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Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt claims World Cup ski jumping silver

By The Canadian Press on December 3, 2023.

Canada's Alexandria Loutitt competes in the large hill HS 140 ski jumping event, during the World Cup, in Lillehammer, Norway, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (Geir Olsen/NTB Scanpix via AP)

LILLEHAMMER, Norway – Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt earned World Cup silver in women’s ski jumping action on Sunday.

The Calgary native totalled 267.5 points to finish just behind France’s Josephine Pagnier, who had 272.4 points in the large hill competition.

Norway’s Eirin Maria Kvandal took bronze with 252.8 points.

Fellow Calgary native Abigail Strate finished 13th with 221.9 points.

It was the second medal of the weekend for the 19-year-old Loutitt, who also grabbed bronze on Saturday in the normal hill event.

Loutitt had 241.6 points to finish behind Pagnier (242.7) and Japan’s Yuki Ito (244.6).

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 3, 2023.

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