Despite turning 41 last summer, Noriaki Kasai is showing no signs of slowing down and a recent World Cup win suggests the ski jumper nicknamed "Kamikaze" could emerge as a surprise medalist in his seventh Winter Olympics appearance at next month's Sochi Games.
Kasai made front page news in Austria after becoming the oldest winner on the men's ski jumping World Cup circuit on Jan. 11 and Japan's Sochi delegation captain likes to think his current form could lead to a podium finish in Russia.
"I've been in the kind of form where I can say, even at my age, that I am going to aim for a medal," said Kasai, who has four top-three finishes so far this season, his latest being third place in Sapporo on Saturday. "I've never had another season as good as this."