Ryōyū Kobayashi

[4][5][6] With 252 metres (827 ft), the third longest jump in history, he is the current Japanese record holder.

In a nonofficial event near Akureyri on Iceland, in April 2024 he achieved a distance of 291 m after being around 10 seconds in the air and landing smoothly.

[9] Short after end of 2022/2023 season, he announced that he left the team after 8 years and he's planning to create his own club 'Team Roy’.

[9] On his own YouTube channel he shares vlogs from competitions, private life, free time and training.

He has also competed in the team event with teammates Taku Takeuchi, Noriaki Kasai, and Daiki Ito, finishing in 6th place.

Tayama Jumping Hill in Hachimantai, where he made his first ski jumps