Takanashi comes up short with third-place finish at worlds; Ito claims silver
Sara Takanashi missed out on Japan's first gold medal and failed to break her jinx at the Nordic Ski World Championships when she finished third in the women's ski jumping on Friday. Sochi Olympic gold medalist Carina Vogt of Germany won with a total of ...
Akito Watabe came up well short in his bid for a first individual medal at the Nordic World Ski Championships, placing fifth in a Nordic combined event on Friday. Watabe was sixth after the normal hill ski jumping portion of the competition, leaving the 28-year-old ...
Teenage ski jumper Takanashi back in spotlight at world championships
Newly crowned overall ski jumping World Cup champion Sara Takanashi will aim for her first gold medal at the FIS World Nordic Ski Championships on Friday. In an official practice on Thursday, the 16-year-old phenom had a leap of 101 meters to move into first ...
