At the Beijing Olympics, the first ski jumping men's normal hill final was over, and Japanese ace Ryoyu Kobayashi advanced to the second final, where the top 30 players competed.
In the first round, Ryoyu Kobayashi marked 104 meters 50, 145.4 points, 6.2 points behind the second-placed player.
Among other Japanese players, Ryoyu Kobayashi's older brother, Junshiro Kobayashi, advanced to 26th place for the second time.
On the other hand, Yukiya Sato was 32nd and Naoki Nakamura was 38th, so he couldn't advance for the second time.