The 19-year-old Calgarian finished third Sunday behind victor Nika Kriznar of Slovenia and runner-up Sara Takanashi of Japan.
Summer ski jumping is contested on in-run tracks made of porcelain and grass landing slopes covered in water-soaked plastic.Takanashi scored 188.3 and Loutitt 182.9 on the 132-metre hill in Courchevel, France.
After struggling to feel comfortable on Courchevel’s ramp in previous competitions, Loutitt strung together four solid jumps over two days to twice land on the podium.Loutitt added another nine metres on her second pass to vault into medal position. Strate, 22, ranked second after her first jump of 124.5 metres, but finished four points back of her teammate with a second effort of 118 metres.
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