A Canadian is on top of the podium at a World Cup women's ski jump event for the first time. Calgary's Alexandria Loutitt won gold today in Zao, Japan with jumps of 98.5 and 95 metres.
Ummmm… apparently I just won a World Cup She finished with 240.3 points, well ahead of two Austrian ski jumpers (Eva Pinkeling and Chiara Kreuzer).
The 19-year-old from Calgary had two fourth-place finishes earlier this season. Loutitt won Olympic bronze last year in the inaugural mixed team ski jumping event at the Beijing Games.
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