The All Japan Speed Skating Championships started on the 28th, and Miho Takagi won the women's 500m and 3000m to win the double crown.
The All Japan Speed Skating Championships will be held in Obihiro, Hokkaido, for three days from the 28th to the 30th.
On the 28th, a total of 4 events were held for both men and women, of which Takagi participated in this event for the first time this season at 500 meters for women.
After passing 100 meters in 3rd place overall, Takagi continued to speed up and finished in 37.80 seconds.
After that, Nao Kodaira, a gold medalist of this event of the Pyeongchang Olympics, appeared, but Kodaira lacked growth and at 38.04, Takagi won the championship and Kodaira came in second.
In addition, Takagi won the women's 3000 meters with a time of 4: 3: 97, which set a new record in Japan, and achieved two crowns in the tournament.
In the men's 500 meters, Uma Murakami won the championship with 34.47 seconds, setting a national record of 0.03 seconds.
Miho Takagi "I want to use the 1st place as food for the future"
Miho Takagi said about the winning women's 500 meters, "I wanted to win firmly because I got out, so I would like to use the fact that I got the 1st place as a future food. Yes, when I look at the world, I shouldn't be satisfied because this time will end in a nice place. "
Regarding the women's 3000 meters, he said in a fulfilling manner, "I had a sense of accomplishment when I broke the record. The content was good, so I would like to constantly strengthen my ability to race like this."
Regarding participating in two races a day for the first time this season, he recalled, "I was worried about slipping two races a day, but I was also excited to try new things."
Nao Kodaira "Time speaks for itself"
Nao Kodaira, who was second in the women's 500 meters, said, "It feels like the time is telling everything, and it's far from what it was when I skated naturally. I'm doing what I should do, but my body reacts in the race. I didn't do it. However, I was able to know it at the precious opportunity of racing, so I will just do the tasks so that I can prove that what I did at the next competition was not wrong. " I did.
Uma Murakami "I'm happy to reach my goal and want to break the record again"
Uma Murakami, who won the men's 500 meters, said that he set a new record in Japan, "I'm glad I was able to reach my goal. I thought I would just believe in what I had done and go to the race. I want to correct small details such as technology and break the record again. "