Alex Loutitt becomes 1st-ever Canadian ski jumping world champion at Slovenia event
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Alexandria Loutitt became Canada's first-ever ski jumping world champion Wednesday with a gold medal in the women's large hill event in Planica, Slovenia.
Germany's Katharina Althaus took bronze with 235.9 points.
Loutitt and Lundby were tied after the first jump, but the Canadian pulled away with a second jump of 136.5 metres that scored 133.5 points from judges.
WATCH | Calgary's Loutitt claims ski jumping world championship gold in Slovenia:
It's been a breakout year for Loutitt, who became the first Canadian woman to win a World Cup ski jumping event in January in a normal hill competition in Zao, Japan.
In early February, Louttit became the first Canadian woman to win a world junior title in ski jumping in Whistler, B.C.
WATCH | Loutitt reflects on historic world championship gold:
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