Ikuma Horishima, a Japanese ace who won the first round of the ski freestyle and moguls World Cup, said in an interview with NHK that he would like to aim for the overall victory in each race.
Ski freestyle, moguls boys, and 23-year-old Horishima are Japanese ace players, having ranked second overall for two consecutive seasons in the World Cup.
We are aiming for the first overall World Cup victory this season, and we are at the top of the overall ranking, including winning the first of the three races so far.
Horishima, who returned to Japan temporarily in the middle of this month, said in an interview with NHK, "If I only won the first match, I would get 100 points, but since the next two games were 6th and 8th, I got about 50 points."
As a result of thorough slipping in Japan this season, the turn has become more stable. "I used to have my body swaying from side to side, but I'm slipping so that the turn falls straight down. It is important to be aware of your lower body when you slide and to make turns so that your knees absorb the bounce from the snow surface. ”He analyzed that technical growth led to good results.
Regarding the fact that Canada's Mikael Kingsbury, who won the overall victory for nine consecutive seasons, did not participate due to injury, "I think that I will return at the beginning of the year. So I will improve my skills and physical skills so that I can surpass Kingsbury. I want to train. "
For the games from next month onward, "This season, the number of games will decrease due to the influence of the new coronavirus, so I want to take care of each game. I want to challenge various things and do my best to win the overall championship. I would be happy if I could bring energy to Japan as much as possible. "