PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA ¨C The Japan trio of Ryoyu Kobayashi, Noriaki Kasai and Daiki Ito failed to medal in the men¡¯s normal hill jump on Saturday night at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre.
Germany¡¯s Andreas Wellinger won the gold medal with a final round jump of 113.5 meters for a total score of 259.3 points.
Norway¡¯s Johann Forfang took the silver with 109.5 and 250.9, while compatriot Robert Johansson claimed the bronze with 113.5 and 249.7.
Kobayashi finished in seventh place after a jump of 108.0 for a score of 240.8 in the final round.
Kobayashi had the best jump from the Japan team in the first round, soaring to 108 and getting a score of 120.2. He was in ninth place going into the final round.
Ito managed 102.0 and 214.7 in the final round to place 20th.
Ito was 19th with a jump of 103 and a tally of 110.3 in the first round.
Kasai, competing in his eighth Winter Olympics, came in 21st with 99.0 and 213.3.
Kaisai was 16th after the opening round following a leap of 104.5 for a mark of 113.9.
Junshiro Kobayashi only managed a jump of 93.0 with a score of 98.8 and failed to advance to the, final round, when the field of 50 was cut to 30.
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