Teen sensation Sara Takanashi captured her first title of the season with an overwhelming victory at a World Cup in Sapporo on Saturday.
The 18-year-old Takanashi, who is seeking her third consecutive overall World Cup title, had leaps of 97 and 98 meters for a total of 249.9 points. Daniela Iraschko-Stolz of Austria came second, 18.8 points back.
"My first jump of the day wasn't bad but the second jump was much better," said Takanashi, who won her 25th career title. "I am making progress step by step. I want to use this good result as an opportunity to improve even more," she said.