Strate wins two silver ski jump medals in Sapporo
Three days after a bronze on the normal hill in Zao, Japan, Abigail Strate took home two silver medals over two events on the large hill in Sapporo at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup.
On Sunday, the Calgary native finished with 129.2 points in the large hill event, coming in behind Slovakia’s Nika Prevc once again (134.5). Norway’s Heidi Dyhre Traaserud placed third with a score of 124.6.
The 24-year-old has now medalled in three straight World Cup events.
Saturday evening she finished with 273.9 points in the two-jump final. On her first jump she cleared 132.5 metres, the longest of any skier on the day. However, it was her second jump – with a distance of 130 metres – that was scored the highest by the judges and got Strate into podium position.
Prevc took home gold, 5.5 points ahead of Strate, while Anna Odine Stroem of Norway claimed bronze.
Strate now has a career-best six World Cup medals in the 2025-26 season. She currently sits in eighth place overall in the FIS World Cup Standings.
Strate was part of the historic mixed ski jumping team that took home bronze in Beijing 2022. She will be competing in women’s normal and large hill in Milano Cortina 2026, alongside country-mates Nicole Maurer, and Natalie Eilers.
