Japan's teen ski jumping star Takanashi eyes Sochi gold
- Published: 27 Jan 2013 at 10.45
- Online news: Sports
Japan's teenage ski jumping star Sara Takanashi is targeting a strong performance at February's world championships to help her bid to win an Olympic gold in Sochi next year.
Japan's Sara Takanashi, pictured during the Women's Ski Jumping World Cup, in Hinterzarten, southern Germany, on January 13, 2013. Takanashi is targeting a strong performance at February's world championships to help her bid to win an Olympic gold in Sochi next year.
The diminutive 16-year-old, who is 1.51m tall, will be jumping at Sapporo this weekend when the World Cup returns to Japan, having last week defended her title at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in the Czech resort of Liberec.
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