11.   The japanese jumpers have traditionally jumped better on the normal hill.

12.   The Japanese jumpers have traditionally jumped better in the normal hill.

13.   Dieter Thoma of Germany, runner-up in the World Cup overall standings, is keeping a wary eye on the rapidly improving Japanese jumpers.

14.   Two years previously Japanese jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki won the first three only to lose out to Hannawald at Bischofshofen in the last.

15.   This season the individual performances of the Japanese jumpers have been particularly lacking in fizz.

16.   Japanese jumpers are putting pressure on World Cup leaders.

17.   Japanese jumpers failed to cheer up a local crowd.

18.   The Japanese jumpers showed the skills which have seen their nordic combined athletes dominate the World Cup in recent years.