Nao Kodaira Women's 500m 5th consecutive 10th victory October 25, 19:33 on all Japan distance

The All Japan Distance Championship, which will be the domestic opening game for Speed ​​Skating this season, began in Aomori Prefecture, and Nao Kodaira marked 37.66 at 500 meters for women, winning the 10th victory for the fifth consecutive year.

The All Japan Distance Championship is a tournament that also serves as a representative selection until round 4 of the first half of the World Cup this season. The indoor link opened last month in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, and started on the 25th.

Of the events held on the first day of the tournament, Nao Kodaira, the gold medalist of the Pyeongchang Olympics, participated in the 500 meters for girls.

Kodaira, the Japanese record holder of this event, passes the first 100 meters in the second time, and then rides at a speed with a low center of gravity and becomes the only player in the 37-second range37. Finished in 66 seconds.
Kodaira is the 10th winner of this event for 5 consecutive years.

Kodaira said, “The first 100 meters seemed like a switch that I could n’t turn on yet, but I ’d like to improve it as I compete with overseas players throughout the season.”

For men's 500 meters, Tatsuya Shinjo, who made the first 33 seconds in Japan last season won the championship in 34 seconds 72 and won the tournament for the second time in a row.
Xinjiang said, “I was worried that I couldn't even get the 34-second range in practice, but it was a good start.

In addition, Miho Takagi won the fourth consecutive victory at 3,000 meters for girls at 4 minutes 11 seconds 67, and Ryosuke Tsuchiya won the second victory at 6 minutes 29 seconds 35 for the men's 5000 meters.
The tournament will be held until 27th of this month.