At the Nordic Skiing World Championship, Jumping Men's Individual Large Hill, Yukiya Sato was the top 7th place in Japan.

The Nordic Skiing World Championships in Germany were held on the 5th at a hill size of 137 meters for a men's individual large hill for jumping.



Fought with 50 people who passed the qualifying, the Japanese team won 2 wins in this season's World Cup, including Ryoyu Kobayashi, who broke the record for the most wins of Japanese players, and Yukiya Sato, who was 16th in the individual normal hill. People participated.



It was held in harsh conditions with poor visibility in the falling snow, but Yukiya Sato marked 134 meters, which is close to the "hill size" which is dangerous if he flies any more even though the timing is delayed for the first time. I got the place.



On the other hand, Ace Kobayashi, who flew after this, lost his balance at the landing and fell violently, and could not proceed to the second time, which was held by the top 30 people.



While the wind direction changed rapidly, Sato faced the second time and was unable to extend the flight distance from the first time at 130 meters 50, and finished 7th with a total of 256.7 points.



In addition, Keiichi Sato, who was 5th in the qualifying, was 13th, and Kobayashi's older brother Junshiro did not advance to the second time.



The winner was Austrian Stefan Kraft.



Meanwhile, Norway's Halball Egner Granneruto, who had won 11 World Cups this season and was a candidate for victory, did not participate because the test for the new coronavirus was positive.

Sato "I want to contribute to winning medals at the group Large Hill"

Yukiya Sato, who was 7th in the individual large hill, said, "I made a mistake in the first time because I could not confirm the position of the jump out due to poor visibility, but I skated in the best conditions compared to other players. Considering the process up to that point, I have the impression that I have to be convinced as such. "



For the group Large Hill to be held on the 6th, "I want to make the best preparations for the Japanese team and meet expectations. Personally, I am not in a state where I can compete with the top players in the world, but I want to contribute to winning medals on this stage. I was talking.



On the other hand, Ryoyu Kobayashi, who lost his balance and fell on the first landing, said, "While it was snowing, it was a difficult landing and I made the last decision. There is no injury."