The expedition squad for the final round of the men's ski jumping World Cup has been announced, and 51-year-old Noriaki Kasai has been selected.
This will be Kasai's first time participating in a World Cup overseas in four seasons, since the tournament in Germany in December 2019.
On the 22nd, the All Japan Ski Federation announced the athletes who will be sent to the final round of the men's ski jumping World Cup.
Of these, 51-year-old Kasai passed the qualifying rounds at the World Cup held in Sapporo on the 17th of this month, finishing 30th and earning points, and was 63rd in the overall individual ranking, 6th among Japanese players. became.
The traveling squad for the World Cup consists of five players, but Naoki Nakamura, who ranks fourth in the Japanese rankings, withdrew from the tour due to back pain, so Kasai was moved up and selected as a member.
Kasai is scheduled to participate in the tournament in Finland, which will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of next month, and will be participating in a World Cup overseas for the first time in four seasons since the tournament in Germany in December 2019. .
Kasai also advanced to the main round of the Sapporo World Cup on the 18th of this month, breaking his own record for the most World Cup appearances with 571.