Summary The 17-year-old Takanashi remains comfortably out in front in the overall standings with Avvakumova.
CHAIKOVSKY (AFP) - Home hopeful Irina Avvakumova triumphed at the Russian resort of Chaikovsky on Saturday, inflicting a first defeat of the season on Japanese starlet Sara Takanashi.
A day after finishing third at the same venue, the 22-year-old Avvakumova claimed her first victory on the circuit with two jumps over 100 metres for a total of 249.2 points.
Germany s Carina Vogt finished second for the second consecutive day with 244.9 points, while Takanashi was third with 243.1 points.
The 17-year-old Takanashi, who won the first four events of the season, remains comfortably out in front in the overall standings, with Avvakumova in second spot.
Results
1. Irina Avvakumova (RUS) 249.2 pts (100.0 + 101.5 m), 2. Carina Vogt (GER) 244.9 (101.0 + 99.0 m), 3. Sara Takanashi (JAP) 243.1 (98.5 + 98.5 m), 4. Katharina Althaus (GER) 243 (67.0 + 97.0), 5. Coline Mattel (FRA) 241.5 (100.0 + 97.0 m)
Overall standings (after five of 19 events)
1. Sara Takanashi (JPN) 460 pts, 2. Irina Avvakumova (RUS) 315, 3. Carina Vogt (GER) 306, 4. Daniela Iraschko-Stolz (AUT) 277, 5. Ema Klinec (SLO) 175
