On the 9th day of the Beijing Olympic Games, in Japan, Ryoyu Kobayashi won the silver medal at the ski jumping men's large hill, and Wataru Morishige won the bronze medal at the speed skating men's 500 meters.
Following Normal Hill, Ryoyu Kobayashi, who is aiming for a gold medal, took the lead in the ski jumping men's large hill for the first time.
The second time she was a silver medal, with a total of 292.8 points, although she extended her distance to 138 meters in a favorable tailwind.
Although he did not win the "double crown" as an individual following Normal Hill, he won the second medal in this tournament.
In speed skating and men's 500 meters, 21-year-old college student Wataru Morishige accelerated with his light curve work and won the bronze medal with a good time of 34.49 seconds.
This is the first time a Japanese player has won a medal in this event since the 2010 Vancouver Games.
Japan has won a total of 10 medals, including 2 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze.
Number of medals won
On the 9th day of the tournament, Germany won the gold medal in a single-seater skeleton girl, making it the eighth gold medal in the tournament.
Norway also won the gold medal in the ski jumping men's large hill and the biathlon men's 10km.
Norway has also had eight gold medals so far.
The total number of gold, silver and copper is 17 in Norway.