Noriaki Kasai

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From left, Austria's Andreas Kofler, second placed, Norway's Anders Bardal, first placed, and Japan's Noriaki Kasai, third placed, pose on the podium at the end of the WC ski jump event in Trondheim, Norway, Friday March 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Ned Alley, NTB Scanpix) NORWAY OUT Photo: Ned Alley / NTB scanpix

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Japan's Noriaki Kasai smiles after winning the bronze during the ski jumping large hill team competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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Japan's Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito and Noriaki Kasai, from left, celebrate winning the bronze during the ski jumping large hill team competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

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Japan's Taku Takeuchi, left, Reruhi Shimizu and Noriaki Kasai, from left, celebrate winning the bronze during the ski jumping large hill team competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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Japan's Noriaki Kasai celebrates winning the silver as Poland's gold medal winner Kamil Stoch and Slovenia's bronze medal winner Peter Prevc, from left, applaud during the flower ceremony after the ski jumping large hill final at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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Japan's Noriaki Kasai, left, celebrates winning the silver after the ski jumping large hill final at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Japan's silver medal winner Noriaki Kasai congratulates Slovenia's bronze medal winner Peter Prevc, left, during the ski jumping large hill final at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)