Masahiko Harada
Masahiko Harada
Masahiko Haradais a Japanese former ski jumper. He is best remembered for a meltdown at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, which cost the Japanese national team a victory, and his subsequent redemption at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano; the latter of which led to him being affectionately called "Happy Harada"...
avenging career competition event fully hour opportunity prepared time
I can't put an end to my career without avenging this disappointment. I got an opportunity to come to this big event in the eleventh hour but I didn't have time to get myself fully prepared for the competition here.
career fan felt finally good indeed kept last moved moving quits support until
I finally called it quits and it's good that I felt very comfortable with my last jumps. I was moved by the chants of my name. It was indeed all the fan support that kept me moving on with my career until today.
apologize japanese missed people supported
I apologize to all of the officials, the people who supported me, and the Japanese jumpers who missed out on a place on the team.