Sara Takanashi unstoppable again at ski jumping World Cup
BySportsbeat
Updated 04/02/2017 at 21:58 GMT
Japan's Sara Takanashi took her career tally of World Cup wins to 51 with her seventh victory of the season, in Hizenbach, Austria.
Sara Takanashi of Japan competes during the women's FIS ski jumping world cup competition in Hinzenbach, Upper Austria, on February 4, 2017.
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On this form, the defending World Cup champion looks unbeatable and jumps of 87.5 and 91 metres put her in an unassailable position.
Germany's Katharina Althaus and Carina Vogt completed the podium, just over four and eight metres back, respectively.
Takanashi, 20, did look like being challenged after the first jump - sharing the lead with Austria's Chiara Hoelzl.
But she could only produce a best jump of 82m with her second attempt and dropped back to sixth.
With six events remaining, the Japanese ski jumper now enjoys a 203 point advantage in the World Cup standings over team-mate Yuki Ito, who finished fourth on Saturday.
"My jumps got better and better here with every round," she said. "I wasn't happy in training but my approach was perfect in competition."
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