The final round of the ski jumping men's World Cup season was held in Sapporo, where ace player Ryoyu Kobayashi came from 2nd place in the first run to come from behind in the second place, earning his second win of the season and 29th win of the World Cup. I was.
The ski jumping men's World Cup, which was not held in Japan due to the influence of the new corona, was held for the first time in three years on a large hill with a hill size of 137 meters at the Okurayama Jump Stadium in Sapporo.
Ace player Kobayashi, who won his first victory of the season on the 20th, the first match in Sapporo, is in good condition, finishing in 3rd place on the 21st, and the 22nd will be the final domestic match of the World Cup this season. I came to the 16th match of the individual.
Kobayashi took advantage of the headwind on the first jump and flew 141 meters, exceeding the dangerous hill size, and finished in second place, 6.2 points behind the top.
In the second run, Kobayashi extended the flight distance to 143 meters and landed perfectly.
With this, Kobayashi stood on the podium for three consecutive races held in Sapporo, extending his record of most World Cup wins to 29.
In addition, Ren Nikaido ranked 14th, Kobayashi's older brother Junshiro, ranked 29th, and Naomi Nakamura, Keiichi Sato, and Yukiya Sato were ranked among the top 30 for the second time. could not proceed to
Ryoyu Kobayashi ``This gave me a lot of confidence''
Ryoyu Kobayashi, who won his second World Cup victory this season, said, "I was very happy. I was glad that the first jump was stable, so it gave me a lot of confidence. I was aware of that,” he recalled.
As for the upcoming World Cup and next month's World Championships, he said, "I struggled and thought about the first half of this season, so now I think it's time to enjoy it. Every time the World Championships end with mixed results. , I want to get revenge this year.