She fulfilled her own expectations, lived up to her role as a favorite and could handle the pressure: Sarah Hendrickson crowned this winter with winning the World Championships title at the season's highlight in Val di Fiemme, Italy. She seized the chance on the home hill of her coach Paolo Bernardi perfectly and dominated today's competition. Sara Takanashi (JPN) won the silver medal, bronze went to Austrian Jacqueline Seifriedsberger.
Sara Takanashi (JPN)
Jacqueline Seifriedsberger (AUT)
Die glückliche Weltmeisterin Sarah Hendrickson (USA)
Freude beim ganzen US-Team
Right after the competition, Sarah Hendrickson dedicated her gold medal to her coach Paolo Bernardi, who lost a familiy member recenlty. Hendrickson achieved this great success on a hill, that she knows very well. Last year she won in Predazzo twice and also holds the hill record with 108 m.
Hendrickson puts pressure on Takanashi with longest jump of the day
Hendrickson laid the foundation for the win in the first round. The US American posted the longest jump of the day with 106 m and also showed a telemark landing, what earned her high judges' marks. This jump increased the pressure on overall World Cup winner Sara Takanashi. But still the Japanese also showed an impressive jump on 104.5 m and so she was second after the first round.
Sara Takanashi (JPN)
Jacqueline Seifriedsberger of Austria, who already left a strong impression in training, presented herself in a very good shape also today. With 104 m in the first round she was third behind Hendrickson and Takanashi.
In the second round, when the snowfall was getting a bit stronger, Seifriedsberger showed a good jump on 98.5 m (237.2 points), took the lead and secured the medal. Sara Takanashi jumped on 103 m (251.0 points). Henrickson was the last to jump in the final round. With 103 m and again good style marks (253.7 points) she defended her lead and won the gold medal.
Moving moments in the outrun
Die glückliche Weltmeisterin Sarah Hendrickson (USA)
The fourth place went to French Coline Mattel, who was already far behind the Top 3. She was followed by Germany's Carina Vogt, who showed a strong jump on 99.5 m under difficult wind conditions in the first round, Hendrickson's teammate Jessica Jerome, Anette Sagen of Norway, local hero Evelyn Insam, Chiara Hoelzl of Austria and Finland's Julia Kykkaenen, who made her comeback after a break due to injury not too long ago.
Thousands of enthusiastic spectators experienced moving moments after Hendrickson's final jump, when the strong US team carried the World Champion through the outrun on their shoulders.
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