Ryoyu Kobayashi
Ryōyū Kobayashi (小林 陵侑, Kobayashi Ryōyū, born 8 November 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. During the 2018–19 season, he won thirteen World Cup events and won all six possible titles in the World Cup season: overall title, ski flying title, Four Hills Tournament, Raw Air, Planica7, and Willingen Five.[2][3]
| Ryōyū Kobayashi 小林 陵侑 | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Born | 8 November 1996 Hachimantai, Iwate, Japan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Ski club | Tsuchiya Home Ski Team |
| Personal best | 252 m (827 ft)  Planica, 24 March 2019 |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 2016–present |
| Individual wins | 16 |
| Indiv. podiums | 29 |
| Team podiums | 4 |
| Indiv. starts | 109 |
| Team starts | 30 |
| Overall titles | 1 (2019) |
| Four Hills titles | 1 (2019) |
| Ski Flying titles | 1 (2019) |
| Raw Air titles | 1 (2019) |
Medal record
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Major Tournament results
Olympics
| Year | Place | NH | LH | Team LH |
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| 2018 |  Pyeongchang |
7 | 10 | 6 |
FIS World Nordic Ski Championships
| Year | Place | NH | LH | Team LH | Mixed NH |
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| 2017 |  Lahti |
— | — | 7 | — |
| 2019 |  Seefeld |
14 | 4 |  |
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Ski Flying World Championships
| Year | Place | Individual | Team |
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| 2018 |  Oberstdorf |
16 | — |
World Cup
Standings
| Season | Overall | 4H | SF | RA | W6 | T5 | P7 |
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| 2015/16 | 42 | — | 38 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016/17 | — | 43 | — | 39 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017/18 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 11 | — | N/A | 9 |
| 2018/19 |  | | | | | N/A | |
| 2019/20 | | 4 | 4 |  | 6 | | N/A |
| 2020/21 | 11 | 6 | 7 | N/A |
Individual wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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| 1 | 2018/19 | 24 November 2018 | Ruka | Rukatunturi HS142 (night) | LH |
| 2 | 25 November 2018 | Ruka | Rukatunturi HS142 (night) | LH | |
| 3 | 2 December 2018 |  Nizhny Tagil | Tramplin Stork HS134 (night) | LH | |
| 4 | 16 December 2018 |  Engelberg | Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS140 | LH | |
| 5 | 30 December 2018 | Oberstdorf | Schattenbergschanze HS137 (night) | LH | |
| 6 | 1 January 2019 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Große Olympiaschanze HS140 | LH | |
| 7 | 4 January 2019 | Innsbruck | Bergiselschanze HS130 | LH | |
| 8 | 6 January 2019 | Bischofshofen | Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS142 (night) | LH | |
| 9 | 12 January 2019 |  Val di Fiemme | Trampolino dal Ben HS135 (night) | LH | |
| 10 | 2 February 2019 | Oberstdorf | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS235 (night) | FH | |
| 11 | 17 February 2019 | Willingen | Mühlenkopfschanze HS145 | LH | |
| 12 | 14 March 2019 |  Trondheim | Granåsen HS138 (night) | LH | |
| 13 | 24 March 2019 |  Planica | Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS240 | FH | |
| 14 | 2019/20 | 15 December 2019 | Klingenthal | Vogtland Arena HS140 (night) | LH |
| 15 | 22 December 2019 | Engelberg | Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS140 | LH | |
| 16 | 29 December 2019 | Oberstdorf | Schattenbergschanze HS137 (night) | LH |
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Winter Olympics
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Kobayashi competed in the men's normal hill, placing 7th, as well as the men's large hill, placing 10th. He has also competed in the team event with teammates Taku Takeuchi, Noriaki Kasai, and Daiki Ito, finishing in 6th place.[2]
Personal life
Ryōyū Kobayashi was born on 8 November 1996 in Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.[4] He began skiing at the age of five but began ski jumping in the first grade inspired by his older brother and Japanese ski jumper Junshiro Kobayashi.[4] In 2015, he joined Japanese ski jumping team Tsuchiya Home Ski Team.[4]
He has two older siblings: Junshirō Kobayashi and Yūka Kobayashi. He also has younger brother Tatsunao Kobayashi. They all are ski jumpers.
He attended Morioka Central High School and graduated in 2015.[4]
References
- "Ryoyu KOBAYASHI". olympicchannel.com. Olympic Channel Services. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- "Ryoyu Kobayashi". Pyeongchang 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- Pete Sharland (6 January 2019). "Ryoyu Kobayashi creates history with Four Hills grand slam". Eurosport.
- "小林 陵侑 | チーム土屋について 【TEAM TSUCHIYA】". www.tsuchiya.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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