Miho Takagi won the women's 1000 meters in the national speed skating competition held in Nagano City at 1: 13.21, which set a new record in Japan, and won the women's 3000 meters, followed by two titles in the competition. Achieved.
The national speed skating competition, the All Japan Selection Competition Chairman's Field Competition, which has been held at M-Wave in Nagano City since the 11th, will be the world championship currently being held in the Netherlands after the spread of the new corona virus by the Japan Skating Federation. Since the dispatch of Japanese athletes has been postponed, the top athletes in Japan are participating.
Of the races held on the 12th, 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.
In the race, when Takagi, who skated in the previous group, got on speed from the beginning and passed 600 meters in the overall first place time, he showed tenacity in the second half and set his own domestic record of 0.52 seconds 13 minutes 13 Finished in 21 seconds.
Takagi has achieved two crowns in the tournament following the women's 3000 meters on the 11th.
On the other hand, Kodaira couldn't keep up with the speed in the first half and finished second with a time of 1'14.41.
Nao Kodaira "Rhythm in the tension of the race is an issue"
Nao Kodaira, who was second in the women's 1000 meters, said, "I'm glad I was able to slide with a more bouncy feeling than before, and I felt it was fun. The range of motion of my body came out and I was able to interact with my body. The challenge is how to bring your own rhythm in the tension of the race. I want to improve it because there is no technical element that speeds up even if I do not have the power, such as the accuracy of sliding. " ..