Skate Short Track Opening Round Women's 500m Sumire Kikuchi wins 3 consecutive titles October 3rd, 20:39
As for the short track speed skating, the domestic opening game of this season started in Nagano prefecture, and Sumire Kikuchi won the women's 500 meters for the third consecutive time.
The All Japan Distance Championship, which will be the opening round of the short track in Japan, started on the 3rd in Minamimaki Village, Nagano Prefecture, and was held for men and women at 500 meters and 1500 meters, respectively.
Of these, in the women's 500-meter final, Kikuchi, the Japanese national team for the Pyeongchang Olympics, made a solid start to the finish, which he has been strengthening since last season, and won the tournament for the third consecutive time. ..
In addition to short track speed skating, Kikuchi is aiming for the Beijing Olympics. "By working on speed skating, the start dash is being refined. For the Beijing Olympics, I will do my best this season. I want to give it in one stage or two stages. "
In addition, Shione Kaminaga won the women's 1500 meters for the second time in four tournaments, Kota Kikuchi won the men's 1500 meters for the second time in a row, and 17-year-old third-year high school student Shogo Miyata won the men's 1500 meters for the first time. It was.