Canadian skier Alexandria Loutitt, left, celebrates after winning gold in the women's world cup ski jump competition in Zao, Yamagata prefecture, northern Japan, on Jan. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Yuya Shino/Kyodo News via AP
January 14, 2023 - 9:11 AM
YAMAGATA, Japan - A day after becoming the first Canadian woman to win a World Cup ski jump event, Alexandria Loutitt joined with Abigail Strate to finish fourth in a team event Saturday.
The Calgarians finished just off the podium behind winner Austria, runner-up Norway and bronze medallist Germany at Zao Onsen Ski Resort.
Loutitt's third and final jump of 96.5 metres was second only to Chiara Kreuzer's second-round 97 for Austria.
Loutitt and Strate helped Canada earn a bronze medal when the mixed team ski jumping made its Olympic debut in Beijing last year.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 14, 2023.
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