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SARA TAKANASHI

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Feb 20, 2021
Sara Takanashi soars to 60th women's World Cup victory
In the four events since being disqualified for a minor suit violation on Feb. 5, Takanashi has won three times and finished second once.
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Feb 8, 2021
Sara Takanashi captures back-to-back World Cup wins in Austria
Sara Takanashi made it two World Cup wins in two days in Hinzenbach, Austria, as the Japanese national dominated the women's ski jumping competition again on Sunday.
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Feb 6, 2021
Suit violation leads to disqualification for Sara Takanashi
Sara Takanashi's hopes of another women's ski jumping World Cup win were dashed Friday as the Japanese star was disqualified for a suit violation while leading the field at an event in Austria.
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Feb 1, 2021
Sara Takanashi soars to podium finish in Germany
Sara Takanashi placed second, her best performance this season, at the International Ski Federation women's ski jumping World Cup competition in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany, on Sunday.
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Dec 19, 2020
Sara Takanashi places third in women's World Cup opener
The competitors were forced to contend with difficult conditions, with a relentless tailwind causing even the most well-credentialed jumpers.
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Mar 10, 2020
Sara Takanashi collects win, earns 100th career podium finish
Sara Takanashi claimed her 100th World Cup podium finish on Monday, winning a rescheduled ski jumping event.
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Aug 19, 2019
Sara Takanashi claims summer title for eighth straight year
Sara Takanashi won the FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix title for the eighth straight year despite not participating in the final women's competition in the Czech Republic on Sunday.
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Mar 24, 2019
Sara Takanashi finishes third to end podium drought
Sara Takanashi landed in third place at a women's World Cup meet on Saturday as Germany's Juliane Seyfarth picked up her third straight win on the inaugural Blue Bird Tour in Russia.
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Feb 28, 2019
Sara Takanashi sixth in Seefeld as Maren Lundby wins first world title
Japan's four-time World Cup overall champion Sara Takanashi finished sixth in the women's ski jumping final won by Norway's Olympic champion Maren Lundby at the FIS World Nordic Ski Championships in Austria on Wednesday.
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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.
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Feb 11, 2019
Sara Takanashi claims first World Cup victory of season
Japan's Sara Takanashi overcame difficult weather Sunday to claim her first World Cup victory of the season and end Maren Lundby's winning streak.
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Feb 10, 2019
Ryoyu Kobayashi lifts Japan to third at World Cup team event
Overall leader and breakout talent Ryoyu Kobayashi helped Japan's men reach their first World Cup team podium of the season on Sunday.
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Feb 9, 2019
Sara Takanashi places second in normal hill event on World Cup circuit
Sara Takanashi finished second in the women's normal hill individual competition on Friday as Norway's Maren Lundby claimed her sixth straight World Cup victory.
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Feb 4, 2019
Sara Takanashi finishes second as Maren Lundby wins fifth straight World Cup meet
Sara Takanashi finished second in the women's normal hill individual competition on Sunday as Norway's Maren Lundby claimed her fifth straight World Cup victory.
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Jan 18, 2019
Ski jumper Sara Takanashi places second in World Cup event in Yamagata
Sara Takanashi remained winless but matched her best result of the season with a second-place finish in Friday's ski jumping World Cup competition.
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Dec 17, 2018
Ryoyu Kobayashi soars to victory
A day after missing the podium for the first time this season, Ryoyu Kobayashi cemented his position as the world's best ski jumper with a convincing World Cup victory in Switzerland on Sunday.
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Dec 1, 2018
Sara Takanashi finishes third in first World Cup event of season
Sara Takanashi opened the World Cup season on Friday with a third-place finish in the women's normal hill, coming in behind first-time winner Juliane Seyfarth of Germany and Olympic champion Maren Lundby of Norway.
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Sep 10, 2018
Sara Takanashi wins seventh straight summer GP ski jumping title
Sara Takanashi placed third in the women's individual large hill event in Russia on Sunday, which was enough to make her the overall champion in the summer FIS Grand Prix series for the seventh year in a row.
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Jul 29, 2018
Sara Takanashi wins summer Grand Prix meet in Germany
Sara Takanashi won the women's ski jumping summer Grand Prix competition Saturday, followed in second by compatriot Yuki Ito in Hinterzarten, Germany.
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Mar 27, 2018
Ski jumper Sara Takanashi vows to extend World Cup wins record
Ski jumper Sara Takanashi said Tuesday she aims to extend her record number of World Cup victories as she returned to Japan after winning the season-ending event in Germany.
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Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
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Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
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