Ikuma Horishima led a strong showing by the Japanese team during the first qualifying session for the men's moguls final at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Horishima qualified in fifth with a score of 80.35. Compatriot Daichi Hara was sixth with 80.01. Sho Endo finished in 13th place with 75.73 points and failed to qualify in the first session, as did 16th-place finisher Nobuyuki Nishi, who had a score of 75.17.
"I was nervous and I was anxious, but I think I ended my performance with good momentum," said Horishima, the reigning world champion and Asian Winter Games title holder. "I want to look at the video of my skiing and think of what I can do to improve. I will only concentrate on my skiing."