Olympics: More than hard work needed to be the best, says Ryoyu Kobayashi

Ryoyu Kobayashi, who claimed Japan's first Olympic ski jumping gold in 24 years after triumphing in the men's normal hill event, said Tuesday it takes more than just hard work and natural talent to reach the pinnacle.With 26 World Cup wins -- the most by any Japanese male ski jumper -- and two Four Hills titles, Kobayashi is as well-credentialed as anyone, but the 25-year-old said that does not make winning an Olympic medal any easier."You need to be unquestionably good to keep winning on the World Cup circuit. But what makes winning in the Olympics hard is that you have to be in your best …READ FULL ARTICLE