thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Sports

Yukio Kasaya, who won Japan's first-ever Olympic gold and help usher in a new era of enthusiasm for winter sports in the country, died from heart disease on Tuesday morning at a hospital in Sapporo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/04/26/ski-jump-yukio-kasaya-obituary/ #sports #yukiokasaya #obit #skijumping #olympics #joc

ianRobinson, 1 month ago to random

Ski jumping world record broken by Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi. Jumped 291m. The drone following him is ace as well!

https://youtube.com/shorts/G13j_rcsyM0

#SkiJumping

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to random

Japan's Noriaki Kasai finished 28th at a ski jumping World Cup event in Finland on Sunday, earning his first tournament point in five seasons at an overseas meet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/05/more-sports/ski-jumping-kasai-world-cup/ #moresports #skijumping #noriakikasai

CarveHerName, 3 months ago to history

#OnThisDay, 11 Feb 2014, women ski jump for the first time at the winter Olympics. Carina Vogt (pictured) wins gold.

Previous objections to the event included a man saying, in 2005, that it was “not appropriate for ladies from a medical point of view”. In 2005.

#WinterOlympics #ThisGirlCan #SkiJumping #Histodons

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to random

Ryoyu Kobayashi was the runner-up at a ski jumping World Cup meet for the second day in a row. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/05/more-sports/kobayashi-second-place-germany/?utm_content=bufferf4634&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #ryoyukobayashi #skijumping

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to random

Ryoyu Kobayashi notched his 31st career win on the World Cup circuit and first of the season in Wisla, Poland, on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/01/15/more-sports/kobayashi-first-win-world-cup-season/?utm_content=buffer62782&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #ryoyukobayashi #skijumpingworldcup #skijumping

appassionato, 5 months ago to photography

Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud in action during the first round at the 4 Hills Tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, January 1. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

@photography
#SkiJumping

fileneed, 1 year ago to random

Primož Roglič, Mitja Mežnar, Tarvisio 2x FTW
2007: Ski jumping youth world champions in team event
2023: Mitja runs down and helps push Primož after the chain drop in the ITT final of the Giro
#Giro #SkiJumping