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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura (R) of Japan and compatriot Ren Nikaido smile after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura (R) of Japan and compatriot Ren Nikaido pose after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan (R) and compatriot Ren Nikaido pose after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan (R) and compatriot Ren Nikaido pose after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan (R) and compatriot Ren Nikaido pose after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver and bronze, respectively, in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Ski jumping: World Cup in Sapporo

Naoki Nakamura of Japan poses after winning the World Cup men's ski jumping silver in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Nordico - Innsbruck - Four Hills Tournament

SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Nordico - Innsbruck - Four Hills Tournament

Innsbruck 03.01.2026 Skoki narciarskie FIS Puchar Swiata 74. Turniej Czterech Skoczni sezon 2025/2026 treningi przed kwalifikacjami do konkursu KO w Innsbrucku --- Ski jumping FIS World Cup 74th Four Hills Tournament. Trainings before qualifiers for KO competition in Innsbruck, Austria nz Naoki Nakamura Fot. Kai Taller/Arena Akcj

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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes during men's ski jumping large hill HS142 at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 29, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP LARGE HILL

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP LARGE HILL

FALUN, SWEDEN 20251126Japan's Naoki Nakamura jumps in Wednesday night's competition in the men's ski jumping World Cup, large hill, at Lugnet stadium in Falun.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

Japan's Naoki Nakamura after his second jump in Tuesday's final competition in the men's ski jumping World Cup, normal hill HS95, at the Lugnet Stadium in Falun, Sweden, November 25, 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

Japan's Naoki Nakamura after his second jump in Tuesday's final competition in the men's ski jumping World Cup, normal hill HS95, at the Lugnet Stadium in Falun, Sweden, November 25, 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

Japan's Naoki Nakamura after his second jump in Tuesday's final competition in the men's ski jumping World Cup, normal hill HS95, at the Lugnet Stadium in Falun, Sweden, November 25, 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP NORMAL HILL

Japan's Naoki Nakamura jumps in Tuesday's final competition in the Men's Ski Jumping World Cup, normal hill HS95, at the Lugnet Stadium in Falun, Sweden, November 25, 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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FIS Ruka Nordic 2024 in Kuusamo, Finland

FIS Ruka Nordic 2024 in Kuusamo, Finland

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes during the men's ski jumping Large Hill HS142 at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on December 1, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruka Nordic Opening 2023

Ruka Nordic Opening 2023

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes during men's ski jumping HS 142 competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 26, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Lake Placid

Ski jumping: World Cup in Lake Placid

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi (L) and Naoki Nakamura celebrate after coming third in the men's team competition at a ski jumping World Cup meet on Feb. 11, 2023, in Lake Placid, New York.

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Nakamura wins Akutagawa Prize

Nakamura wins Akutagawa Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Fuminori Nakamura (L), who won the 133rd Akutagawa Prize, and Minato Shukawa, who won the 133rd Naoki Prize, shake hands in Tokyo on July 14.

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Ruka Nordic Opening

Ruka Nordic Opening

Winners Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway (L) and Stefan Kraft of Austria (C) and third placed Naoki Nakamura of Japan (R) pose with Father Christmas after the ski jumping HS 142 competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 27, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruka Nordic Opening

Ruka Nordic Opening

Winners Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway (L) and Stefan Kraft of Austria (C) and third placed Naoki Nakamura of Japan (R) pose after the ski jumping HS 142 competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 27, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruka Nordic Opening

Ruka Nordic Opening

Third placed Naoki Nakamura of Japan pose after the ski jumping HS 142 competition pose at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 27, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruka Nordic Opening

Ruka Nordic Opening

Naoki Nakamura of Japan (L) and Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway (R) after the second round of the ski jumping HS 142 competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 27, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruka Nordic Opening

Ruka Nordic Opening

Naoki Nakamura of Japan (L), Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway (C) and Stefan Kraft of Austria (R) competes during the second round of the ski jumping HS 142 competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 27, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruka Nordic Opening

Ruka Nordic Opening

Naoki Nakamura of Japan (L), Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway (C) and Stefan Kraft of Austria (R) competes during the second round of the ski jumping HS 142 competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 27, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruka Nordic Opening

Ruka Nordic Opening

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes during the second round of the ski jumping HS 142 competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 27, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruka Nordic Opening

Ruka Nordic Opening

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes during the first round of the ski jumping HS 142 competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 27, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruka Nordic Opening

Ruka Nordic Opening

Naoki Nakamura of Japan competes during the first round of the ski jumping HS 142 competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 27, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruka Nordic Opening

Ruka Nordic Opening

Naoki Nakamura of Japan during the ski jumping HS 142 qualification at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 26, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-MEN'S TEAM (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-MEN'S TEAM (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nakamura Naoki of Japan reacts during ski jumping men's team final round at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-MEN'S TEAM (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-MEN'S TEAM (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nakamura Naoki of Japan reacts during ski jumping men's team at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nakamura Naoki of Japan competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nakamura Naoki of Japan competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nakamura Naoki of Japan competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nakamura Naoki of Japan reacts during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING (CN)

(220206) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nakamura Naoki of Japan competes during Ski Jumping Men's Normal Hill Individual 1st Round at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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(SP)POLAND-ZAKOPANE-SKI JUMPING-WORLD CUP-MEN'S LARGE HILL TEAM

(SP)POLAND-ZAKOPANE-SKI JUMPING-WORLD CUP-MEN'S LARGE HILL TEAM

(220116) -- ZAKOPANE, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nakamura Naoki of Japan competes during the men's large hill team competition at the ski jumping World Cup in Zakopane, Poland, Jan. 15, 2022. (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz/Xinhua)

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Ski jumping: World Cup team event

Ski jumping: World Cup team event

Japanese ski jumpers (clockwise from top R) Ryoyu Kobayashi, Junshiro Kobayashi, Yukiya Sato and and Naoki Nakamura pose for photos after finishing third in the men's team competition at a World Cup event in Zakopane, Poland, on Jan. 15, 2022.

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Ski jumping: World Cup team event

Ski jumping: World Cup team event

Japanese ski jumpers (from L) Ryoyu Kobayashi, Naoki Nakamura, Junshiro Kobayashi and Yukiya Sato pose for photos after finishing third in the men's team competition at a World Cup event in Zakopane, Poland, on Jan. 15, 2022.

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Tokyo Olympics: Swimming

Tokyo Olympics: Swimming

Japanese swimmers (from L) Ryosuke Irie, Ryuya Mura, Naoki Mizunuma and Katsumi Nakamura pose for a photo after finishing sixth in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 1, 2021, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

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Nakamura wins Akutagawa Prize

Nakamura wins Akutagawa Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Fuminori Nakamura (L), who won the 133rd Akutagawa Prize, and Minato Shukawa, who won the 133rd Naoki Prize, shake hands in Tokyo on July 14. (Kyodo)

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Ski jumping: Naoki Nakamura

Ski jumping: Naoki Nakamura

Composite photo shows Japanese ski jumper Naoki Nakamura soaring at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, on Feb. 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: Japan wins men's team large hill ski jumping

Asian Games: Japan wins men's team large hill ski jumping

Japanese ski jumper Masamitsu Ito (top C) sits on the shoulders of his teammates (from L) Naoki Nakamura, Yukiya Sato and Yuken Iwasa after winning the men's team large hill event at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo on Feb. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese ski jumper Nakamura leaps toward Sapporo night view

Japanese ski jumper Nakamura leaps toward Sapporo night view

Japanese ski jumper Naoki Nakamura leaps toward the night view of Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 24, 2017, during the men's large hill individual event at the Asian Winter Games. Nakamura won the event at Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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