A summer ski jumping competition was held in Yamagata City, and in the women's normal hill, Sara Takanashi, who was the first competition of the season, came in second, and in the men's event, Beijing Olympic gold medalist Ryoyu Kobayashi. The player has won.
The men's and women's normal hills were held at the summer jumping tournament held in Zao, Yamagata City, with women's ace Takanashi, the first Japanese gold medalist in 24 years at the Beijing Olympics, Kobayashi, and 50-year-old Noriaki Kasai. About 110 players participated.
It was the first time that a summer jump competition was held in Yamagata Prefecture, and about 2,100 spectators visited the venue, and it was so crowded that admission was temporarily restricted.
In the women's normal hill, Takanashi, who will be the first match of the season, flew 91.50 meters in the first race and finished second. She finished second, behind Yuki Ito.
On the other hand, in the men's race, Kobayashi finished second in the first jump with a 98-meter jump, and in the second jump in the rain, he jumped 108 meters 50 meters, the longest jump, and won the come-from-behind victory with a total of 241.6 points. showed strength.
Sara Takanashi "I want you to enjoy a good jump next time"
Sara Takanashi, who finished second in her first tournament of the season, said, "I missed the timing in the first run, but it went smoothly in the second run. I was able to find a lot of points to reflect on in this match, so I made adjustments. I want to practice what I have to do," he said.
Also, regarding being able to compete in front of a large number of spectators, he said, "I feel really sorry that I couldn't do a good jump, but as a jumper, I was very happy. Next time will be good. I want to play a game where people can jump and have fun."
Ryoyu Kobayashi "I'm glad I was able to fix it the second time"
Ryoyu Kobayashi, who came from behind to win the championship, said, "I was quite nervous because it was a domestic match. The timing was late in the first round, but I'm glad I was able to correct it in the second round. The image is really good, so I hope we can keep going. I was talking.
On top of that, regarding the first summer jump competition held in Yamagata Prefecture, he said, "I'm glad that I was able to show a good jump at the end because many people were watching over me in the rain. I thought it was a great success in terms of attracting spectators. , I'm glad I was able to enjoy it," he said with a smile.