Speed Skating Domestic Tournament Women's 1000m Miho Takagi Link New Winner November 21 16:55
Miho Takagi, a bronze medalist at the PyeongChang Olympics, won the women's 1000-meter speed skating competition held in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, breaking her own link record.
Speed skating is held every year at this time of the World Cup, but this season was canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, so the All Japan Selection Competition Hachinohe Tournament, which is being held from the 20th, will be held. Top players from Japan are participating.
Takagi, who won the bronze medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics, and Nao Kodaira, who won the silver medal, participated in the women's 1000 meters.
Takagi, who skated first, passed 600 meters in a time that was almost the same as the lap of his own link record, and in the second half he showed his tenacity and updated the link record at 0 seconds 35 at 1 minute 14 seconds 89. I finished.
On the other hand, Kodaira, who skated in the last group, could not get up to speed in the first half and finished at 1: 15.75, and as a result, Takagi won the championship.
Takagi said, "At the very least, I wanted to put out a link record, so I'm glad. However, I'm not satisfied with the content of the slip, and I'm not particularly happy with the feeling of my legs on the curve, so I corrected it. I want to go. "
Kodaira "I want to regain my senses at my own pace"
Nao Kodaira, who finished second in the women's 1000 meters, said, "The lap from the start to 600 meters was not good. If the feeling of grasping the ice from the start returns, the lap will inevitably come out. I'm in the right direction, so I want to regain my senses at my own pace without pessimism. "
Kodaira will make adjustments without participating in the domestic tournament in early next month, and will face the All Japan Championship in late next month.