Marita Kramer wins fourth consecutive ski jumping World Cup gold on Ramsau normal hill
BySportsbeat
Updated 17/12/2021 at 19:34 GMT
Born in the Netherlands but based in Austria since the age of six, the double world championship medallist continued her fine form with a strong performance. German Katharina Althaus and Slovenia's Urša Bogata completed the podium, with Kramer extending a formidable lead at the top of the overall season standings to voer 150 points.
Marita Kramer of Austria competes during the Individual HS98 at the FIS World Cup Ski Jumping Women Ramsau at Dachstein on December 17, 2021 in Ramsau, Austria.
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Marita Kramer won her fourth consecutive ski jumping World Cup event and fifth this year at Ramsau, Austria.
The Austrian skier finished on top of the podium in her home event ahead of German Katharina Althaus in second and Slovenia's Urša Bogataj who took third.
The 20-year-old scored 136.2 points from her first jump which gave her a comfortable lead of almost eight points.
Althaus' second jump of 128.4 points bettered her Austrian competitor's 124.8 points but it was not enough to overturn the deficit as Kramer won the event by 4.1 points.
Bogataj's 253.3 points saw her finish 7.7 points behind Kramer but two points ahead of fourth-placed Sara Takanashi of Japan, giving her a third podium finish of the season.
Kramer has a comfortable lead of 169 points over Altahaus with Bogataj a further 66 points adrift in the overall standings heading into the final World Cup of 2021 in Ljubno, Slovenia which starts on New Year's Eve.
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