OBERSTDORF, Germany — Sara Takanashi claimed her first ski jumping World Cup win of the season to finally overtake Gregor Schlierenzauer with her record 54th career win on Saturday. The four-time World Cup winner from Japan, who ceded her season title to Maren Lundby of Norway, soared 100.5 metres with her first jump and 96.5 in her second for a total of 227.1 points. She beat Daniela Iraschko-Stolz of Austria by 3.0 points and Lundby by 5.4. Schlierenzauer still holds the men’s record of 53 World Cup wins. With just Sunday’s season finale remaining, Lundby – the Olympic champion – leads on 1,280 points, ahead of Germany’s Katharina Althaus on 892 and Takanashi on 816.

Source: National Post March 24, 2018 16:30 UTC