Noriaki Kasai's first event of the Pyeongchang Olympics ended in a 21st place on Sunday as the legendary 45-year-old flyer was distant from the podium in the men's normal hill ski jumping.Making his record eighth Winter Olympic appearance, Kasai, who was given the honor of carrying Japan's flag in the opening ceremony, landed jumps of 104.5 and 99.0 meters for a total score of 213.3.Andreas Wellinger of Germany won his second career Olympic gold medal, adding to the large hill team gold he won in Sochi. He beat the Norwegian pair of Johann Andre Forfang and Robert Johansson, who claimed sil…READ FULL ARTICLE