup in Ramsau today. In the first competition round she set a new hill record with a jump on 102.0 meters. “This was a technically good jump, and I had the luck to catch some headwind. ...
Sara Takanashi won Saturday’s competition in Ramsau ahead of Ulrike Grässler and Jacqueline Seifriedsberger. Japan’s Sara Takanashi, who was already best in yesterday’s official training, was able to celebrate her first victory ever in a Continental Cup today. After jumping 88.5 meters in the first round, she was second, equal on points with Austria’s Jacqueline Seifriedsberger. Her second jump on ...