Takanashi wins summer ski jumping event for 4th year in row

SAPPORO, Japan - Sara Takanashi smiles on the podium after winning the women's segment of the Ito Cup summer ski jumping tournament for the fourth year in a row in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Oct. 19, 2014.

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