Ski jumping: Takanashi 3rd as World Cup win record remains elusive

Japan's Sara Takanashi finished third in Saturday's World Cup ski jumping event, remaining one win short of the all-time record for individual victories.Norway's Maren Lundby claimed her sixth straight World Cup gold with 256.0 points, recording jumps of 88.5 and 91.0 meters, finishing ahead of Germany's Katharina Althaus' 241.5 points.Takanashi, 21, who has claimed a spot for February's Pyeongchang Olympics, recorded 84.0- and 86.0-meter jumps en route to 236.3 points."I think I was able to get good practice today ahead of Pyeongchang, considering the three jumps are important training opp…READ FULL ARTICLE