Noriaki Kasai is described in the public record as Japanese ski jumper. Born in Shimokawa, Japan, in 1972.
Noriaki Kasai (葛西 紀明, Kasai Noriaki; born 6 June 1972) is a Japanese ski jumper. His career achievements include a gold medal at the 1992 Ski Flying World Championships, winning the 1999 Nordic Tournament, individual silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and two individual bronze medals at the 2003 Ski Jumping World Championships. During his career, Kasai has broken numerous ski jumping records. In 2016, he was honoured with two Guinness World Records certificates for the most individual World Cup starts, not only in ski jumping, but in all World Cup disciplines organized by the International Ski Federation. At World Cup level, Kasai competed for a total of 35 seasons between 1988–89 and 2025–26. == Career == === 1988: World Cup debut === Kasai made his World Cup debut on 17 December 1988 in Sapporo, Japan, at the age of 16, reaching 31st place. A year later he performed in his first Nordic World Championships in Lahti, Finland.
Noriaki Kasai is recorded among the figures by whom winter sports is remembered, and the surviving account of that career is the basis on which the reputation rests.
Winter sport careers are shaped by a competition calendar of a few months a year and by conditions that differ at every venue.
