ZHANGJIAKOU, China - The Japanese quartet of Sara Takanashi, Yukiya Sato, Yuki Ito and Ryoyu Kobayashi finished fourth in the Olympic debut of mixed team ski jumping at the Beijing Games on Monday.
Takanashi was disqualified in the first round due to a suit violation. As a result, Japan had only its combined points from the three other jumpers, putting it in eighth place ahead of the second round.
