Japan’s Noriaki Kasai shrugged off his 44 years to grab second place in the latest round of World Cup ski jumping at Vikersund in Norway on Sunday.
Kasai, a two-time Olympic silver medallist, finished on 448 points after jumps of 239.5m and 241.5m.
Poland’s Kamil Stoch won the contest on 466.6 points to close the gap on overall World Cup leader Stefan Kraft with three rounds left this season. Kraft was fifth on Sunday.
Overall standings (after 24 of 27 rounds):
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