Noriaki Kasai had a bittersweet Valentine's Day.On Wednesday, teammate Yuki Ito, who finished out of the medals in ninth in the Pyeongchang Olympics women's ski jumping on Monday, gave Kasai a box of chocolates before boarding her flight back to Japan.Kasai's conversation with Ito, who is half the 46-year-old legend's age, brought her to tears. But for Kasai, the talk only amped up his motivation for Saturday's large hill final."I took it pretty personally," Kasai said Thursday on the eve of large hill qualifying. "Before she left yesterday, she came over to give me chocolates. I ate them r…READ FULL ARTICLE
