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Globe and Mail
2 days ago
- Sport
- Globe and Mail
Abigail Strate claims bronze at ski jumping Summer Grand Prix in Poland
Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate won bronze for her fourth consecutive medal on the Summer Grand Prix on Sunday. The 24-year-old from Calgary landed on the podium with 116.4 points, while Slovenia's Nika Prevc captured gold (126.2) and Japan's Nozomi Maruyama (117.5) took silver. 'I'm a summer person for sure. I like the sun and have always liked jumping in the summer,' said Strate, who's also a graphic designer. 'The last time I jumped well in the summer, it carried into the whole year so hopefully this is a good omen for me.' Calgary's Nicole Maurer, the only other Canadian in the deep field, finished 26th. Norway ski jumpers charged over alleged suit tampering Strate, who won a bronze medal in the mixed team ski jumping event at the 2022 Olympics, became the second Canadian ski jumper to medal in two straight events on back-to-back weekends, joining teammate Alex Loutitt. Strate opened the Olympic campaign last weekend with a bronze medal in France. It was her first career summer ski jumping podium. She delivered a golden encore, celebrating her first international victory a day later, before earning another bronze in Poland on Saturday. 'In my heart, this is so fun, and I have many positive emotions,' she said. 'It feels great for me now, but I know this isn't when I want to be great. I really hope this can last until the start of the winter and through the season.'
CBC
2 days ago
- Sport
- CBC
Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate completes medal weekend with 2nd bronze in Poland
Canada's Abigail Strate won bronze Sunday for her fourth consecutive ski jumping medal on the Summer Grand Prix. The 24-year-old from Calgary landed on the podium with 116.4 points in Wisla, Poland, while Slovenia's Nika Prevc captured gold (126.2) and Japan's Nozomi Maruyama (117.5) took silver. "I'm a summer person for sure. I like the sun and have always liked jumping in the summer," said Strate, who's also a graphic designer. "The last time I jumped well in the summer, it carried into the whole year so hopefully this is a good omen for me." Calgary's Nicole Maurer, the only other Canadian in the deep field, finished 26th. Strate, who took bronze in the mixed team ski jumping event at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, became the second Canadian ski jumper to medal in two straight events on back-to-back weekends, joining teammate Alex Loutitt. Strate opened the Olympic campaign last weekend with bronze in France. It was her first career summer ski jumping podium. She delivered a golden encore, celebrating her first international victory a day later, before earning another bronze in Poland on Saturday. "In my heart, this is so fun, and I have many positive emotions," she said. "It feels great for me now, but I know this isn't when I want to be great. I really hope this can last until the start of the winter and through the season."
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Three straight for Calgary's Abigail Strate, as ski jumper scores another grand-prix medal
WISLA, Poland — Make it three podiums in a row for Canadian ski jumper, Abigail Strate, on the Summer Grand Prix. The colourful Canuck from Calgary soared to the bronze medal Saturday — her third medal in as many competitions — in the women's large hill test in Wisla, Poland. 'I was feeling a little nervous up there on the first jump — I was just trying to focus on the things my coaches told me to do,' said the 24-year-old Strate. 'I actually wasn't very satisfied with either of the jumps. I was a little messy on the takeoffs, but they still worked out and got me on the podium 'So I can't complain.' That's for sure. Strate, a graphic designer when not taking flight off hills around the world, racked up 231.4 points in her two attempts on the large hill in Poland. Slovenia's Nika Prevc was first at 247.9, while Japan's Nozomi Maruyama landed on the silver-medal step of the podium at 240.5 points. Nicole Maurer, who also hails from Calgary, was the only other Canadian in the deep field and placed 19th at 156.3. Strate has been soaring with confidence early this season. She opened the Olympic campaign last weekend with a bronze medal in France. It was her first career summer ski-jumping podium. She delivered a golden encore, celebrating her first international victory one day later. 'I'm definitely flying with greater confidence,' Strate said. 'I knew I was training really well. My jumping has been progressing and is more consistent, so I think my whole jump is more confident than it's ever been. Each one of these successes builds on that. I'm loving ski jumping, and ski jumping is loving me right now, so the confidence just grows with each jump I take that works out. I am looking to keep it going.' Strate is taking a new approach this season into her flight path that is headed towards the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in February. 'I decided this year I'm leaving nothing out,' said Strate, who was part of Canada's Olympic bronze-medal winning squad in the mixed-team event in 2022. 'I'm putting everything I have into this season. Subconsciously, I think I always held myself back a bit, but I'm looking to crack into my full potential this year and leave nothing out there. I'm taking that approach every day. I'm happy with the result and looking to improve the quality of the jumps again (Sunday).' This is the second time in her career that Strate has rattled off three podium performances in a row. She flew to three consecutive podium performances in 2023-24, closing out 2023 with a bronze and silver medal before ringing in the 2024 new year with another bronze. The only other podium finish in Strate's eight-year career came when she won the bronze in Hinterzarten, Germany, in January 2023. Three of Strate's four medals in winter leaping have also come on large hills. 'It's weird, because I actually jump better on a 90-metre hill,' Strate said. 'I just haven't trained as much on the large hills. Flying is where I usually make my mistakes, and when you jump on a large hill, you obviously fly longer. But when I'm jumping well, it works on both. Jumping well is about confidence, and when I'm confident, I won't hold myself back and am willing to push myself which you have to do in a sport like this.' Ski jumping is performed in the summer on an in-run where the tracks are made from porcelain and the grass on the slope is covered with water-soaked plastic. A core part of an athlete's development and season-long competition schedule, summer ski jumping began in 1994 for men. Women began jumping competitively during the summer months in 2012. Strate will launch off the HS134 hill in Poland with the best in the world once again Sunday. — Postmedia Sports
CBC
3 days ago
- Sport
- CBC
Calgary's Abigail Strate earns bronze at ski jumping Summer Grand Prix in Poland
Calgary's Abigail Strate won her third consecutive medal on the Summer Grand Prix on Saturday, earning bronze in the women's large hill test in Wisla, Poland. Strate, a graphic designer when not taking flight off hills around the world, racked up 231.4 points in her two attempts. Slovenia's Nika Prevc won gold at 247.9, while Japan's Nozomi Maruyama earned silver with 240.5 points. Calgary's Nicole Maurer was the only other Canadian in the deep field, finishing 19th at 156.3. Strate opened the Olympic campaign last weekend with a bronze medal in France. It was her first career summer ski jumping podium. She delivered a golden encore, celebrating her first international victory a day later. "I'm definitely flying with greater confidence. I knew I was training really well. My jumping has been progressing and is more consistent, so I think my whole jump is more confident than it's ever been," said Strate in a Ski Jumping Canada media release. "Each one of these successes builds on that. I'm loving ski jumping, and ski jumping is loving me right now, so the confidence just grows with each jump I take that works out. I am looking to keep it going." Strate is taking a new approach this season into her flight path that is headed towards the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in February. "I decided this year I'm leaving nothing out. I'm putting everything I have into this season. Subconsciously I think I always held myself back a bit, but I'm looking to crack into my full potential this year and leave nothing out there," added Strate, who was part of Canada's Olympic bronze medal winning squad in the mixed-team event in 2022. "I'm taking that approach every day. I'm happy with the result and looking to improve the quality of the jumps again tomorrow." She will launch off the HS134 hill in Poland with the best in the world once again on Sunday. This is the second time in her career that Strate has had three consecutive podiums. She closed out 2023 with a bronze and silver medal before ringing in 2024 with another bronze. The only other podium finish in Strate's eight-year career came when she won the bronze in Hinterzarten, Germany in January 2023. Three of Strate's four medals in winter leaping have also come on large hills. "It's weird because I actually jump better on a 90 metre hill. I just haven't trained as much on the large hills. Flying is where I usually make my mistakes, and when you jump on a large hill you obviously fly longer. But, when I'm jumping well it works on both," she said. "Jumping well is about confidence, and when I'm confident, I won't hold myself back and am willing to push myself which you have to do in a sport like this. Ski jumping is performed in the summer on an in-run where the tracks are made from porcelain and the grass on the slope is covered with water-soaked plastic. A core part of an athlete's development and season-long competition schedule, summer ski jumping began in 1994 for men. Women began jumping competitively during the summer months in 2012.
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Olympic medallists facing ban after being charged with CHEATING in bizarre controversy
Two Olympic ski jumping medallists are facing a potential ban after being charged with cheating in a controversial case that could affect their participation at next year's Milan Cortina Games. Olympic champion Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang, bronze medallist at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, had their ski suits tampered with and were caught during the World Championships in Norway in March. An investigation by the International Ski Federation, the sport's worldwide governing body, alleges the Norwegian athletes' teams had broken the rules by reinforcing the thread in their jumpsuits in an attempt to create more lift in the air. Lindvik and Forfang had been disqualified from the men's large hill competition following an equipment inspection at the World Ski Championships in Trondheim. Jan-Erik Aalbu, the Norwegian ski federation's general manager, admitted they had 'tried to cheat the system' in a scandal which sent shockwaves through the country, which prides itself on its success in winter sports. Head coach Magnus Brevik, assistant coach Thomas Lobben and service staff member Adrian Livelten have also been charged. The two athletes' ski suits had allegedly been tampered with in a scandal that has sent shockwaves through sport in Norway Lindvik and Forfang were both provisionally suspended pending the investigation, which has now concluded. Their exact punishments are not yet known but the charges come with less than six months until the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Aalbu now claims the two athletes were unaware of the tampering. 'We have listened to our athletes and believe them when they say they did not know about the manipulation of the ski suits,' Aalbu said.
