In 2019, Kobayashi became the third ever to win a grand slam, ie all four competitions during the German-Austrian ski jumper week.

Today he had the chance to write history as the first ever to repeat the feat.

But that did not happen.

Kobayashi finished fifth when the Austrian Daniel Huber won the fourth round in Bischofshofen and thus took his first World Cup victory in his career.

- It's absolutely incredible.

I can hardly find a word.

To win their first World Cup victory at home, it's like a dream.

I have been fighting for this for many years.

This is one of the best days of my whole life, he tells Eurosport afterwards.

Sato best japan today

Huber won before the Norwegian Halvor Egner Granerud and the German Karl Geiger, who led after the first round.

For the winner Huber, who turned 29 at the beginning of the year, it was the fourth time in his career that he got to stand on the podium in the World Cup.

Among other things, he had a second place last year.

For Kobayashi, it was a very impressive week even though no story was written.

After all, he took the second overall victory of his career in the backhopper week.

Today, he did not even become the top Japanese, when Yukiya Sato finished fourth.

MORE JUMPING: Kobayashi won in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (January 1, 2022)

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Ryoyu Kobayashi took his second straight victory during the classic jumper week.

Photo: TT