Curling Women's Loco Solare Starts for the season July 19th 20:31
The curling women's Loco Solare players who won the bronze medal at the Pyeongchang Olympic Games have started for the new season, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
Loco Solare, which is based in Kitami City, Hokkaido, is a strong curling team that has been canceled due to the new coronavirus centered on Skip Fujisawa, and became a Japanese national team at the March World Championship.
Starting from 14th of this month, they started practicing on ice for the new season after a long off period, and on the 19th, the team announced the practice game.
Opponents from this season on the training team of Loco Solare skipped by Mari Motohashi, who returned to the competition, the players confirmed the feeling and strategy of throwing stones with a serious expression.
Due to infection prevention measures established by the Japan Curling Association, domestic teams will not be allowed to participate in training camps and tournaments overseas until October, so Loco Solare also canceled the Canadian expedition that it used to carry out in September.
``I may not be able to see the fight this season, but I want to do what I can do in Japan to make the team's 10th year a good season,'' Fujisawa said after the practice. ..
In addition, third-person Chinami Yoshida said, “I had a complicated feeling because the tournament was canceled last season. I do not know what will happen this season, but I want to respond positively and flexibly so as not to lose sight of the goal ".
Loco Solare will continue to make domestic adjustments for the Pacific Asian Championships in November in Hokkaido.