Snowboarders set to lead Japan in Beijing while Yuzuru Hanyu chases history
The Olympic sports analytics gurus at Nielsen's Gracenote have predicted Japan will reach a record medal total, surpassing the previous high of 13 set in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
The podium finish was the first of the season in World Cup men's team competition for Japan, which most recently reached the top three in March last year.
Ryoyu Kobayashi takes Four Hills crown despite missing out on sweep
The 25-year-old World Cup leader claimed the golden eagle trophy for the first time in three seasons.
Ryoyu Kobayashi leaps closer to second sweep of Four Hills competition
Should he win on Thursday, the 25-year-old Japanese will be the first ski jumper in history to complete two clean sweeps of the prestigious Four Hills event.
Kobayashi — who won the first leg in Oberstdorf last Wednesday — increased his lead in the tournament standings to 13.2 points.
The 25-year-old from Iwate Prefecture beat the 299.2 points of Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud — with another Norwegian, Robert Johansson, coming in third on 298.6 points.
Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi won his third World Cup event of the season in Engelberg, Switzerland, on Sunday. Kobayashi held off Germany's Karl Geiger, who won the first competition on Saturday, and hometown favorite Killian Peier to finish with a total of 306 points, 12.2 ...
Ryoyu Kobayashi finishes behind Karl Geiger in latest World Cup event
After capturing his 21st World Cup crown last weekend in Germany, the 25-year-old narrowly lost to overall World Cup leader Karl Geiger in a closely fought final in Engelberg.
Ryoyu Kobayashi won the Klingenthal leg of the FIS ski jumping World Cup on Sunday in just his second competition since coming off the list of jumpers to have tested positive for COVID-19. Kobayashi finished on top in Germany with jumps of 129.5 meters and ...
Day after historic ski jumping victory, Ryoyu Kobayashi tests positive for COVID-19
The news comes a day after the 25-year-old became the first Japanese man to win 20 ski jumping World Cup competitions.
Japan's skiing and snowboarding hopefuls look to soar in Beijing
Medal predictions released last week by Nielsen's Gracenote had Japan winning three golds at the Beijing Games and they all were in either skiing or snowboarding.
Ryoyu Kobayashi ties Japan best with 19th Nordic World Cup win
Ryoyu Kobayashi won the ski flying World Cup event in Planica, Slovenia, on Thursday for his 19th victory on the tour, tying the record for most by a Japanese man in Nordic skiing. With his 19th individual win, the 24-year-old Kobayashi drew level with Kenji ...
