Ryoyu Kobayashi


Ryoyu Kobayashi is a Japanese ski jumper. During the 2018–19 season, he won thirteen World Cup events and won all six possible titles in the World Cup season: overall title, ski flying title, Four Hills Tournament, Raw Air, Planica7, and Willingen Five.

Major Tournament results

Olympics

FIS World Nordic Ski Championships

Ski Flying World Championships

World Cup

Standings

Individual wins

Individual starts (91)

Winter Olympics

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Kobayashi competed in the men's normal hill, placing 7th, as well as the men's large hill, placing 10th. He has also competed in the team event with teammates Taku Takeuchi, Noriaki Kasai, and Daiki Ito, finishing in 6th place.

Personal life

Ryoyu Kobayashi was born on 8 November 1996 in Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. He began skiing at the age of five but began ski jumping in the first grade inspired by his older brother and Japanese ski jumper Junshiro Kobayashi. In 2015, he joined Japanese ski jumping team Tsuchiya Home Ski Team.
He has two older siblings, fellow Japanese ski jumper Junshiro Kobayashi and Yuka Kobayashi.
He attended Morioka Central High School and graduated in 2015.