Okabe wins HTB Cup for back-to-back titles

Okabe wins HTB Cup for back-to-back titles

SAPPORO, Japan - Veteran Olympic ski jumper Takanobu Okabe outclassed the field to win the HTB Cup with a pair of mammoth leaps Jan. 14, claiming his second title in as many days at the K-120 Okurayama hill in Hokkaido.

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