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U.S. teen wins gold at worlds

Updated: February 22, 2013, 3:45 PM ET
Associated Press

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy -- American teenager Sarah Hendrickson won the women's ski jumping title Friday, defeating Sara Takanashi of Japan at the Nordic skiing world championships.

The 18-year-old Hendrickson had a 347-foot, 9-inch effort on the first jump and scored a total of 253.7 points after two jumps.

Takanashi finished with 251 points, followed by Jacqueline Seifriedsberger of Austria with 237.2

"I had confidence on this hill and I knew I could have good jumps," Hendrickson ...

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