Bloodied Norwegian Silje Opseth sets ski jumping world record
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FILE PHOTO: Nordic Skiing - FIS Nordic World Ski Championships - Planica, Slovenia - March 1, 2023 Norway's Silje Opseth in action during Women's Ski Jumping HS138 - Trial Round REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic/File Photo
VIKERSUND, Norway - Norwegian ski jumper Silje Opseth set a women's world record when she flew 230.5 metres down the Monsterbakken in Vikersund, Norway on March 17.
The 24-year-old jumped 236 metres in the trial run but fell on landing, sustaining bloody injuries to her face. But that did not stop Opseth setting a world record with her final jump.
Fellow Norwegian Eirin Maria Kvandal was the overall winner of the first ever women's Ski Flying World Cup, with flights of 202 and 212 metres. Ema Klinec of Slovenia took third place.
Klinec held the previous world record, achieving 226 metres at the same location a year ago. REUTERS
