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Yuki Ito
Ito in 2023
CountryJapan
Born (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 30)
Kamikawa, Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Ski clubTsuchiya Home Ski Team
Personal best200.5 m (658 ft) Japanese women national record
Vikersund, 19 March 2023
World Cup career
Seasons2012–present
Starts194
Podiums24
Wins7
Medal record
Women's ski jumping
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Val di Fiemme Mixed team NH
Silver medal – second place 2015 Falun Individual NH
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti Individual NH
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Falun Mixed team NH
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lahti Mixed team NH
Updated on 24 March 2023.

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

Ito has won seven 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 World Cup event on 14 January 2017 in Sapporo.[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 Mixed NH
2014 Russia Sochi 7 N/A
2018 South Korea Pyeongchang 9 N/A
2022 China Beijing 13 4

FIS Nordic World 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
2023 Slovenia Planica 6 11 5 5

World Cup

Standings

Season Position Points
2011–12 20 130
2012–13 18 210
2013–14 3 759
2014–15 5 434
2015–16 8 505
2016–17 2 1,208
2017–18 4 661
2018–19 12 571
2019–20 12 380
2020–21 14 245
2021–22 8 449
2022–23 8 766

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 NH
3 21 January 2017   Japan Zaō Yamagata HS103 NH
4 15 February 2017   South Korea Pyeongchang Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre HS109 NH
5 12 March 2017   Norway Oslo Holmenkollbakken HS134 LH
6 2022–23 5 February 2023   Germany Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 LH
7 24 March 2023   Finland Lahti Salpausselkä HS130 LH

References

  1. ^ a b "Yuki Ito – Player Profile – Ski jumping". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  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. ^ a b "ITO Yuki – Olympic Winter Games". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Japan rules in first ever Ladies' Team event". International Ski Federation. 16 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

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