The 25-year-old Ehime Prefecture native completed the race in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds. He shattered his previous personal-best time by more than 5 minutes.
The 2019 Rugby World Cup standout passed his entrance exam for Juntendo University School of Medicine.
Takanashi fell in love with ski jumping the first time she tried it. “I found it was really fun when I jumped. I enjoyed flying like...