Ski Jump World Cup qualifier Ryoyu Kobayashi leads the game in the lead Kasai loses January 31 20:54 on January 31

The qualifier for the Ski Jump Men's World Cup in Sapporo on February 1 was held. Ryoyu Kobayashi, who is aiming for the fourth victory of the season, went to the main race in 1st place, but Noriaki Kasai, 47, was qualifying. Could not pass.

In the Jump Men's World Cup Sapporo Games, individual matches were held at Large Hill at the Okurayama Jump Stadium for one to two days, with the first round qualifying held on the 31st.

Kobayashi, who is in third place in this season's individual overall, made a large jump of 132 meters and passed the qualifying at the top with a total of 128.9 points.

Veteran Kasai, on the other hand, was unable to advance to the main race of the day, competing with the top 50 players, losing the run-up speed and finishing 84th at 50m with a total of 32.4 in 55th place.

Kasai is out of luck and has been out of the World Cup expedition since the middle of this season.

Nine Japanese drivers passed the qualifying round, including Keiichi Sato in 8th place and Sachiko Sato in 18th place, but Daiki Ito was disqualified for violating his suit.