Olympics: Kobayashi leaps into large hill contention

Ryoyu Kobayashi soared into contention for the Pyeongchang Olympics men's large hill title on Friday by qualifying an impressive third for the final.Kobayashi, who cracked the top 10 in the normal hill last weekend by finishing seventh, produced the day's biggest jump of 143.5 meters for 127.6 points, garnering the biggest cheers on another frosty night at Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre.The 21-year-old Kobayashi will trail a pair of Norwegians, leader Robert Johansson (131.9 points) and Johann Andre Forfang (128.7), going into Saturday's final."I rode the wind well," said Kobayashi, a first-ti…READ FULL ARTICLE