In the women's final of the Curling Japan Championship, Loco Solare, who won the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics as a representative of Japan, defeated Chubu Electric Power and won the championship for the first time in two years.

The Japan Curling Championship was held at the "Advics Tokoro Curling Hall" in Tokoro-cho, Kitami City, with no spectators to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus.



In the women's final on the 29th, Loco Solare played against Chubu Electric Power, who participated in the World Championships in March as a representative of Japan.



Loco Solare had a tie in the 4th end, which was an advantageous second attack, and Skip Fujisawa Satsuki moved the last shot near the center of the house and scored 2 points, leading 3 to 1.



After that, in the 6th end, which was 3 to 2 and 1 point lead, when the opponent's mistake gave him a chance, Fujisawa put the last shot in the house and added 2 points to make it 5 to 2. Expanded the lead.



After that, Chubu Electric Power admitted to losing when it stealed one point at the 9th end, which was greeted by adding one point to each other.



Loco Solare beat Chubu Electric Power 7-3 and won the championship for the first time in two years.

Fujisawa "I want you to see our growth"

Skip Fujisawa Satsuki said, "I was able to clear the issues found in the finals of the Beijing Olympics one by one, which was very useful in the finals of the Japan Championships. I was able to win, but there are also issues. So, I want the locals to see our growth more. I want to spread curling so that various people can enjoy it. "



Chinami Yoshida of the third player said, "For the past four years, including before the Pyeongchang Olympics, I have been practicing mainly on the ice cream at this venue for more than eight years, and I am fighting in the world. It's gorgeous, but I'm really grateful that I was able to relax just because of the atmosphere and the people in the city. "



Yurika Yoshida, the lead player, said, "I wanted to play with gratitude to the local people and the people who supported me rather than winning this tournament, so I hope they will be pleased." rice field.



Second player Yumi Suzuki said, "There were many shots that I wasn't satisfied with in the final, but I'm grateful to everyone for taking the stones with everyone's nice shots and the sweep of Yurika with me. I enjoyed it. "



Kotomi Ishizaki of the reserve said, "I am glad that I was able to do it just because the other four people were not injured and sick in a really long season, and I am grateful for the best result at the end. I was talking.

SC Karuizawa Club won the men's victory for the first time in 5 years

In the men's final, SC Karuizawa Club and Sapporo International University played against each other, and SC Karuizawa Club, who had an advantage in the match from the beginning, shook off the opponent's counterattack and won 11 to 7 to win the 9th victory for the first time in 5 years. I did.