Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate secured a bronze medal at the World Cup event in Zao, Japan, marking her fourth podium finish of the season. The Calgary native scored 222.3 points on the 102-meter hill, finishing just ahead of Germany's Agnes Reisch. This achievement bolsters her preparations for the 2026 Olympics.
Abigail Strate, the Canadian Olympic bronze medalist from Calgary, Alberta, claimed third place in the women's ski jumping World Cup on a normal 102-meter hill in Zao, Japan, this Wednesday. Her total score of 222.3 points edged out Agnes Reisch of Germany, who finished fourth with 219.7 points, by a narrow margin of 2.6 points. Austria's Lisa Eder took gold with 227.9 points, while Slovenia's Nika Prevc earned silver at 226.5 points. This bronze is Strate's ninth World Cup medal overall, comprising one gold, three silvers, and now five bronzes. It also represents her fourth medal of the 2025-2026 season, following a gold in Oberstdorf, Germany, on New Year's Day, a silver in Lillehammer, Norway, on November 22, 2025, and another silver in Wisla, Poland, on December 4, 2025. In the current World Cup standings, Strate holds sixth position with 753 points, trailing leader Nika Prevc (1,596 points), Japan's Nozomi Maruyama (1,238 points), Lisa Eder (1,057 points), Norway's Anna Odine Stroem (872 points), and Germany's Selina Freitag (796 points). Strate previously won bronze in the mixed team event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. As she builds momentum, this result in Zao provides valuable confidence ahead of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
