The Ski Nordic Combined World Cup was held in Norway on the 5th, with Japan's ace Akito Watabe finishing 7th, the highest of the season.
Nordic combined, Japan's ace Watanabe is aiming to break the record for the Beijing Olympic season, alongside the record for the most Japanese athletes to win the World Cup last season.
Round 4 of the World Cup individual took place on the 5th in Norway at a hill-sized 140-meter large hill.
Watanabe did not extend the flight distance in the first half of the jump and stayed in 14th place at 132 meters 50.
The 10km cross-country skiing in the second half started in 14th place, 1 minute 25 seconds behind the top, and finished in 12th place until the end of the race.
Then, with about 1km remaining, he spurted out of the group on the last straight line, raised the ranking by 5 at a stretch and finished in 7th place, which was the highest this season.
On the other hand, Ryota Yamamoto, who made a good jump to 7th place and advanced to cross-country skiing, was late in the early stages and dropped to 15th place at the turning point of 5km, but showed tenacity in the final stage and was 9th place.
In addition, Sora Taniji was 27th, Watanabe's younger brother Zento was 28th, Hideaki Nagai was 29th, and Kodai Kimura was 38th.
The winner was Jarl Magnus Riiber of Norway, who won the all-around three consecutive times last season, and has already won his third victory.