American ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson has said that she is not under pressure to win the inaugural Olympic women's ski jump title in Sochi.

The 19-year-old former world champion returned to action on January 11 after being sidelined for five months with knee ligament damage.

"I used to struggle with my nerves in the past, but the injury has relieved some of the expectation," the Japan Times quotes her as saying. "I used to be the world champion, but this year my goal was just to make Sochi and I did it. If there was no injury there would be tons of pressure on me."

Training will begin in Rosa Khutor on Saturday afternoon.