A group of jumping men was held at the Nordic Skiing World Championships, and Japan finished 4th and did not win medals for the second consecutive tournament.
The Nordic Skiing World Championships in Germany were held on the 6th by a group of jumping men.
A group of 4 people per team was held at the hill size 137 meters large hill, and Japan won 2 World Cups this season and ace Ryoyu Kobayashi who set the record for the most wins of Japanese players, and 7 at this tournament individual large hill Yukiya Sato, Naoki Nakamura, who participated for the first time, and Keiichi Sato, who were in the top position, took part in the event.
In the first and first player, Yukiya Sato made a big jump of 141 meters, which is the longest unbeatable, and decided the attitude of the telemark at the landing, and placed in second place, only 0.6 points behind the top.
After that, the third player, Keiichi Sato, marked 128 meters 50, which exceeded the K point, but lost his balance at the landing and dropped to 4th place.
Even so, Kobayashi, the fourth player, narrowed the gap from 3rd place to 1.7 points with a big jump of 135 meters 50 in the headwind.
In the second time, Japan made a stable jump up to the third person and welcomed the last Kobayashi player in 4th place with a difference of 6.8 points.
Kobayashi, who aimed for a reversal, could not extend the flight distance to 128 meters 50 under difficult conditions where the wind direction changed rapidly.
Japan finished 4th with a total of 1017.5 points, and did not win the medal for the second consecutive tournament following the bronze medal of the previous tournament.
The victory was the second consecutive victory in Germany.
Yukiya Sato "I'm sorry I couldn't get a medal"
Yukiya Sato said, "It's a pity that I couldn't get a medal more than my jump. Considering the power of Japan, I'm doing well today, but I have to prepare as a team from now on."
Keiichi Sato said, "The first time I flowed forward and I was sticky at the landing, which led to a mistake. The second time was also delayed and there were two remaining tasks. I want to make use of it. "
Naoki Nakamura said, "I've been frustrated because I wasn't selected as a member, so I'm glad I was able to fly today. Now I've got a performance I can do and I've got a guts pose."