The World Cup for skiing and cross-country skiing was held in Italy on the 4th, and Naoto Baba finished in 8th place, his best in the men's 10km free.
Baba competed for the total results of 6 races, and in the final race of 10km free, he finished in 8th place, which was his best time with a time of 32 minutes 21 seconds 7, and finished 24th overall.
Koki Tanaka was 45th and 52nd overall.