The Men's Ski Jumping World Cup was held in Sapporo, and Ryosuke Kobayashi, who took first place in the first round, was slightly overtaken in the second round and came in second place. In addition, his 51-year-old player, Noriaki Kasai, broke the record for the most appearances in the World Cup in history, and advanced to the second round, which consisted of the top 30 players from the first round, showing that he is still in good health.
The Men's Ski Jumping World Cup was held on the 17th on the 137-meter large hill at the Okurayama Jump Stadium in Sapporo.
Kobayashi took the lead with a jump of 128.50 meters in the first attempt, and then increased his distance even further in the second attempt with a big jump of 138.50 meters, which exceeded the size of the hill.
Kobayashi scored a total of 262.6 points, but was only 0.4 points behind Austria's Stefan Kraft, placing him in second place and failing to get his second win of the season.
This was Kobayashi's 10th podium of the season, moving him up one place in the overall rankings to second place.
This is Kraft's ninth win of the season.
On the other hand, Kasai, who passed the qualifying rounds and advanced to the World Cup finals for the first time in four seasons, jumped 117 meters in the first round and placed 28th, advancing to the second round among the top 30 players.
In the second time, he only reached 104 meters and was ranked 30th, but the 51-year-old veteran showed that he is still in good shape.
Kasai has played in 570 World Cups, breaking his own all-time record.
Other Japanese competitors include Kobayashi's older brother Junshiro, who placed 10th, and Ren Nikaido, who placed 24th.
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Ryosuke Kobayashi: ``It's frustrating, but it was a lot of fun.''
Ryosuke Kobayashi, who finished second in the World Cup held in his country, reflected on the match, saying, ``It was a very exciting match.It's a little frustrating, but it was a lot of fun, and I was able to see some good things.''
Looking ahead to the next World Cup match, which will be held in Sapporo on the 18th, she said, ``The season is still going on. I want to perform well and win the overall championship, so I want to aim for one win first.'' We were talking.
Noriaki Kasai: “A little higher up”
Noriaki Kasai, who participated in the main tournament of the World Cup for the first time in four seasons and increased his total number of appearances to 570, said, ``The content wasn't very good.It was difficult to show my performance in a big tournament like the World Cup. "I have to break into the top ranks," he said, reflecting on his performance.
He then expressed his enthusiasm for the match on the 18th, saying, ``Tomorrow will be held in the morning and there will be a headwind, so I want to ride that wind and gain distance.''