Yurika Hirayama
Yurika Hirayama (Japanese平 山 友 梨 香, Yurika Hirayama; born November 16, 1990 in Sapporo ) is a Japanese ski jumper.
Career
Hirayama made her international debut in 2005 at the FIS competition in Sapporo. They went straight to number eight and was accepted shortly thereafter in the A-team. On 1 March 2006 Hirayama was in Zaō her debut in the FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup. Already in the first Continental Cup competitions they reached it the points. In all other jumping to 2009, she won the Continental Cup points. At the Junior World Cup 2007 in Tarvisio she reached the 22nd place in the singles. The 2006/07 season ended Hirayama as most successful of her career on the 36th of the Continental Cup overall standings. In 2008 and 2009 she appeared in only when jumping in Japan. It was not until 23 January 2010, it launched back in Europe, but was able to win in Schonach with the 43rd place for the first time no points. At the Junior World Championship 2010 in Hinterzarten they reached No. 24 in singles. At season's end, she once again denied two jumping in Zaō, winning back - Continental Cup points. In the Winter Universiade 2011 Erzurum in Turkey they took second place.
On 3 March 2012, she made her World Cup debut at a competition in Zaō. Since they never placed in the 2011/12 season in the Top 30, she received no world cup point and is therefore not included in the overall standings recorded. When jumping in Ramsau am Dachstein in the 2012/13 season she jumped at No. 27, thereby securing their first four World Cup points. In its first Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme she reached the 24th place in the individual competition.