Her face might have been bloodied and battered, but ski jumper Slje Opseth couldn’t stop smiling as reality dawned on her that she’d just set a new women’s world record.
After landing a 230.5 meter jump at a competition in Vikersund, Norway, an emotional Opseth put her head in her hands after her landmark jump on Sunday. The previous record was set at the same location last year, with Ema Klinec of Slovenia jumping 226 meters. “Wow, what did just happen? World record,” Norwegian Opseth wrote on Instagram later on Sunday, before thanking everyone involved in her record attempt.
The seven-time World Cup winner managed to recover, though, and broke the world record with her final attempt. “Long day and a little lost for words,” Opseth wrote on her Instagram story, with a picture of her face covered in plasters. “Ps. Medical check at the hospital tonight went well for those who wondered.” The new world record holder first fell in love with the sport in 2010 after attempting her first jump during a New Year’s celebration.
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