CNN —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.
World record,” Norwegian Opseth wrote on Instagram later on Sunday, before thanking everyone involved in her record attempt.
Opseth set a new women's world record with her final jump in the competition.
The seven-time World Cup winner managed to recover, though, and broke the world record with her final attempt.
On Sunday, the 24-year-old Opseth finished the first ever Women’s Ski Flying World Cup in second, behind Norwegian teammate Eirin Maria Kvandal.
Persons:
Opseth, Instagram, ”, Geir Olsen, NTB, “, ” Opseth, Eirin Maria Kvandal, Klinec
Organizations:
CNN, Reuters
Locations:
Vikersund, Norway, Slovenia, plasters, Eirin Maria Kvandal .