KLINGENTHAL, Ger.— Canada’s Abigail Strate continued her strong start to the World Cup campaign, finishing just off the podium with fifth- and sixth-place results in her two competitions this weekend in Klingenthal.
Coming off her second silver-medal performance of the winter season, Strate has been a model of consistency, flying with the world’s best while piling up distance and style points – the key ingredients for podium success in ski jumping.
The Calgary-based Olympic medallist placed fifth in Friday’s big hill competition in Germany before scoring 265.6 points for sixth place on Saturday.
“I was happy with the weekend. I just took every jump with the goal of trying to do a little better,” said Strate. “I’m really satisfied. I have some work to do to get back on the podium, but I know we’re going in the right direction. The in-run was better, the takeoff was better, and the consistency is good as well. I’ll keep building on it.”
Strate now owns seven career World Cup winter podium finishes thanks to back-to-back silvers early this season. Much of her success has come on large hills – an encouraging sign as the women’s large hill event makes its Olympic debut at the 2026 Games.
The talented graphic designer also had a standout summer on the Grand Prix circuit. Nicknamed “Bee” on the World Cup circuit, the certified beekeeper finished on the podium in all five Grand Prix events she entered, including victories in Courchevel, France, and at the 2026 Olympic venue in Val di Fiemme, Italy.
“The winter is the heavy hitter,” said Strate in November. “You can win whatever you want in the summer, but if it doesn’t add up and deliver in the winter, it doesn’t matter – this is a winter sport after all. I’m really happy it’s chalking up the same way. It’s really cool. I feel like the pressure is gone and I can just keep going for it.”
On Saturday, Slovenia’s Nika Prevc claimed victory with a score of 294.1, followed by Japan’s Nozomi Maruyama in second at 290.1, and Norway’s Anna Odine Stroem in third with 272.4.
Calgary’s Nicole Maurer also advanced to the final round Saturday, qualifying among the elite group of 30 and finishing 28th with 202.9 points. Maurer did not advance to Friday’s final after placing 35th following the opening round.
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