More Sports / Winter Sports Mar 28, 2022
Kobayashi, this winter's Four Hills champion, claimed the second overall World Cup title of his career following his triumph in the 2018-19 season.
More Sports / Winter Sports Feb 28, 2022
Ryoyu Kobayashi seizes overall World Cup lead with victory in Finland
Kobayashi and Halvor Egner Granerud shared the win in Lahti, Finland.
Winter Olympics Feb 17, 2022
Olympic fans are being given a chance to connect virtually "one-on-one" with their favorite winter sports athletes through short simulated video calls posted on social media by the Japanese Olympic Committee. One video gives a rare glimpse of men's snowboard halfpipe gold medal winner Ayumu ...
Winter Olympics / Ski jumping Feb 13, 2022
Ryoyu Kobayashi adds large hill silver medal to normal hill gold at Beijing Olympics
"It's difficult to describe my feelings," Kobayashi said. "I'm very happy, but a little frustrated at the same time for missing the gold."
Winter Olympics Feb 13, 2022
Day 8 recap: Russian Olympic skater Kamila Valieva to learn doping fate on Monday
The doping scandal surrounding the prodigious teenager threatens to tarnish the Games after the buildup was overshadowed by concerns about COVID-19 and human rights in China.
Winter Olympics / Ski jumping Feb 8, 2022
Japan loses chance at medal as disqualifications mar ski jumping mixed event
The final placings seemed almost an afterthought after a night of mayhem that featured disqualifications, widespread fury and confusion among the sport's heavyweight nations.
Winter Olympics / Ski jumping Feb 7, 2022
Japanese ski jumping legends celebrate Ryoyu Kobayashi's golden achievement
"It's a gold medal that marks the start of a new page in history, different from my generation," said 1998 Nagano gold medalist Masahiko Harada.
Winter Olympics Feb 7, 2022
Day 2 recap: New Zealand wins historic Winter Olympic gold but pandas run out
Ryoyu Kobayashi wins ski jumping gold on the men's normal hill, Japan's first in the discipline since Kazuyoshi Funaki captured silver in Nagano in 1998.
Winter Olympics / Ski jumping Feb 6, 2022
Ryoyu Kobayashi soars to earn Japan's first gold of Beijing Olympics
The medal was Japan's first on the normal hill since Kazuyoshi Funaki captured silver in Nagano in 1998, and the first gold since Yukio Kasaya in Sapporo 50 years ago.
Winter Olympics Feb 4, 2022
What to watch at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
by Dan Orlowitz
Catch up on five key storylines to keep an eye on at the Games over the next couple of weeks.
More Sports / Winter Sports Jan 30, 2022
"I was lucky (with the conditions)," Kobayashi said after his 26th career World Cup win. "I didn't jump yesterday so I was fresh mentally and fully motivated."
Winter Olympics / Ski jumping Jan 26, 2022
Ski jumping: Ryoyu Kobayashi ready to take giant leap for Japan
by Mitch Phillips
Kobayashi is bidding to become the first Japanese jumper to win gold on foreign snow.