Winter Sports Jan 10, 2022
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.
More Sports / Winter Sports Jan 7, 2022
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.
Winter Sports Jan 2, 2022
Kobayashi — who won the first leg in Oberstdorf last Wednesday — increased his lead in the tournament standings to 13.2 points.
More Sports / Winter Sports Jan 2, 2022
Sara Takanashi recorded the 61st World Cup victory of her career on Saturday by leading both rounds in the second of two women's ski jumping competitions held in Slovenia on New Year's Eve and New Year's morning. Takanashi had jumps of 95 and 89 meters ...
More Sports / Winter Sports Dec 20, 2021
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 ...
More Sports / Winter Sports Dec 19, 2021
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.
Winter Sports Nov 10, 2021
Record-setting jumper Sara Takanashi primed to break Olympic curse
The Pyeongchang bronze medalist, who admits to being "swallowed up" by the Olympic atmosphere in the past, hopes a new jumping style will help her reach the top of the podium in Beijing.
More Sports / Winter Sports Mar 27, 2021
The second-place finish in the second of the three "Blue Bird" events in Russia moved her to the top of the overall World Cup rankings with just one event remaining.
Winter Sports Mar 26, 2021
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 ...
More Sports / Winter Sports Mar 22, 2021
Sara Takanashi tied the all-time record for podium finishes in World Cup ski jumping after taking third in Russia's Nizhny Tagil on Sunday. Sara Takanashi poses for photos after finishing third in a World Cup event in Nizhny Tagil, Russia, on Sunday. Takanashi tied the ...
Winter Sports Feb 26, 2021
Sara Takanashi finishes third at world ski jumping championships
Takanashi, who was unable to improve on her 100-meter first attempt on the normal hill, will have another chance to win gold at next week's big hill event.
More Sports / Winter Sports Feb 20, 2021
Ryoyu Kobayashi surpasses Noriaki Kasai with record 18th World Cup win
Ryoyu Kobayashi broke the record for most ski jumping World Cup wins by a Japanese man on Friday, claiming his 18th career crown in Rasnov, Romania. The 24-year-old overtook eight-time Olympian Noriaki Kasai, who has 17 World Cup victories, by winning the first and only ...