Strong Day for USA in Russia

CHAIKOVSKY, Russia (Sept. 5, 2015) - The USA opened a weekend of FIS Ski Jumping Summer Grand Prix action in Russia with Nita Englund (Florence, WI) sixth and Nina Lussi (Lake Placid, NY) scoring her best World Cup level results in 22nd. Action continues for the women on the HS106-meter normal hill on Sunday. Japan's Sara Takanashi won, leading off with a strong 101.5 meter first ride to set a new women's hill record.

Englund kicked off the comp with a 93.0 meter first jump, moving into fourth. She stretched it out to 98.0 meters on her second jump, but dropped to sixth. The finish ranked as her best on the Grand Prix tour, and among her best against a World Cup field.

"I was happy because I had a normal competition - it felt a lot like a training day," said Englund. "I like the venue and the atmosphere here and I am experiencing a lot of culture. I tried beef tongue for the first time today. It was a bit strange. I am also happy to have my teammate Nina Lussi along and that she scored her first World Cup Points today."

Lussi, who won the national large hill title at the Utah Olympic Park last month, was 22nd for the first time she had cracked the top-30 in a World Cup level competition. Lussi went 84.5 and 87.0 meters.

The women are back on the HS106 meter hill in Chaikovsky on Sunday.

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