Slovenia’s Klinec first woman ski jumper to surpass 200-metre mark

Slovenia's Ema Klinec has become the first woman ski jumper to surpass the 200-metre mark in an official competition, landing at 203 metres at the Vikersund ski flying hill in Norway during training on 18 March.

Klinec was reserved in the first series as the jumpers tried a ski flying hill for the first time, landing at 172 metres. In the second series the Slovenian landed at 203 metres to set the world record, which has since been surpassed.

In the last series, the 200-metre mark was also surpassed by Maren Lundby of Norway (212.5 metres), after which favourable wind...