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A Zao, as usual, the weather proved to be difficult. The wind, very strong and changing direction, the jury was forced to abort the second set and hold valid exclusively the result of the first jump. It makes sense, therefore, that to get on the top step of the podium was an'' athlete fall!
Saturday 18 January 2014 5 minutes reading time
We are obviously talking about Sara Takanashi, who found a strong gust front exceedingly coming up to 104 meters (more than 4 l'' Hs), a measure which would have been the record of the trampoline if he managed to stay on his feet.
The seventeen year old Japanese, however, is over on the ground,'' but despite the inevitable penalty for the style has managed to excel in virtue of sensational resulting fit, 7.5 meters higher than that of compatriot Yuki Ito, second.
The nineteen year old had already proven to be mature for his first podium finish of his career last week in Sapporo and had to wait only a few days to get it. Third place for the constant German Carina Vogt, still winless but the fifth top-three season. With the benefit of hindsight the Teutonic may regret for not having placed the telemark, as with assessments only slightly higher than it would have concluded in the first place.
'' Given the absence of several top athletes (Avvakumova, Iraschko-Stolz, Mattel, the whole Slovenian team), several second lines have managed to enter the top ten. Among them also the'' blue Evelyn Insam, seventh and the best result of the season. At home Italy have marked points Elena Runggaldier, fifteenth, and Manuela Malsiner, twenty-fourth. Nothing to do for Lisa Demetz, forty-sixth.
 Takanashi is launched toward the conquest of the second consecutive World Cup. Japan leads the overall standings with 760 points. Vogt is in second place with 466 front Avvakumova, third with 435.
It should be stressed sixth place in the Swiss Bigna Windmüller, result in heavy rush at the Olympic Games since the'' Swiss has now brought to the thirtieth, and final, square for participating in Sochi, ranking qualification surpassing Abby Hughes (now 21 ^) and Ayumi Watase (now 22 ^).
This is the situation for the last two numbers still hovering 225 - Yurina YAMADA (JPN) 207 - Windmüller Bigna (SUI) ----------------------- ------------------- 206 - Abby Hughes (USA) 205 - Ayumi Watase (JPN) 179 - WUIK Wendy (NED) 156 - Helena Olsson Smeby (NOR) 153 - Dolezelova Michaela (CZE)
So three athletes separated by just two points at the edge of the cut. Tonight'' s last race qualifying will be pulse-pounding. Assuming you could argue, as Zao cancellations are rather frequent.
ZAO - NORMAL HILL (I) 1. Sara Takanashi (JPN) 110.82. Yuki ITO (JPN) 109.43. VOGT Carina (GER) 108.14. Maren Lundby (NOR) 103.95. Ramona Straub (GER) 102.16. Windmüller Bigna (SUI) 101.07. INSAM Evelyn (ITA) 100.48. Grassler Ulrike (GER) 99.69. Kaori Iwabuchi (JPN) 96 410. KYKKÄNEN Julia (FIN) 94.1
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