Ski Jumping
Sara Takanashi
- Normal Hill
- Large Hill
- Ski Flying
- Team
- Nationality
- Japan
- Hometown
- Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Born
- 8 October 1996
- Primary discipline
- Normal Hill
About Sara Takanashi
Legendary Japanese ski jumper (KURARAY) from Minato-ku, Tokyo, and a PhD student. Holds the all-time record for individual World Cup wins by any ski jumper, male or female, with 63 career victories, along with the record for most World Cup podiums (116) and four FIS Ski Jumping World Cup overall titles, the most of any woman in history. A seven-time World Championship medalist and two-time Olympic bronze medalist. Still an active World Cup and Olympic competitor as of the 2025-26 season, including a start at Milano Cortina 2026.
Her 63 World Cup wins are the all-time record in ski jumping for either gender. She also holds the records for most World Cup podiums, with 116, and most World Cup overall titles by a woman, with four.
Sponsors: Slatnar (skis)
Setup
1 item
Skis
Slatnar Ski jumping
- Ski Jumping
FIS athlete-biography 'Skis' field lists Slatnar. Retail-confirmed length-banded World Cup ski models (218-235cm / 238-260cm / 261-273cm) per shop.slatnar.com; exact band not publicly disclosed -- see Products id 295 notes.
Slovenian-made ski jumping race ski from Slatnar. Slatnar's own World Cup shop line is sold as three length-banded models: 'World Cup 218-235', 'World Cup 238-260', and 'World Cup 261-273' (cm), i.e. the model name IS the certified length range an athlete uses, sized to hill/HS category and the jumper's FIS-calculated max ski length - there is no single named flagship model. Exact length band used by each individual athlete is not publicly disclosed.
Setup verified 19 July 2026