Japanese ski jumping legends celebrate Ryoyu Kobayashi’s golden achievement
"It's a gold medal that marks the start of a new page in history, different from my generation," said 1998 Nagano gold medalist Masahiko Harada.
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Ryoyu Kobayashi wins ski jumping gold on the men's normal hill, Japan's first in the discipline since Kazuyoshi Funaki captured silver in Nagano in 1998.
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