Ryosuke Kobayashi, who finished second in the individual overall at this season's men's ski jumping World Cup, looked back on the season and said, ``The results were better than I expected, and the performance was also good, so it was a good season.'' I was impressed with the response.
Kobayashi, a gold medalist at the Beijing Olympics, finished on the podium a total of 15 times, including two wins, and finished second in the individual overall at this season's World Cup.
On the 29th, Kobayashi, who achieved his third overall victory in the year-end and New Year's Jump Week, held a press conference in Tokyo and said, ``The results were better than I expected, so it was a good performance, so it was a good season.'' .I knew what was good and what was bad, so I was able to correct it right away," he said, looking back on this season.
He then expressed his enthusiasm, saying, ``Next season will be the World Championships, followed by the Olympics, but I want to cherish the result of winning a medal.I want to make an impact with my big jump.''
Regarding the fact that 51-year-old Noriaki Kasai participated in the World Cup at the end of the season, he said, ``It made me realize once again how amazing he is at adapting to the level of the World Cup.I had seen him jump well from the beginning of the season.'' So I wasn't surprised that we got the points,'' he said, praising the legend who has extended his record for most World Cup appearances to 578.