Akinomaki 34,218 Posted January 11, 2014 The veteran of ski-jumping, my second most favourite sport, Noriaki Kasai has made it – a world cup win at the age 41 – a record (other than Kyokutenho he already had 15 wins in his youth). 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenjimoto 39 Posted January 11, 2014 Remarkable victory, for sure. Did I hear rumors that Takanobu Okabe is also planning to make a comeback? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,218 Posted January 12, 2014 Okabe was there, 35th in the qualification on Friday, only up to the 29th qualified: http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2014/JP/3796/2014JP3796RLQ.pdf Maybe to be there when the record as the eldest winner was taken away from him? I was waiting the whole season to post this off-topic, expecting Kasai to win one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenjimoto 39 Posted January 12, 2014 Another strong podium by Kasai today. I guess he'll take aim at a couple Olympic medals next... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,218 Posted January 20, 2014 Okabe (43) is now 27th in the Continental cup (ski-jump juryo) after finishing joint 2nd in Sapporo (normal hill). He basically was in all international class events which were held in Japan. And Takanashi (17) has surpassed Kasai's 16 world cup wins and is the sole best Japanese ski-jumping athlete, with 17 wins international top in the women's World cup – but will she get the gold medal ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,218 Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) Kasai appears in the sumo related news: For his 7th Olympics he is the captain of Team Japan. At the team-start ceremony yesterday he made a Waka/Taka like acceptance speech with 4-kanji phrase(s) like at ozeki/yokozuna promotions:using first futou-fukutsu 不撓不屈: indomitable (spirit in training by each),then: ichii-senshin 一意専心: wholeheartedly (challenging at the Games).http://www.daily.co.jp/general/2014/01/21/1p_0006651399.shtmlhttp://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/winter/news/20140120-OHT1T00151.htm New darling of the masses Takanashi (looks like she's succeeding table tennis’s Ai-chan) is of course number 1 hope for a gold medal. Edited January 21, 2014 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,218 Posted January 21, 2014 Futou-fukutsu was used by Taka both for ozeki and yokozuna promotion, ichi-i-senshin was used by Waka for ozeki.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxSznYJMLxEhttp://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2014/01/21/kiji/K20140121007428200.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 16,696 Posted January 21, 2014 Perhaps not so coincidentally, Kasai was born the same year as Taka. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kuroimori 1,633 Posted January 21, 2014 Perhaps not so coincidentally, Kasai was born the same year as Taka. ...and also in the same country as Taka!!! ;-) sorry, just being in a silly mood now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenjimoto 39 Posted January 22, 2014 I'll be hugely disappointed if Sara doesn't win gold in Sochi. The Japanese team with Yuki Ito et al. should also take the team gold, especially with the Austrians weakened by our best lady jumper out with injury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,218 Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) After Kasai pulled another Kyokutenho with becoming the oldest Olympic individual medal winner in ski-jumping - and his first this time – many rikishi are deeply moved, especially those who had to overcome injury and kyujo like him to then deliver a result. He always talked about going for gold and actually missed it only like in a photo finish – last year that sounded just like Jokoryu announcing to go for yokozuna, but now he really has become a legend. The joy about his success soothed my feeling of “zannen” about Takanashi and Asada failing to win a medal. Tochinowaka gets inspired to promise to go for a kinboshi instead kin(gold)-medal. www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20140221-1260570.html Harumafuji said he received vigour: “I thought that it's not appropriate now to say the leg hurts.” www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140219-1259913.html Edited February 21, 2014 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
