is a Japanese

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

. She has competed at

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level since the 2014/15 season, with her best individual result being fourth place in

Oberstdorf Oberstdorf (Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Oberschdorf'') is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality and skiing and hiking town in Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. It is the southernmost settlement in German ...

on 25 March 2018. Her younger sister Rio Setō has also competed at World Cup level. Representing the Japanese national team, Yūka won a bronze medal in the women's team competition at the 2015 Junior World Championships in

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. She also won the first ever women's World Cup team competition in

Hinterzarten Hinterzarten is a resort village in the Black Forest (German: ''Schwarzwald''), located in the southwest of the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Although Hinterzarten is mostly famous for its ski jumping, it has many other tourist attractions. ...

on 16 December 2017, with her team-mates Yuki Ito, Kaori Iwabuchi, and

Sara Takanashi (born 8 October 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. She is one of the most successful female ski jumpers to date, as well as one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four World Cup overall titles (an all-time fema ...

."Japan leaps to team crown"
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''. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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* * * * * 1997 births Living people Japanese female ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Japan Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Skiers from Hokkaido 21st-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-skijumping-bio-stub