Veteran Okabe wins Snow Brand title

Veteran Okabe wins Snow Brand title

SAPPORO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Takanobu Okabe nailed the day's longest jump of 97 meters on his first attempt en route to winning his third straight domestic event of the season at the Snow Brand Cup on the Miyanomori hill in Hokkaido on Jan. 4.

Harada jumps 119.5 meters

Harada jumps 119.5 meters

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Nagano bronze medalist Masahiko Harada of Japan scores the third longest jump of the day Feb. 12 with a leap of 119.5 meters to lead a trio of Japanese jumpers into final of the large hill event at Utah Olympic Park on Feb. 13.

Veteran Okabe wins Snow Brand title

Veteran Okabe wins Snow Brand title

SAPPORO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Takanobu Okabe nailed the day's longest jump of 97 meters on his first attempt en route to winning his third straight domestic event of the season at the Snow Brand Cup on the Miyanomori hill in Hokkaido on Jan. 4. (Kyodo)

Harada jumps 119.5 meters

Harada jumps 119.5 meters

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Nagano bronze medalist Masahiko Harada of Japan scores the third longest jump of the day Feb. 12 with a leap of 119.5 meters to lead a trio of Japanese jumpers into final of the large hill event at Utah Olympic Park on Feb. 13.

Schmitt soars to 7th World Cup win of season+

Schmitt soars to 7th World Cup win of season+

SAPPORO, Japan - Defending World Cup champion Martin Schmitt of Germany continues his hot streak on Jan. 22 in Sapporo, northern Japan, as he wins the Sapporo ski jumping meet for his seventh victory on this season's World Cup circuit. Schmitt, second after a 125.5-meter leap on his first attempt, secured his third consecutive victory with the longest second-round jump of 118 meters in a swirling wind on the K-120 Okurayama hill, site of the 1972 Sapporo large hill competition.