Speed skating Players make final adjustments before the domestic opening game Nagano October 22, 16:12
The players made final adjustments at the venue before the domestic opening round of speed skating this season began on the 23rd in Nagano City.
Nao Kodaira, a gold medalist at the Pyeongchang Olympics from Nagano Prefecture, said, "I want to skate that shakes the hearts of many people."
The All Japan Distance Championship, which will be the opening round of speed skating in Japan this season, will be held for three days at M-Wave in Nagano City from the 23rd.
On the 22nd before the tournament, the players made final adjustments at the venue link.
Of these, Kodaira, a 500-meter women's gold medalist from Chino City, Nagano Prefecture, confirmed the start of the Pyeongchang Olympics for about an hour.
Kodaira said that he couldn't train as usual because he couldn't use the university facility where he practiced because of the spread of the new coronavirus infection. However, I thought it was an opportunity to devise it, and I worked on it. It was rewarding. "
He added, "I'm excited about the start of the season when the next year's Olympics are just around the corner, and I have to improve my condition. Time and ranking are important, but it shakes the hearts of many people. I want to skate, "he renewed his determination.
Kodaira will participate in the third event of 500 meters, 1000 meters and 1500 meters.
In addition to Kodaira, Miho Takagi, who holds the world record of 1500 meters for women, and Miho Takagi, who won the overall championship in the world championship "Sprint" in February for the first time in 33 years Tatsuya Hama will also participate.
Takagi "I want to challenge with high quality concentration"
Miho Takagi, who is scheduled to participate in the women's 1500 meters, said, "In this summer, there was a time when I could not train well due to the influence of the new coronavirus, so the problem became clearer than usual, but I want to slip like this. "It is becoming clearer," he said.
On top of that, he was enthusiastic, "First of all, I want to be able to consciously do the slip that I want to do firmly. Then, the results will come naturally, so I want to challenge with high quality concentration."
Shinhama "breaking the highest record in Japan with 3 consecutive victories"
Tatsuya Shinhama, who is scheduled to participate in the men's 500 meters and 1000 meters, said, "In the environment where the infection of the new coronavirus spread, I was confused, but I managed to do the same amount of practice as last year. Last season I'm more motivated. "
Regarding the issues that he has been working on, he said, "I have been working on improving the accuracy and quality of the curve work of the second curve first. I feel better little by little, and I am able to plunge in and slide with less fear." I ate it.
On top of that, he said about the goal of this tournament, "I want to win three consecutive titles at 500 meters and set a new record in Japan."