Olympics: Japan sticks with Kasai for ski jumping team event

Japan coach Chiharu Saito has stuck with struggling veteran Noriaki Kasai for Monday's Pyeongchang Olympic ski jumping team competition.A night after eight-time Winter Olympian Kasai failed to advance to the final round of the large hill event, Saito on Sunday said Kasai will jump third for Japan.Taku Takeuchi will lead off, followed by Daiki Ito with Ryoyu Kobayashi, who has been the best jumper for Japan at these games, anchoring the unit. Kobayashi's brother Junshiro was left out.Saito said the experience of the 45-year-old Kasai, Takeuchi and Ito -- who helped Japan secure the team bron…READ FULL ARTICLE