Intense Aerial Battle, A Fulfilling Silver - Beijing Olympics Ski Jumping Large Hill Individual Event

It showed the negative side of ski jumping

In stark contrast to the mixed team event

It was packed with all the interesting aspects of ski jumping

It became the best individual event.

Both the viewers and the competitors must have been thrilled.

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It was a match that can certainly be counted as one of the best games of this season.

In particularthe gold medalist Lindvik and the silver medalist Ryoyu Kobayashi's

intense, superhuman battle was enjoyable.

Match development

Gentle wind

I think there were some advantages and disadvantages.

I think there were also crosswinds.

However, there were no athletes jumping too far even with the high gate

many athletes produced big jumps

and made guts poses with jumps they were satisfied with

making it a pleasant match.

Amidst that, those who have shown strength this season

Lindvik, Ryoyu Kobayashi, and Geiger

monopolized the podium in the overall 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.

LINDVIK Marius

Lindvik, who hit his stride before Beijing

Would this form last until Beijing?

I personally focused on this, but there were no issues regarding that.

Since Ryoyu was not in peak condition, Lindvik had the technical advantage.

However, in the normal hill

he showed uncharacteristic stiffness and, unable to resist the poor conditions, settled for 7th place.

An uncharacteristic jump, on a hill where landing a telemark is difficult.

Despite being the top contender for gold, he entered the large hill with elements of uncertainty.

After placing 2nd in the first round by just over a meter, he went into the second round.

He ignored the poor conditions, flew to the HS, and landed a perfect telemark.

Perfect

He conquered himself, paved the way to the gold medal, and seized it.

Flawless, there is nothing else to say but bravo.

Kobayashi Ryoyu

He had shown some shaky jumps the day before, but

he flew normally in the trial round, dispelling any anxiety, and then

in the first round of the main event

he took advantage of favorable conditions and

He showed a jump of 142m, exceeding the HS, and furthermore, landed a perfect telemark.

If he were in top form, I think he would have flown to a point where he couldn't stick the landing, but

it didn't quite reach that far.

However, he took the lead.

The highly anticipated second jump.

Lindvik, who jumped before him, landed a perfect jump and applied pressure, and

with a slightly off takeoff and skis wobbling due to poor conditions,

he fell just one step short of the gold medal.

While a perfect jump was necessary to beat Lindvik,

that slight wobble was fatal...

However, it was an overwhelming silver medal with a jump that approached the HS.

The only word that comes to mind is amazing.

The battle between Lindvik and Ryoyu Kobayashi in the second round

was more exciting and moving than the normal hill.

It was incredible, I cannot put it into words.

GEIGER Karl

World rank number 1 this season.

He fought against Ryoyu Kobayashi and Lindvik with outstanding consistency and showed off his strength, but

he unexpectedly hit a wall at the Olympics.

He was completely unable to adapt to the altitude and the ski jump hill.

The German team was at rock bottom along with this person's poor form.

I thought these Olympics were already a lost cause.

Even when the stage actually moved to the large hill, things didn't sharpen up...

The struggle was such that he was pumping his fist just for clearing the K-point.

It felt completely unnatural for such a top-tier athlete to pump his fist just for clearing the K-point, but

the results would eventually bear fruit.

From the qualifying round the day before to the second jump of the main event, he pumped his fist on every jump,

Geiger kept encouraging himself.

He put together the best jumps he could possibly do for both rounds,

and pulled in a bronze medal through sheer willpower.

The pride of the yellow bib.

The mentality of just continuing to deliver good jumps, and

if you can make a good jump, celebrate it properly.

The look of complete relief when the scores came out.

His tears after winning the medal were impressive.

Incidentally, the entire German team improved their form.

Just when I thought the team event was hopeless, they threw their hat into the ring as medal contenders.

The defeated strong contenders

Stoch, who found the possibility of a medal by putting together two of his best jumps.

If conditions had been a little more in his favor, he might have won a medal.

The immense pressure and the sight of tears were truly shocking...

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P. Prevc, who showed perfect preparation and had found the potential for a medal,

failed to land a Telemark and dropped out of the medal contention.

Kraft, who was in good form and aiming for his long-cherished medal, was swallowed by the conditions in the first round,

and it was all over...

The Olympic stage is not an easy place...

The Japanese team

Yukiya Sato finished 15th.

His timing was late on both jumps, and he couldn't fly comfortably.

It is no exaggeration to say that he was the only one who finished the individual event without making a guts pose.

His standards are high, so I don't think a guts pose comes out easily, but

if we can see a guts pose in the team event, the possibility of a medal for Japan will emerge.

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Junshiro Kobayashi finished 24th.

In the second round, he extended his flight distance for the first time in a while,

and made a guts pose.

It must have felt like he was finally able to fly comfortably. It was cool.

First, he created a good flow for the team event.

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In the first round, Naoki Nakamura delivered a satisfying jump on the Olympic stage.

Although he finished in 29th place,

he had been going through a difficult time during the middle of the World Cup season.

To finally land a big jump on the grand stage of the Olympics,

I think he must have felt great and been incredibly happy.

I hope he shows us another good jump in the team event as well.