Speed Skating Domestic Tournament Women's 1000m Kodaira Shows Ability to Win November 14th 16:22
Nao Kodaira won the women's 1000-meter speed skating competition held in Obihiro, Hokkaido, demonstrating her ability on the PyeongChang Olympic silver medal list.
The all-Japan selection competition Obihiro tournament for speed skating, which has been held since the 13th, has been canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and the World Cup scheduled at the same time has been canceled, so the top players in Japan are participating. ..
Pyeongchang Olympic silver medalist Kodaira, who participated in the women's 1000 meters, passed the first 200 meters in the overall top time, and although he could not get on the speed well in the middle stage, he won the championship with a time of 1 minute 16:00. did.
On the 13th, Kodaira lost his balance at 500 meters, which he is good at, and finished second. He missed the championship for the first time in five seasons in this event, but in the race on the 14th, he gained strength as a strong man. Shown.
Kodaira said, "I couldn't attack a little because of yesterday, but I was able to fix it little by little and it took shape for the time being. I did my best in this situation, so I think I can move on." I was talking.
On the other hand, the International Skating Union announced that it will abandon the World Championship in February next year, which doubles as the test tournament for the 2022 Beijing Olympics, due to the influence of the new coronavirus. I just keep going so that the Olympics can be held at any time. "