Takanashi jumps for joy after second Hinzenbach victory

Jumps of 89.0m and 92.0m were enough to back up Saturday's success with Takanashi, earning 254.8 points and a 52nd World Cup victory in the process in Austria.

Second place went to Carina Vogt, jumping just one metre less than her Japanese counterpart with each effort to finish with 250 points – the perfect way to celebrate her 25th birthday with a second podium of the weekend.

A vastly improved second jump saw Maren Lundby of Norway round off the podium, with an effort of 87.2m following up 86.3m first time around, ending her weekend with a score of 245.2 points.

Home favourite Daniela Iraschko-Stolz narrowly missed out on a top three spot, though two consistent jumps saw her take fourth position, less than two points adrift of those above her.

Victory for Takanashi extended her World Cup lead to 297 points, with her score of 1195 seeing her comfortably ahead of 22-year-old compatriot Yuki Ito, who could only finish seventh in Austria.

Maren Lundby remains third with 789 points, with the next stage of the Ladies World Cup coming from Ljubno next weekend.

"I was surprised with my victory because my jumping was not so good," said Takanashi. "I made a few mistakes. Carina is a great competitor. She is very strong both mentally and physically. Her jump was a good motivation for me."