WJC-L: Gold for Italy

Italian Elena Runggaldier surprisingly won the women's skijumping competition at the Junior World Championships in Hinterzarten and is now the new World Champion. She laid the foundation for this victory with a 106.5 m jump in the first round. In the final she showed a jump of 102 m and won with 267.5 points ahead of only 14-year-old French Coline Mattel (258.0 points). The bronze medal went to US-American Sarah Hendrickson (249.5 points).

 

This was already the second medal for the Italian team, after Diego Dellasega won Bronze in the men's competition. And again no German athlete could be on the podium. All of them, Carina Vogt (5th), Juliane Seyfarth (7th), Anna Rupprecht (9th) and Melanie Faisst (11th), showed a good competition, but Gold, Silver and Bronze is what counts at World Championships. 

 

Athletes from eight nations in the Top Ten

Swiss Bigna Windmueller was fourth, but clearly missed the bronze medal. Just like in training, Jacqueline Seifriedsberger was the best Austrian. She finished sixth.

 

With Sara Takanashi (JPN) as eighth and Slovenian Eva Logar jumpers from eight nations were in the Top Ten. This proves the good work that is done in the various teams.

 

Gallery: Women's competition in Hinterzarten »