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SKI JUMPING

Noriaki Kasai in action during a ski jumping World Cup event in Lahti, Finland, on Sunday
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Mar 5, 2024
Ski jumper Kasai earns first World Cup point overseas in five seasons
The eight-time Olympian registered 123 meters with his first jump in Lahti, Finland.
Ryoyu Kobayashi competes in a World Cup event in WILLINGEN, Germany, on Sunday.
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Feb 5, 2024
Ryoyu Kobayashi finishes second at World Cup meet in Germany
The reigning Olympic normal hill champion scored 235.6 with jumps of 144.5 and 146.0 meters in the final to finish two points behind Andreas Wellinger.
Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi celebrates after winning a World Cup event in Wisla, Poland, on Sunday.
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Jan 15, 2024
Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi soars to first World Cup win of season
Ryoyu Kobayashi notched his 31st career win on the World Cup circuit and first of the season.
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Mar 27, 2023
Ryoyu Kobayashi soars to third World Cup victory of season
Olympic ski jumping gold medalist Ryoyu Kobayashi picked up his third World Cup win of the season Sunday, stunning the crowd with a big jump in Lahti, Finland.
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Feb 6, 2023
Yuki Ito leads Japan's first podium sweep in women's ski jumping World Cup event
Ito earned her first World Cup victory since March 2017.
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Nov 28, 2022
Naoki Nakamura reaches World Cup podium for first time
Ski jumper Naoki Nakamura earned his first career World Cup podium finish Sunday, placing third behind joint winners Stefan Kraft of Austria and Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway.
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Mar 7, 2022
Sara Takanashi extends record with 63rd World Cup win
'I was able to produce two good jumps,' Takanashi said. 'It feels like I'm making progress day by day.'
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Mar 3, 2022
Sara Takanashi brushes aside Olympic drama with victorious return in Norway
'This, coming after the Olympics, it's my happiest win ever.'
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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.
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Jan 30, 2022
Ryoyu Kobayashi captures seventh win of World Cup season
'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.'
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Jan 10, 2022
Japan takes second during World Cup team event
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.
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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.
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Jan 2, 2022
Sara Takanashi picks up 61st career World Cup win
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.
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Dec 20, 2021
Ryoyu Kobayashi soars to third World Cup victory of season
Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi won his third World Cup event of the season in Engelberg, Switzerland, on Sunday.
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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.
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Mar 27, 2021
Sara Takanashi sets record with 109th World Cup podium
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.
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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.
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Mar 22, 2021
Sara Takanashi ties World Cup podium record
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.
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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.
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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.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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