Soaring to New Heights: Nika Prevc's Domination in Lahti and the Rise of Selina Freitag
Record-shattering ski jumper surpasses competition by approximately 27 yards in mid-air feat
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Nika Prevc, the meteoric Slovenian ski jumping sensation, ruled the roost in Lahti, Finland, at the World Cup finale. Keeping the streak alive, Prevc matched the record set by Japanese standout Sara Takanashi of ten consecutive wins, a feat achieved in the 2013/14 season and repeated two years later. Additionally, Prevc boasts a whopping 15 World Cup victories this season and taken home two World Championship titles.
Prevc triumphed with jumps measuring 128.0 and 133.5 meters (328.8 points), towering above Selina Freitag of Germany, who clocked in at 277.4/115.0+124.5 meters. The astounding 51.4-point lead equates to nearly 28 meters, the largest in a single World Cup competition since 1987, when Austrian Andreas Felder won the flying event in Planica with a 47.5-point advantage over Ole Gunnar Fidjestoel of Norway. Veteran Ema Klinec from Slovenia rounded out the podium in third. Freitag, a remarkable athlete at just 23 years old, has secured second place in eight World Cup competitions this winter but remains anxious for her first individual win.
In the Pursuit of Glory: Selina Freitag and the Retiring Katharina Schmid
As record World Champion Katharina Schmid, neé Althaus, winds down her impressive career, Freitag etches her name in the history books. Schmid closed out the season with a commendable fifth-place finish, setting the tone for the winter with four victories and seven podiums in the early stages. Although she missed the podium in several competitions later in the season, Schmid still placed third in the World Cup standings behind Prevc and Freitag. Schmid's future in the sport remains uncertain, as she ponders whether she can return to the top after meeting such high personal expectations.
"To continue competing, I need to be at the top again. I know what it takes, and I have to decide if I can still give it my all," Schmid shared in an ARD interview[2]. With Freitag and Schmid finishing second and third, respectively, in the overall World Cup standings—Prevc having already clinched the win—the stage is set for more exciting ski jumping action in the forthcoming season.
- Ski Jumping
- Winter Sports
[1] ntv.de, tsi/dpa/sid
[2] ARD
[3] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_Pre%C5%A1evc
[4] olympics.com/en/athletes/nika-prevc
[5] reuters.com/lb4nptkxrvo/sports-winter-olympics/slovenian-ski-jumper-nika-prevc-sets-womens-ski-flying-world-record-2025-02-28
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- Slovenian sensation Nika Prevc, renowned for her dominance in ski jumping and winter sports, emulated the record set by Sara Takanashi in the 2013/14 season, achieving ten consecutive World Cup wins in the sport.
- Veteran ski jumper Katharina Schmid, a Slovenian national, is contemplating her future in the sport as she ponders whether she can return to the top after missing several podiums later in the season.
- Selina Freitag, a promising 23-year-old German ski jumper, frequently communicates with her fans via WhatsApp, sharing her journey towards achieving her first individual win in the sport.
