Sagen claims a spot on the winners’ podium once again

Norway’s top female ski jumper, Anette Sagen, won third place in the Continental Cup competition in Slovenia over the weekend. It’s the fourth event in a row that’s she’s won a medal in, and her eighth victory of the season. Sagen has taken part in 12 competitions and won a spot on the podium in each one. The first-place winner has most often been Daniela Iraschko of Austria, reports news bureau NTB, with Iraschko ending 14 points ahead of her nearest competitor and claiming her fifth victory in a row.
(Written February 8, 2010)