Ito finishes 2nd in STV world ski jumping event

Ito finishes 2nd in STV world ski jumping event

SAPPORO, Japan - Daiki Ito, a member of the Japanese squad for February's Sochi Olympic Games, poses with a trophy after finishing second in the STV international ski jumping event in Sapporo on Jan. 19, 2014.

Veteran Kasai wins STV Cup

Veteran Kasai wins STV Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese veteran Noriaki Kasai soars to victory in the STV Cup event on the K-120 Okurayama Hill in Sapporo on Jan. 10, 2010. Kasai all but booked a spot for the Vancouver Olympics.

Veteran Kasai wins STV Cup

Veteran Kasai wins STV Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese veteran Noriaki Kasai launches off the K-120 Okurayama Hill on his way to winning the STV Cup event in Sapporo, the host city of the 1972 Winter Olympics, on Jan. 10, 2010. Kasai all but booked a spot for the Vancouver Olympics.

Okabe picks up 5th domestic win of season

Okabe picks up 5th domestic win of season

SAPPORO, Japan - Takanobu Okabe soars through the air to win the STV Cup international ski jumping meet on the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 11.

Kaltenboeck comes from behind to win STV Cup ski jumping

Kaltenboeck comes from behind to win STV Cup ski jumping

SAPPORO, Japan - Austria's Bastian Kaltenboeck soars through the air during his second jump at the STV Cup at the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 13. Kaltenboeck won his eighth career title on the Continental Cup, the second-tier international circuit, with 286.1 points.

Higashi wins 1st STV Cup title in 14 years

Higashi wins 1st STV Cup title in 14 years

SAPPORO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Akira Higashi held off two European rivals to win his first STV Cup title in 14 years on Jan 14. Higashi earned a total of 253.8 points from jumps of 128.5 and 125 meters on the K120 Okurayama hill, beating second-place Morten Solem of Norway by 1.2 points. Austria's Bastian Kaltenboeck took third with 246.0.

Okabe wins 3 in a row with STV Cup victory

Okabe wins 3 in a row with STV Cup victory

SAPPORO, Japan - Takanobu Okabe continued his resurgent form to claim yet another overwhelming victory Jan. 15, winning the STV Cup for his third title in as many days in a ski jumping series in Hokkaido.

Miyahira completes winning double at STV Cup

Miyahira completes winning double at STV Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Hideharu Miyahira, who won the HTB International meet Jan. 11, gains victory at the STV Cup International ski jumping meet Jan. 12 on the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo, Hokkaido.

Happonen victorious, Harada sets hill record at STV Cup

Happonen victorious, Harada sets hill record at STV Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Finnish teenager Janne Happonen (C) wins the STV Cup large hill ski jumping meet in Sapporo on Jan. 13, beating runner-up Takanobu Okabe (L) and third-place Masahiko Harada (R). Harada set a hill record with a mammoth 141-meter leap.

Okabe wins 3 in a row with STV Cup victory

Okabe wins 3 in a row with STV Cup victory

SAPPORO, Japan - Takanobu Okabe continued his resurgent form to claim yet another overwhelming victory Jan. 15, winning the STV Cup for his third title in as many days in a ski jumping series in Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

Higashi wins 1st STV Cup title in 14 years

Higashi wins 1st STV Cup title in 14 years

SAPPORO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Akira Higashi held off two European rivals to win his first STV Cup title in 14 years on Jan 14. Higashi earned a total of 253.8 points from jumps of 128.5 and 125 meters on the K120 Okurayama hill, beating second-place Morten Solem of Norway by 1.2 points. Austria's Bastian Kaltenboeck took third with 246.0. (Kyodo)

Kaltenboeck comes from behind to win STV Cup ski jumping

Kaltenboeck comes from behind to win STV Cup ski jumping

SAPPORO, Japan - Austria's Bastian Kaltenboeck soars through the air during his second jump at the STV Cup at the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 13. Kaltenboeck won his eighth career title on the Continental Cup, the second-tier international circuit, with 286.1 points. (Kyodo)

Okabe picks up 5th domestic win of season

Okabe picks up 5th domestic win of season

SAPPORO, Japan - Takanobu Okabe soars through the air to win the STV Cup international ski jumping meet on the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 11. (Kyodo)

Happonen victorious, Harada sets hill record at STV Cup

Happonen victorious, Harada sets hill record at STV Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Finnish teenager Janne Happonen (C) wins the STV Cup large hill ski jumping meet in Sapporo on Jan. 13, beating runner-up Takanobu Okabe (L) and third-place Masahiko Harada (R). Harada set a hill record with a mammoth 141-meter leap.

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL

GREGORY'S GIRL [Br 1981] DEE HEPBURN AND JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR PRODUCED BY LAKE/NFFC/STV Date: 1981

Slovenia's Jaka Hvala wins STV Cup ski jumping

Slovenia's Jaka Hvala wins STV Cup ski jumping

(From L) Runner-up Taku Takeuchi of Japan, winner Jaka Hvala of Slovenia and third-placed Daiki Ito of Japan pose on the podium of the STV Cup ski jumping competition at Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium in Sapporo on Jan. 24, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Veteran Kasai wins STV Cup

Veteran Kasai wins STV Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese veteran Noriaki Kasai launches off the K-120 Okurayama Hill on his way to winning the STV Cup event in Sapporo, the host city of the 1972 Winter Olympics, on Jan. 10, 2010. Kasai all but booked a spot for the Vancouver Olympics. (Kyodo)

Veteran Kasai wins STV Cup

Veteran Kasai wins STV Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese veteran Noriaki Kasai soars to victory in the STV Cup event on the K-120 Okurayama Hill in Sapporo on Jan. 10, 2010. Kasai all but booked a spot for the Vancouver Olympics. (Kyodo)

Miyahira completes winning double at STV Cup

Miyahira completes winning double at STV Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Hideharu Miyahira, who won the HTB International meet Jan. 11, gains victory at the STV Cup International ski jumping meet Jan. 12 on the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo, Hokkaido. (Kyodo)