Grand finale at the Holmenkollen: The Ladies' World Cup had a worthy final competition on he large hill in Oslo. The win in the premiere at this traditional location went to Sarah Hendrickson, ahead of Sara Takanashi and Jacqueline Seifriedsberger.
Drittplatzierte Jacqueline Seifriedsberger (AUT)
Platz eins für Sarah Hendrickson (USA)
Gesamtweltcup-Siegerin Sara Takanashi (JPN)
In front of an impressive crowd of 34 000 spectators at the Holmenkollen in Oslo the 2012/13 World Cup season ended with the final competition on the large hill. Sarah Hendrickson once again proved her outstanding shape towards the end of the season and won the event in Oslo. She posted a strong jump on 133.5 m in the first round and took the lead at half time. Sara Takanashi jumped on 134 m, but due to less judges' marks she was second, 1.9 points behind. At this point, Italian Elena Runggaldier was third with 124.5 m, followed by Lindsey Van (USA), Katja Pozun (SLO) and Jacqueline Seifriedsberger (AUT).
Drittplatzierte Jacqueline Seifriedsberger (AUT)
In the second round it was again a duel between the rivals Sarah Hendrickson and Sara Takanashi. Takanashi showed a consistent jump on 133.5 m (260.8 points) and put some pressure on the 18-year-old US American. Hendrickson jumped on 129 m (262.8 points) and her lead from the first round, less wind compensation points and again better judges' marks were decisive for Sarah Hendrickson's win.
Platz eins für Sarah Hendrickson (USA)
"It was a huge honor to jump on the large hill together with the men in front of such a crowd. It's still hard to find the right words. The bigger the hill, the better it is for me. I love ski jumping more and more every day and I'll remember this day for a very long time", said Hendrickson. "I had two very good jumps today, but my telemark landings are not so good right now. I'll try to improve that for next season", Takanashi said about her jumps, but still she was happy about the second place.
Behind the two outstanding athletes, the others fought for the third place. Austrian Jacqueline Seifriedsberger came in third with 123.5 m and 125.5 m (233.9 points). "I love ski jumping and it went very well for me this season. I didn't do anything special to prepare for it, just a lot of mental, physical and technical training and it showed a positive development. The two Sara(h)s are jumping on a great level and it will be hard work to get there as well. But maybe it works until Sochi when I train hard and give my best", told Seifriedsberger.
Gesamtweltcup-Siegerin Sara Takanashi (JPN)
Fall of Anja Tepes overshadows final round
The Austrian came in ahead of French Coline Mattel, who moved up from eighth to fourth in the final round, Elena Runggaldier (ITA), Carina Vogt (GER) the best German on Sunday, Lindsey Van (USA), local hero Anette Sagen, Katja Pozun (SLO) and Jessica Jerome (USA). Anja Tepes caused a moment of shock in the final round when she fell after the landing and was not able to walk out of the outrun. She was taken to the hospital for further medical checks.
After the victory ceremony for the Top 3 of this competition, also the best athletes of the overall World Cup and the best teams received their trophies. Sara Takanashi (1297 points) already won the overall title in Ljubno a few weeks ago. Sarah Hendrickson (1047 points) came in second, followed by French Coline Mattel (823 points). The Nation's Cup went to the strong team of the USA with 2260 points, ahead of Slovenia (2041 points) and Japan (1930 points).
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