Akito Watabe of the Ski Nordic Combined, who served as the flagman of the Japanese team at the Beijing Olympics and is aiming to win the long-sought gold medal, made the final adjustments by jumping toward the individual normal hill on the 9th.
Watanabe has won silver medals in two consecutive tournaments, the 2014 Sochi tournament and the previous Pyeongchang tournament, and is aiming for the long-sought gold medal at this tournament.
Watanabe has been practicing on the actual jumping table for the third time in 8 days since he entered the field, but since he is not feeling well, the first time is 99 meters and the second time is 99 meters for the actual performance on the 9th. The final adjustment was made while correcting the approaching posture, such as marking 93 meters 50 and 97 meters 50 for the third time.
Watanabe said, "I was able to jump in the right direction, so I want to be able to make a better jump tomorrow. I think it's the Olympics that I don't know what will happen, so don't give up just because the current situation is bad. I want to do my best to achieve the goal of the gold medal that I have envisioned for many years. "
On the other hand, Ryota Yamamoto also practiced jumping, marking 100 meters for the first time, and was in good shape with 5th place overall.
Yamamoto was enthusiastic, saying, "I have finally had the opportunity to take on the challenge, so I would like to take on the challenge of winning the medal, which is my goal."
The Nordic Combined Individual Normal Hill will have a jump in the first half from 4 pm local time on the 9th.