Japan takes bronze in team Nordic combined
Japan’s Ryota Yamamoto crosses the finish in third in the team Nordic combined event at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday.
21:17 JST, February 17, 2022
Japan took the bronze medal in the team Nordic combined event at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday.
The squad featuring Hideaki Nagai, 38, Ryota Yamamoto, 24, Yoshito Watabe, 30, and Akito Watabe, 33, secured Japan’s first team Nordic combined medal since the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics when it soared to gold.
From left, Japan’s Yoshito Watabe, Hideaki Nagai, Akito Watabe and Ryota Yamamoto after finishing third in the team Nordic combined event at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday.
Akito Watabe earned his second medal in Beijing, following a bronze in the individual Nordic combined on the large hill.
In skiing, Japan has racked up a record eight medals in Beijing, surpassing its haul of seven at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
"SPORTS" POPULAR ARTICLE
JN ACCESS RANKING
