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 release from Ski Jumping Canada. "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