Takanobu Okabe (岡部 孝信, Okabe Takanobu) (born 26 October 1970) is a Japanese former ski jumper. (wikipedia)
It's not easy to win three events in a row. A victory always gives you a lot of confidence. Hopefully, I can make a jump of my own style to win a medal in the Olympics.
Jumping (that far) in the final run was nothing to be proud of. This was really difficult. I thought if I could get lucky on my first jump, I might have a chance.
It's good to finish in a one-digit position. I'll try to continue performing well.
There's a difference between us and the other countries' jumpers and we make blunders. I thought we might do a little better but we just couldn't give our full strength. We simply were not at our best.
