The men's ski jumping World Cup was held in Sapporo on the 20th, and on the 20th, ace Ryoyu Kobayashi, who won his first victory of the season, finished 3rd and stood on the podium for the second time in a row.
The ski jumping men's World Cup, which was not held in Japan due to the influence of the new corona, is being held in Sapporo for the first time in three years. On the 20th, he won his first victory of the season.
On the 21st, the 15th individual round of the World Cup was held on a large hill with a hill size of 137 meters at the Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium. stayed in place.
In the second time, in a tailwind that was unfavorable for the jump, he performed a big jump of 137m 50, exceeding the dangerous hill size, and temporarily became the top with a total of 276.1 points.
However, in the end he was overtaken by Stefan Kraft of Austria, who was leading in the first round, and Kobayashi was 3rd, 7.4 points behind the leader.
Kobayashi, who has been struggling this season, has been on the podium for two consecutive races in the tournament held in his home country.
Other Japanese players include Keiichi Sato in 28th place, Ren Nikaido in 30th place, Kobayashi's older brother Junshiro, Tetsu Takeuchi, Yuken Iwasa, Yumu Harada, and Tomofumi Naito. Five did not advance to the second round by the top 30.
Aiming to participate in the World Cup for the first time in three seasons, 50-year-old Noriaki Kasai, who challenged the qualifying on the 20th, finished 55th with 113.50 meters and did not participate in the main tournament.
Kobayashi: "Best jump of the season"
Ryoyu Kobayashi, who finished on the podium for the second time in a row at the World Cup, said, "I struggled in the first run, but the second run was very smooth with good timing and flow. I was able to do the best jump, which gave me confidence, and I think I made progress because I was able to put together a good content.”
Regarding this season, which has been a struggle, he said, "It's been a long time so far, but I want to enjoy my jumps and finish the season without regrets." I want to do my best to be able to do it," he vowed to play an active role in the final domestic race of the season.