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The Japanese ski federation announced the names of the jumpers who will represent the Land of the Rising Sun in the upcoming World Championships in Falun.
Wednesday 11 February 2015 2 minutes reading time
Those selected are the following:
ITO Daiki (1985) KASAI Noriaki (1972) KOBAYASHI Junshiro (1991) SAKUYAMA Kento (1990) Taku Takeuchi (1987) Kasai, Ito and Takeuchi were sure the place gi & agrave; for several weeks. Now the coaching staff decided to add even Kobayashi and Sakuyama. If you really want to find the name of an excluded "excellent", to be identified in Reruhi Shimizu. However quest''ultimo, author of a convincing Grand Prix, has labored exceedingly during the 'winter, so you can not & ograve; some speak of a "surprise".
At the individual level the medal hopes of Japan to pass all Noriaki Kasai, finished on the podium four times in the current season. Daiki Ito, inconstant as few, pu & ograve; be considered rather an outsider.
In the team event the Japanese will start among the favorites in the composite test, while on paper appear in the "second row" in the race to the podium of the men's trial.
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