"What the Fuck am I Doing?" Thinks Ski-Jumper Upon Leaving Ramp

WHISTLER, CANADA - Japanese ski-jumper Daiki Ito had a moment of brutal clarity earlier this evening, realising at the moment his skis left the jump that he was voluntarily throwing himself down a mountain with only two planks of wood to soften his landing.

As the end of his skis left the steep runway, presenting Ito with a vista of his inevitable descent, he had a sudden, striking epiphany.. "This is insane. It's so fucking high. There's no way I'm landing this. Why am I in this position? Why didn't I go and work in a bank like my mum said?"

"I mean, what the fuck am I doing?"

Ito finished 2nd in pre-qualifying, landing his jump impressively considering the existential crisis that was consuming him. Ito is not expected to attend Saturday's final, and is currently planning to return to Yokohama and open a sandwich shop.