Ren Nikaidō

Ren Nikaidō
Personal information
Born (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001
Ebetsu, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportSkiing
ClubNIPPON BEER
World Cup career
Seasons2019–present
Indiv. starts97
Indiv. podiums4
Indiv. wins1
Team starts14
Team podiums2
Team wins1
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)230.5 m (756 ft)
Oberstdorf, 23 January 2026
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Individual LH
2026 Milano Cortina Individual NH
2026 Milano Cortina Mixed team
Men's ski flying
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2026 Oberstdorf Team
2026 Oberstdorf Individual
Updated on 07 January 2026

Ren Nikaidō (二階堂 蓮, Nikaidō Ren; born 24 May 2001) is a Japanese ski jumper.[1] He won three medals in ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[2]

Major Tournament results

Winter Olympics

Year Place NH LH Team LH Mixed NH
2026 Milano-Cortina 6

FIS World Nordic Ski Championships

Year Place NH LH Team LH Mixed NH
2023 Planica 43 32 7
2025 Trondheim 22 42 5 5

Ski Flying World Championships

Year Place Individual Team
2024 Bad Mitterndorf 30 5

World Cup results

Standings

 Season  Overall 4H SF RA W6 T5 P7
2019/20 N/A N/A
2020/21 did not participate
2021/22 did not participate
2022/23 43 47 57 N/A N/A
2023/24 22 21 13 N/A N/A 21
2024/25 19 27 18 18 N/A N/A 15

Wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2025/26 4 January 2026   Innsbruck Bergiselschanze HS128 (night) LH

Individual starts (97)

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Points
2019/20 0
35 46
2022–23 49
28 38 42 q 45 44 48 47 q 41 49 37 32 30 14 35 q 47 27 32 17 24 29
2023/24 449
27 41 40 30 21 19 17 18 16 19 12 13 12 10 22 10 20 8 24 7 13 13 25 25 13 9 16 20 18 36 26 19
2024–25 444
25 39 14 8 10 6 36 18 19 24 23 13 10 16 24 25 30 23 8 10 9 14 15 21 17 13 13 17
2025/26 661
20 10 11 8 2 13 4 4 2 3 10 13 4 1 8

References

  1. ^ Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Ren NIKAIDO - Athlete Biography - Ski Jumping". www.fis-ski.com.
  2. ^ "Olympics: Japanese ski jumper Nikaido wins men's normal hill bronze", The Mainichi, February 10, 2026