Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi on Saturday added the Beijing Olympic men's ski jumping large hill silver medal to the normal hill gold he won six days ago.

Kobayashi became the second Japanese to medal on both hills at the same Olympics, after Kazuyoshi Funaki in 1998, but failed in his bid to be the first to win both.

The Japan ace took the lead with the longest first-round jump of 142 meters, worth 147.0 points, at Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre but could not match the evening's best, Norway's Marius Lindvik's 151.3-point final leap.

Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan competes in the first round of the men's large hill individual ski jumping at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 12, 2022, at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kobayashi's second jump of 138 meters earned him 145.8 points and second place ahead of German bronze medalist Karl Geiger. Poland's Kamil Stoch, the last jumper to win gold in both the large and normal hills at an Olympics, in 2014, was fourth.

"It's difficult to describe my feelings. I'm very happy, but a little frustrated at the same time for missing the gold," Kobayashi said. "But overall, I performed both jumps well and Lindvik had such a good jump, so I was defeated."

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi (C) is congratulated by teammates after finishing second in the men's large hill individual ski jumping at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 12, 2022, at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

If Kobayashi had won, he could have been the fourth jumper, and the first non-European to win a double gold in individual events.

He said he knew the 23-year-old Lindvik had a great second flight ahead of him after hearing the cheers for his jump, and thought on landing his own that "it fell a little short."

Nonetheless, Kobayashi pumped his fist, satisfied for being able to deliver his jump.

The 25-year-old Kobayashi, who started his YouTube channel last summer in a bid to make ski jumping more familiar in a country where the sport is less popular compared to Europe, said he hoped the heat at the games would attract more fans in Japan.

"With young Lindvik winning the games, I think many Japanese enjoyed this. I hope they will stay interested and watch the World Cup, too."

As for the final remaining event, the men's team, Kobayashi said, "We all have various issues to address, and I want to do my best so I can perform well."

Japan's Yukiya Sato finished 15th, Kobayashi's older brother Junshiro 24th, and compatriot Naoki Nakamura 29th.

Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan competes in the final round of the men's large hill individual ski jumping at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 12, 2022, at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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