In the all-Japan gymnastics championship, the women's final was held in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, and in the all-around, Mai Murakami scored a high score on the vault. I did.
The All-Japan Gymnastics Championship was held in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, as a championship for all-Japan events, and the women's final was held on the 12th, the third day.
Murakami, who took the lead in the all-around qualifying, challenged the big skill "Chusovichina" whose landing was disturbed in the first event of the vault, and marked a high score of 15.200 by almost perfecting the landing. ..
In the following uneven bars, I marked the top score of this event, and in the third event, I did the balance beam of the task without major mistakes.
Although there was a mistake in landing in the last event, he scored the top score in this event as well, marking a total of 57.032 and a total of 112.097 in the qualifying, achieving the fourth victory in two years. ..
Hitomi Hatakeda was second and Soma was third.
Asuka Teramoto, who participated in the 2nd Olympic Games, finished 13th due to a mistake on the balance beam.
By event, Urara Ashikawa, who is aiming to participate in the Tokyo Olympics on the balance beam, showed a stable performance and won the championship with a mark of 14.100.
In addition, the vault was won by Shoko Miyata, the uneven bars by Murakami, and the floor by Hatada and Yuna Hiraiwa.
Murakami "I was able to perform 90 points in the final."
Murakami said, "I was able to correct what I failed in the qualifying and act. In the qualifying, I was full of my head by doing a new technique with a vault, and I was not distracted by other things. Today was the first vault, so I was able to take it easy after that. I had about 50 points in the qualifying, but I was able to perform 90 points in the final, and I'm glad I was able to overcome it in total. " I looked back on the tournament.
Regarding the fact that he adopted the new difficult technique "Chusovicina" in the vault and marked the top high score of 15.200, he said, "I was able to get on the 15-point range with a firm aim until landing. I think I'm learning the weapons to fight against, "he said.
And for next year, "I want to raise the difficulty and perfection of acting in all the events. I have a margin to be able to get 57 points and 58 points stably in the 4th event for the Tokyo Olympics. I want to be a representative of Japan, so I will practice improving the quality. Then I think the results will follow. "
Hatada "Acting without mistakes is a harvest"
Hatada, who came in 2nd place, commented on his performance in the final, saying, "Because I was in 3rd place in the qualifying, I couldn't afford to make a mistake that I had to pass my sister Chiai who passed in 2nd place. I was very nervous. I couldn't afford to act, but as a result, I was able to perform without mistakes, which is a harvest. "
On top of that, for next year when the Tokyo Olympics will be held, "I couldn't do continuous skills this time with uneven bars, so I want to practice more and be able to do it next season. The closer I get to Mai Murakami, who won this tournament. I think my ability will improve, so I'll do my best to get closer. "
15-year-old Soma, who finished in 3rd place, said, "I was surprised and happy because I didn't expect to be in 3rd place. However, I made a mistake in the turn due to Yuka's performance. I think. "
For the future, he said, "I just do what I can. I'm happy if I can participate in the Tokyo Olympics, so I'd like to practice harder first."
Teramoto "Practice thinking that you will definitely come back"
Teramoto, who had won the tournament for the second time in a row, said that he finished in 13th place overall, saying, "I feel like I couldn't act as much as I expected and I saw the reality. It was a disappointing result in the qualifying. I was shocked and proceeded to the final, so I was nervous even though there should be no pressure, "he recalled with tears.
Regarding the fact that he had been practicing while rehabilitating by rupturing the Achilles tendon in February, he said, "I was told by people around me that it was a miracle just to come back 10 months after my injury. I was disappointed because I thought I could do more inside. I want to go home and practice now. I have a lot of rest due to injury, so I have no time to rest, "he said, wiping his tears.
He vowed to be active next year, saying, "You can't stay like this. I definitely want to come back, I think I'll definitely come back, and practice."
General Manager of Strengthening Headquarters Tanaka "Overall level has risen"
Hikaru Tanaka, General Manager of the Women's Gymnastics Association of Japan, commented on Murakami, who won the overall individual championship. If we can squeeze the balance beam with Hayuka, I think we can aim for a gold medal in the all-around of the Tokyo Olympics, so I want you to squeeze it firmly. "
On top of that, he mentioned that the activities of young players such as 15-year-old Soma, who finished in 3rd place, were also outstanding. "I think that the overall level has improved due to the activities of young players, and the 54-point players who prove their abilities. It is a big achievement that the number of players has increased. In the future, I would like to analyze the movements of the balance beam and other movements in detail and work to prevent points from being deducted at international competitions. "
Recapture of the Queen Response to the Tokyo Olympics
Mai Murakami, the female ace who won the overall individual championship.
It was a tournament that got a great response toward the Tokyo Olympics by deciding a new big skill to be adopted by vaulting and regaining the queen's seat.
Murakami, who won the individual overall silver medal at the adult world championship, missed the world championship representative last year due to his back injury.
At that time, I continued practicing with the thought that "If I don't eat when I'm away from the representative, I'm sorry for myself and I won't be strong for Japan," and I've been trying to overcome the problems of uneven bars and balance beam. It was.
Even though he is good at vaulting, he learned the big technique of "Chusovichina", which is a one-and-a-half twist of forward stretching somersault, and adopted it for the first time in this All Japan Championship.
In the qualifying, the railroad crossing was not easy, the jump height was not enough, and the landing was disturbed, so in the final, I corrected it and decided the landing, and scored a high score of 15.200.
Murakami said, "I went to the landing firmly and got on the 15-point range. I think that I am learning the weapons to fight the world because it was highly evaluated." did.
Kyoko Seo, who coaches Murakami, who won the championship by showing stable performance even on uneven bars and balance beam, said, "I am trying to release something new every year, and I will win a medal at the Olympics." I usually feel my thoughts, "he said.
Murakami said, "I want to improve the difficulty and perfection of acting in all events."
The women's ace has revived, and it has become an all-Japan championship with a response toward winning medals at the Olympic Games.