Gymnastics Uchimura Return to the 5th Olympics Challenge on August 30 at 22:32
Kohei Uchimura, who was out of Japan's gymnastics national team, participated in the domestic tournament, which will be his first battle in about four months, but his mistakes ended up in fifth place and left challenges for the Tokyo Olympics. .
Uchimura, who won the Olympics overall for the second time in the Olympics, was eliminated from qualifying in the All Japan Championships in April, failing to show his original ability due to shoulder pain, etc., and was removed from the Japanese national team at the World Championships.
Uchimura participated in the actual competition for the first time in about four months since the All-Japan Championship in the All-Japan Senior Championship in which Fukui City participated in the Fukui City.
In the first event “Yuka”, twisting techniques and other techniques were performed one after another with sharp movements, and after the middle stage of the performance, the landing was decided almost perfectly, marking a high score of 14.800.
However, in the second event, “Anma”, it fell in the second half of the performance, and in the last event, the “iron bar”, which I was good at, decided a hand-off technique such as “Cassina” in the G difficulty level, but could not turn the wheel. I made a mistake and couldn't improve my score.
Uchimura finished the fifth with a total of 83.900, leaving the challenge for the Tokyo Olympics, which he is aiming for.
On the other hand, at the Japan National Team representing the World Championship held in October, three players participated, Kazuma Tsuji won the stable performance, Wataru Tanikawa was second and Yuya Kamimoto was eighth.
Like Uchimura, Kenzo Shirai, a group gold medal member of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, who was out of the world championship team, missed because his shoulders were not in perfect condition.
Uchimura “This is not a story”
Kohei Uchimura, who finished 5th in the return game, said, “It's a strange sensation that I made a mistake with a well-trained amma. I made a mistake that couldn't be a horizontal bar. I made a mistake, so I couldn't talk about it.He was in good health but may have been affected by some incongruity in the injured part, but that was not an excuse. " I looked back.
Regarding the fact that Yuka, the first event of the first performance in four months, performed without mistakes and received great applause from the venue, “Let ’s act with a sense of responsibility in this tournament. I decided that I wouldn't be afraid of it, but I wonder if it would have been nice to see everyone acting for the first time in a while. "
And as for the future, he said, “Even if you practice, it ’s meaningless if you ca n’t play in the game. Until now, you could get the result in the real world without having to be conscious of anything. .
Samurai “I was able to act without hesitation”
“I'm glad that I was able to act without worrying to the end. I am trying to make the team feel at ease without making mistakes from practice. The world championship will be a tough battle. "I want to practice without being satisfied with the results of the last year, and to win a gold medal at the World Championships."
Tanikawa "Performance of satisfaction"
“Takeshi Tanikawa, the second-placed world championship representative, recalled,“ There was a fall on an horse and a mistake that would not always occur must be corrected. ”
On top of that, “I can't say that other events are perfect, but I'm satisfied. I wanted to succeed in the game for the World Championship. I said the response.
Director Mizutori "A little more points"
Mr. Kozo Mizutori, General Manager of the Japan Gymnastics Association, said about Kohei Uchimura's performance, “I think we have recovered well in a short time from the All-Japan Championship in April when we lost the qualifying. Yuka's performance was also amazing, but I wanted a little more points considering Uchimura's achievements. "
And “If you can't talk about it, but the performance composition has been reduced, it ’s possible that the tournament was going to be a championship if you could make the second class today without making any mistakes. High, but still not as powerful as any other player, but has left many achievements in the world that other players do not have.Because it is a player who can leave the harsh scene of the Olympics, I want you to come back. ”
Coach Sato "You don't have to be pessimistic"
Koro Sato, who teaches Kohei Uchimura, said about the performance on the 30th. “I think I was able to regain my strength in a short period of time, and the original sharpness has returned to the performance. Deaf, it ’s not pessimistic, and I do n’t think it ’s necessary to be depressed. ”
And “I was able to achieve the goal of trying to finish the sixth kind. I have finished it so fast so far, I just need to slow down a little and move on to the next goal.” Did.