The Men's Ski Jumping World Cup was held in Sapporo, and Ryosuke Kobayashi came in second place following on the 17th. Additionally, 51-year-old Noriaki Kasai advanced to the main tournament for the second consecutive day, breaking his own record for the most World Cup appearances with 571.
The tournament was held over two days until the 18th, with individual competitions held on the large hill at the Okurayama Jump Stadium in Sapporo City. Kobayashi, who was second on the 17th, jumped 133 meters in the first attempt and placed 4th.
In the second time, he showed a jump of 139 meters, which exceeded the hill size, and moved up to second place with a total of 269.8 points, but he fell 3.8 points short of Slovenia's Domen Prevc, who took the lead in the first time, and this season I didn't get my second win.
On the other hand, Kasai, who was 30th on the 17th, advanced to the main tournament on the 18th, breaking his own record for the most World Cup appearances with 571.
Kasai finished in 43rd place in the first race with a distance of 107.50 meters, and did not advance to the second race among the top 30 competitors.
Another Japanese athlete, Ren Nikaido, came in 7th place.