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YUKI ITO

Yuki Ito put together jumps of 124.5 and 129.5 meters to score 230.1 points at Sapporo's Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium on Sunday and earn her second World Cup win of the season.
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Jan 14, 2024
Ito leaps to second ski jumping World Cup win of season
The 29-year-old from Hokkaido put together jumps of 124.5 and 129.5 meters to score 230.1 points at Sapporo's Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium.
Yuki Ito had jumps of 90.5 and 94 meters for a total of 244.6 points in the opening World Cup ski jumping event in Lillehammer, Norway, on Saturday good enough to give her an eighth career World Cup victory.
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Dec 3, 2023
Japan's Yuki Ito wins World Cup ski jumping opener
Among other Japanese jumpers, Sara Takanashi settled for 12th place.
Japan Times
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Feb 6, 2023
Yuki Ito leads Japan's first podium sweep in women's ski jumping World Cup event
Ito earned her first World Cup victory since March 2017.
Japan Times
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Mar 7, 2022
Sara Takanashi extends record with 63rd World Cup win
'I was able to produce two good jumps,' Takanashi said. 'It feels like I'm making progress day by day.'
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Feb 27, 2019
Japan lands sixth, Germany wins first women's team world title
Japanese ski jumpers finished in a disappointing sixth place on Tuesday as Germany claimed the first-ever women's team world title at the Nordic World Ski Championships.
Japan Times
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Feb 16, 2018
Bittersweet Valentine's gift fires Noriaki Kasai up for large hill
Noriaki Kasai had a bittersweet Valentine's Day.
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Jan 21, 2018
Yuki Ito and Sara Takanashi finish second and third at World Cup event
Yuki Ito and Sara Takanashi finished second and third, respectively, at a ski jumping World Cup event on Sunday.
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Jan 20, 2018
Japan women's ski jump squad wraps up season sweep in World Cup team events
Japan completed a sweep of the season's two women's ski jumping World Cup team events by winning Saturday's finale.
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Jan 19, 2018
Sara Takanashi places fourth at World Cup event in Yamagata
Sara Takanashi continued to struggle on the World Cup ski jump circuit, finishing fourth on Friday.
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Jan 12, 2018
Sara Takanashi aims for big results this weekend
Sara Takanashi said Thursday she is looking for a boost at this weekend's World Cup meet in Sapporo that will carry her through to next month's Olympics.
Japan Times
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Jan 11, 2018
Ski Association of Japan announces 11-member team for Pyeongchang Olympics
Record-holding jumper Sara Takanashi will headline Japan's hunt for skiing gold at next month's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after the Ski Association of Japan named her and 10 others to its team on Thursday.
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Dec 3, 2017
Sara Takanashi settles for fourth again
Sara Takanashi missed another chance to set the record for all-time ski jumping World Cup wins at the season-opening women's event in Lillehammer, taking another fourth-place finish on Saturday.
Japan Times
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Nov 4, 2017
Ski jumper Sara Takanashi soars to victory in Ito Cup
Sara Takanashi claimed the women's title at the Ito Cup summer jump on Saturday, defeating compatriot Yuki Ito.
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Nov 3, 2017
Sara Takanashi and Junshiro Kobayashi nab national ski jumping titles
Sara Takanashi soared to victory in the women's ski jumping competition at the Nordic ski national championships on Friday.
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Aug 19, 2017
Ito nabs Grand Prix win; Takanashi DQ'd
Yuki Ito won the second event of the women's ski jumping summer Grand Prix competition on Friday, while Sara Takanashi was disqualified in the qualification because her ski length did not meet regulations.
Japan Times
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Aug 12, 2017
Takanashi takes second in first summer Grand Prix competition
Sara Takanashi and Yuki Ito finished second and third, respectively, at the first summer Grand Prix competition of the season on Friday.
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Mar 12, 2017
Takanashi settles for silver behind Ito in season finale
Sara Takanashi will have to wait until next season to set a record for all-time wins in World Cup ski jumping after finishing second in the women's season finale on Sunday.
Japan Times
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Mar 5, 2017
Ito tops Takanashi for large hill title in Sapporo
Yuki Ito bettered this season's overall World Cup champ Sara Takanashi for two days in a row as she won the large hill title at the International Miyasama Ski Games on Sunday.
Japan Times
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Mar 4, 2017
Ito outshines Takanashi in Sapporo competition
Yuki Ito got the better of this season's overall World Cup winner Sara Takanashi to claim the International Miyasama Ski Games title on Saturday.
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Feb 28, 2017
Takanashi reflects on performance at Nordic worlds
Ski jumper Sara Takanashi returned to Japan with mixed feelings on Tuesday after winning two bronze medals at last week's Nordic Ski World Championships in Lahti, Finland.

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