US EditionCanada's Abigail Strate earns silver at ski jumping World Cup as Olympics approach
Strate earned her fourth World Cup podium this season with a top final jump of 130.0 meters, boosting her confidence ahead of her second Olympic appearance.
- On Jan. 24, 2026, Canada's Abigail Strate won silver in the women's large hill at the Ski Jumping World Cup in Sapporo, Japan, as part of the Olympic lead-up.
- Strate had struggled on the Sapporo hill in previous years and came determined to make friends with it this year, crediting her coaches with playing a huge role in her incremental gains.
- Strate's final jump of 130.0 metres produced a combined 273.9 points, moving her up from third after the opening round and securing her fourth World Cup podium of the season and ninth career podium.
- These were her last competitions before the Games, allowing Strate to finish on a high before final training for the Milan Cortina Olympics, where she will make her second Olympic appearance in February.
- Nika Prevc, Slovenia won gold with 279.4 points, edging Strate by six points, and the women's large hill will make its Olympic debut at the 2026 Winter Games.
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Results of the second ski jumping competition in Sapporo, standings in the World Cup and Nations Cup.
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Canada's Abigail Strate earns silver at ski jumping World Cup as Olympics approach
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World record holder and two-time winner of the Grand Crystal Globe Nika Prevc tied the ski jumping hill record at this venue, held by Norwegian Maren Lundby with 139.5 m from 2020, in Sapporo, Japan, for her second consecutive World Cup victory in the first series. The second series was canceled due to adverse weather conditions. The 20-year-old Prevc scored 134.5 points in heavy snowfall with 139.5 m and was 5.3 points ahead of Canadian Abigail…
Strate wins second ski jump medal in Japan
Three days after a bronze on the normal hill in Zao, Japan, Abigail Strate took home a silver medal on the large hill in Sapporo at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. She finished with 273.9 points in the two-jump final. On her first jump she cleared 132.5 metres, the longest of any skier on the day. However, it was her second jump – with a distance of 130 metres – that was scored the highest by the judges and got Strate into podium position. Final…
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