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Sarah Hendrickson soars during a qualification jump in Lillehammer, Norway, on Saturday. AP Photo

The Associated Press

American teenager Sarah Hendrickson won the first women's World Cup ski jump on the same Lillehammer hill used by the men in the 1994 Winter Olympics.

The 17-year-old Hendrickson jumped 95½ meters Saturday, pushing French opponent Coline Mattel to second place.

"I held it together and I'm very happy," a smiling Hendrickson said after the race.

The competition was delayed by more than an hour because of the snowy and windy conditions, but Hendrickson said she wasn't affected by the wait.

"You just have to jump like you do always," she said. "You can't change anything — stay strong and keep relaxed and hopefully it will come together."

World champion Daniela Iraschko of Austria was fourth.

American Lindsey Van — who became the sport's first female world champion in 2009 — missed the inaugural World Cup event because of a hip injury.