Yuki Ito (ski jumper)

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Yuki Ito
Yuki Ito 2013.JPG
Ito in 2013
CountryJapan
Born (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 27)
Kamikawa, Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Ski clubTsuchiya Home
Personal best139 m (456 ft)[citation needed]
Sapporo, 10 January 2011
World Cup career
Seasons2012–present
Individual wins5
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums21
Team podiums6
Indiv. starts151
Team starts10
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Medal record
Women's ski jumping
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Val di Fiemme Mixed NH
Silver medal – second place 2015 Falun Individual NH
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti Individual NH
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Falun Mixed NH
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lahti Mixed NH
Updated on 28 March 2021.

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

Ito has won five 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 event in the World Cup in Sapporo on 14 January 2017.[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
2014 Russia Sochi 7
2018 South Korea Pyeongchang 9

FIS World Nordic 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

World Cup[]

Standings[]

Season Overall L3 RA BB
2011/12 20 N/A N/A N/A
2012/13 18 N/A N/A N/A
2013/14 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) N/A N/A N/A
2014/15 5 N/A N/A N/A
2015/16 8 N/A N/A N/A
2016/17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) N/A N/A N/A
2017/18 4 4 N/A N/A
2018/19 12 12 6 10
2019/20 12 N/A 15 N/A
2020/21 14 N/A N/A 13

Individual wins[]

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2016/17 14 January 2017   Japan Sapporo Miyanomori HS100 NH
2 20 January 2017   Japan Zaō Yamagata HS103 (night) NH
3 21 January 2017   Japan Zaō Yamagata HS103 (night) NH
4 15 February 2017   South Korea Pyeongchang Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre HS109 (night) NH
5 12 March 2017   Norway Oslo Holmenkollbakken HS134 LH

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Yuki ITO". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  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. ^ Jump up to: a b "ITO Yuki – Olympic Winter Games". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Japan rules in first ever Ladies' Team event". fis-ski.com. 16 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Yuki Ito at Wikimedia Commons

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