The favorite of the hosts Ryoyu Kobayashi won the second start of the Ski Jumping World Cup on the large hill in the Japanese winter resort of Sapporo, BTA reports.
The 28-year-old Japanese, who triumphed yesterday, collected 278.4 points after recording attempts of 132.0 and 137 meters. It was Kobayashi's 34th individual win of his career.
Norway's Marius Lindvik finished second with 274.2 points (136.0 and 131.0 meters), while his compatriot Johan Andre Forfang was third with 268.7 points (129.0 and 136.0).
Kobayashi, a gold medalist in the small hill and silver medalist in the large hill at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games, had not finished higher than fifth this season before Saturday's victory.
The two-time Grand Crystal Globe winner appears to have regained his form, with Sapporo hosting the final round of the World Cup before the World Championships in Trondheim, Norway, which begin on February 26.
Austrian Daniel Chofenich leads the season's overall standings with 1,606 points. He remained fourth with 262.1 points. After him are Jan Hörl with 1423, Kraft with 1027 points and others.
Bulgarian Vladimir Zografski did not participate in the competition. He occupies the 30th position in the standings with 110 points.