Yūki Itō
Japanese ski jumper
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| Intro | Japanese ski jumper | ||||
| A.K.A. | Yuki Ito Yuuki Itou | ||||
| A.K.A. | Yuki Ito Yuuki Itou | ||||
| Places | Japan | ||||
| is | Athlete Ski jumper | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 10 May 1994, Shimokawa, Japan | ||||
| Age | 30 years | ||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||
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Biography
Yuki Ito (伊藤 有希, Itō Yūki, born 10 May 1994) is a Japanese ski jumper. She has won five individual World Cup events, one team event, 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.
Ski jumping career
Ito's debut in 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.
She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics, finishing seventh in the women's normal hill individual competition. She also competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the same event.
She also won the first ever women's World Cup team competition in Hinterzarten on 16 December 2017. Her team mates included Kaori Iwabuchi and Sara Takanashi.
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 | 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 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 4 | N/A | N/A |
| 2018/19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| 2019/20 | N/A |
Individual wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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| 1 | 2016/17 | 14 January 2017 | Sapporo | Miyanomori HS100 | NH |
| 2 | 20 January 2017 | Zaō | Yamagata HS103 | NH | |
| 3 | 21 January 2017 | Zaō | Yamagata HS103 | NH | |
| 4 | 15 February 2017 | Pyeongchang | Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre HS109 | NH | |
| 5 | 12 March 2017 | Oslo | Holmenkollbakken HS134 | LH |