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On the day that Sara Takanashi has sealed the conquest of his second consecutive World Cup, it's first podium of the'' winter for both the American movement that for the Italian.
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The Japanese today has not quite stolen'' s eye, indeed you can safely say it is limited to do the "homework". In any case, the performance was enough to win the twenty-first career victory, the twelfth of the season, and the twenty-first consecutive podium in races counting towards the crystal ball.
Behind the Japanese values ​​have been stirred by the wind suddenly changed direction during the first series, mortifying result of the performance of many favorites for the podium.
Who took the'' auspicious occasion is the U.S. Jessica Jerome, until today one of the major disappointments of the year''. The twenty-seven native of Jacksonville, Florida, has finally managed to put together a competitive two jumps in the same race which, added to the problems of others, have allowed it to get the best result of his career and get back on the podium after fasting for more than two years (his only top-three dated'' s January 8, 2012, in Hinterzarten).
Evelyn Insam has been able to take advantage of the circumstances to perfection. In the first series the'' blue has found ideal wind conditions and has ridden properly'' s front air made even the best score. The twenty year old is back in the ranks at the second jump, but the advantage gained previously allowed her to defend the third position with a small margin on the Slovenian Maja VTIC and Norway's Maren Lundby.
For Insam is the second podium of his career after the January 2013 Schonach. This is the third ever for the Italian movement (Lisa Demetz finished third in Hinterzarten January 7, 2012) in competitions counting towards the crystal ball which must be added also the'' silver champion Elena Runggaldier in Oslo 2011.
About Runggaldier, today was particularly jellata. The twenty-three dolomites found difficult conditions during the first jump and absolutely prohibitive in the second, having to settle the thirtieth position. At home Italy Manuela Malsiner was placed twenty-sixth.
With Crystal Ball already won by Sara Takanashi (1420 points for her) remains an open fight for the other two positions on the podium. Carina Vogt, still absent today due to inflammation in the knee, is always second with 761. Daniela Iraschko-Stolz is third with 682, but his season ended due to injury, so the Russian Irina Avvakumova, today the seventh and issatasi is favored at an altitude of 642 to finish in the top-three. It can also be given a chance to Yuki Ito, sixth in the race today, with 539.
Saturday, March 8th you race at Holmenkollen on Large Hill. Regulation by only 30 athletes will participate. To determine the start list will be based on the absolute ranking of the World Cup. '' For the Italian will surely be the game Insam and Runggaldier, while Malsiner will hope for a lump sum of others.
JUMP FEMALE - RASNOV (II) 1. Sara Takanashi (JPN) 230.42. JEROME Jessica (USA) 220.03. INSAM Evelyn (ITA) 212.34. VTIC Maja (SLO) 212.25. Maren Lundby (NOR) 211.96. Yuki ITO (JPN) 210.47. Avvakumova Irina (RUS) 209.28. CLAIR Julia (FRA) 207.09. Helena Olsson Smeby (NOR) 206 410. ALTHAUS Katarina (GER) 206.2
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