Yuki Ito (ski jumper)

Yuki Ito (伊藤 有希, Itō Yūki, born 10 May 1994) is a Japanese ski jumper.

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Yuki Ito
Ito in 2023
CountryJapan
Born (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994
Kamikawa, Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Ski clubTsuchiya Home Ski Team
Personal best200.5 m (658 ft) Japanese women national record
Vikersund, 19 March 2023
World Cup career
Seasons2012–present
Individual wins7
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums24
Team podiums6
Indiv. starts194
Team starts15
Medal record
Women's ski jumping
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Val di Fiemme Mixed team NH
Silver medal – second place 2015 FalunIndividual NH
Silver medal – second place 2017 LahtiIndividual NH
Bronze medal – third place 2015 FalunMixed team NH
Bronze medal – third place 2017 LahtiMixed team NH
Updated on 24 March 2023.

Ito has won seven individual World Cup events, three team events, and finished as the overall runner-up in the 2016–17 season. At the World Championships she has won five medals, including a mixed team gold.

Career

Ito's debut in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in February 2012 in Hinzenbach. At the 2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Ito won the gold medal with the Japanese team in the mixed event at normal hill. She won her first individual World Cup event on 14 January 2017 in Sapporo.[2]

She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics, finishing seventh in the women's normal hill individual competition.[3] She also competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the same event.[3]

Ito also won the first-ever women's World Cup team competition in Hinterzarten on 16 December 2017. Her teammates included Kaori Iwabuchi, Yuka Seto and Sara Takanashi.[4]

Major tournament results

Olympics
Year Place NH Mixed NH
2014 Russia Sochi 7 N/A
2018 South Korea Pyeongchang 9 N/A
2022 China Beijing 13 4

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Year Place NH LH Team NH Mixed NH
2009 Czech Republic Liberec 17 N/A N/A N/A
2011 Norway Oslo 15 N/A N/A N/A
2013 Italy Val di Fiemme 20 N/A N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015 Sweden Falun 2nd place, silver medalist(s) N/A N/A 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017 Finland Lahti 2nd place, silver medalist(s) N/A N/A 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 Austria Seefeld 15 N/A 6 5
2021 Germany Oberstdorf 11 13 4 5
2023 Slovenia Planica 6 11 5 5

World Cup

Standings
Season Position Points
2011–12 20130
2012–13 18210
2013–14 3759
2014–15 5434
2015–16 8505
2016–17 21,208
2017–18 4661
2018–19 12571
2019–20 12380
2020–21 14245
2021–22 8449
2022–23 8766

Individual wins
No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2016–1714 January 2017  Japan SapporoMiyanomori HS100NH
2 20 January 2017  Japan ZaōYamagata HS103NH
3 21 January 2017  Japan ZaōYamagata HS103NH
4 15 February 2017  South Korea PyeongchangAlpensia Ski Jumping Centre HS109NH
5 12 March 2017  Norway OsloHolmenkollbakken HS134LH
6 2022–235 February 2023  Germany WillingenMühlenkopfschanze HS147LH
7 24 March 2023  Finland LahtiSalpausselkä HS130LH

References
  1. "Yuki Ito – Player Profile – Ski jumping". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. "First World Cup victory for Yuki Ito". International Ski Federation. 14 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. "ITO Yuki – Olympic Winter Games". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. "Japan rules in first ever Ladies' Team event". International Ski Federation. 16 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

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