In the Nordic skiing world championship, Japan was ranked 4th in 3 consecutive tournaments in a complex men's team that competes with 4 people per team.
The Nordic Skiing World Championships in Germany were held on the 28th by a complex men's team.
This event is a team of four people, and is contested in the first half of the jump and in the second half of the cross-country where the four people relay 5 kilometers each.
Japan is aiming to win the medal for the first time since the gold medal at the 2009 tournament, Akito Watabe of ace, Ryota Yamamoto who is good at jumping in the first appearance, Yoshito Watabe's younger brother, 37-year-old veteran Nagai Hideaki and four of us attended.
In the first half of the jump on a normal hill with a hill size of 106 meters, Japan showed a big jump with Akito Watabe marking 104 meters and 50, but Yamamoto, who is doing well, extends the flight distance in the headwind. I couldn't do it, and I was in 3rd place, 30 seconds behind the top.
In the second half of the cross country, Akito Watabe, the first runner, ran hard and narrowed the gap with the top by 4 seconds, but Nagai, the second runner, was overtaken by Germany and retreated to 4th place.
Japan couldn't close the gap after that and finished in 4th place.
Japan did not win a medal in 4th place for 3 consecutive tournaments.
The winner is Norway's second consecutive gold medal.
Watanabe "It was far from the medal"
Akito Watabe, who was the first runner in the complex, said, "It was a tough fight because I was late in the first half of the jump. It's a pity that I couldn't close the gap because I didn't have enough power at the end of the cross-country skiing. I looked back.
37-year-old veteran Hideaki Nagai said, "It was a difficult development for Japan. I think the difference in power with the top three countries was clear. I am disappointed that I could not fulfill my role. I want to make use of this experience next time." was.
Watanabe's younger brother, Zento, said, "I personally lack the ability. I don't have enough power to compete with the top three countries, and I can't fight my rivals unless I make a big change. I want to switch well and do my best next time. I was talking.
Ryota Yamamoto, a 23-year-old player who participated for the first time, said, "Since I came to Germany, I have been able to make adjustments so well that I can jump as I want. I didn't get a medal, but I had a lot of experience." I did.
Jump mixed group Japan is 5th
Japan finished 5th in the Nordic skiing world championship and jumping mixed group and missed medals for the second consecutive tournament.
The Nordic Skiing World Championships in Germany was held on the 28th with a mixed group of jumps.
In this event, two men and two men fly two jumps and compete for total points.
In Japan, which aimed to win the medal for the first time in two tournaments, Ryoyu Kobayashi and Yukiya Sato, who set the record for the most wins of Japanese players in the World Cup this season, and women won the bronze medal at this tournament. We faced with Sara Takanashi and Yuki Ito who won.
The first and first player, Ito, who was held on a normal hill with a hill size of 106 meters, was delayed in the timing of the takeoff and stayed at 75 meters, which was a big delay in 9th place.
Still, the third player, Takanashi, showed a big jump of 99 meters 50 in the headwind and moved up to 5th place.
In the second time, the third player, Takanashi, further extended the flight distance and showed a big jump of 102 meters, and at this point, he was close to Slovenia in 4th place by 4.8 points, and welcomed the last player, Kobayashi.
Kobayashi flew 99 meters 50, which was more than the first time, in a tailwind that was unfavorable for jumping, but he could not raise the ranking and was fifth with a total of 940.3 points.
Japan had a tough result of missing medals in this event for the second time in a row.
He won the gold medal in his hometown, Germany, for four consecutive tournaments.
Takanashi "I want to accept the results and connect them to the next."
Sara Takanashi, who had two big jumps in a mixed jump group, said, "The first time I staggered, but the second time I was able to keep skiing firmly, so I think I could improve. Each country has been strengthening. It's difficult to fight in that, but I want to accept the results and connect to the next. "
Men's ace Ryoyu Kobayashi said, "I think I was able to correct the timing delay because it wasn't noticeable like the day before. I didn't reach the medal, but each one did their best. I want to improve each one in the future. I was talking.
Yukiya Sato said, "It was obvious that we would fix it from the day before, but we couldn't do it as a result, and we couldn't help the team. As a Japanese team, Takanashi's medal is not enough, so even one medal is good. I want to take it and live up to my expectations. "
Yuki Ito said, "I'm so sorry that my juniors have narrowed the difference I made in my jump. I think the reason why I can't fly even though the feeling of jumping is not bad is that I'm not strong enough." I was talking.