Loco Solare's Satsuki Fujisawa, who is aiming to win the tournament in a row as a girl, said, "Thanks," the players attended a press conference before the Japanese curling championship, which will lead to the participation in the Beijing Olympics next year, will start in Wakkanai, Hokkaido on the 8th. I want to express my feelings and the joy of fighting on the ice by playing. "
The Japanese curling championship was originally planned to be held in Yokohama, but the venue will be changed to Wakkanai to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, and it will be held without spectators from the 8th.
In the tournament, if the women's Loco Solare and the men's Consadole, who won last year, win consecutive championships, they will be eligible to participate in the Beijing Olympics as Japan's national team, while if another team wins, another national team match will be held. It's a schedule.
Official practice was held on the 7th, and the women's Loco Solare and the men's Consadole players aiming for consecutive championships throw stones and "sweep" the ice with a brush to bend the stones and ice. I carefully checked the feel of.
Fujisawa "Expressing gratitude and the joy of fighting by playing"
After that, a press conference was held, and Loco Solare's command tower, Skip Fujisawa, said, "I have a feeling for the Olympics, but first I express my gratitude and the joy of fighting on the ice at this tournament by playing. I want to fight with all my strength, "he said with enthusiasm.
Yuta Matsumura "Winning this tournament and becoming a world championship"
Also, skipping Consadole, Yuta Matsumura said, "I think the conditions are good. I couldn't go abroad this season and there weren't many tournaments, so I want to win this tournament first so that I can go to the world championships. I want to do my best with the image that there is. "
The tournament will be a round-robin league match with 7 teams each for men and women, followed by the top 4 teams competing in the playoffs, and the final will be held on the 14th of this month.
Seina Nakajima "Beijing Olympics Tournament You Must Win"
Seina Nakajima, who is the commander and skipper of Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., who was second in the curling Japan Championship last year, said, "This season, the number of games has decreased due to the cancellation of games and tournaments due to the influence of the new coronavirus. We have cherished one match. This is an important tournament where the Beijing Olympics took place and we have to win, so we will do everything we have done so far and fight with all our might to win the championship. " ..
Yusuke Morozumi "I've come to think that I have to win."
Yusuke Morozumi, who is the commander and skipper of TM Karuizawa, who was the runner-up in last year's Curling Japan Championship, said, "Since the moment last year's Japan Championship was over, I thought that this was the only victory, and I could do it. I want to improve my condition while cherishing one game and do my best so that I can have a good game. "
What are the conditions for the Olympic offer?
The Japan Curling Championship was originally planned to be held in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, where it is expected to attract customers, but as the infection of the new coronavirus continues to spread, ventilation will be provided as a countermeasure against infection, depending on the temperature and humidity of the venue. As the ice conditions will change and the play will be affected, we have changed the venue to Wakkanai City and changed it to a non-spectator event.
In addition, the women's Loco Solare and the men's Consadore, who won the previous championship in this Japan Championship, won the championship in a row, and entered the 6th place in the World Championships scheduled to be held from March to April to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in Japan. If you win, each will be appointed as the Olympic representative.
On the other hand, if another team wins the Japan Championship this time and wins the Japanese quota for the Beijing Olympics in the World Championship, we will play the national team again.