Mai Murakami, who is aiming to win the tournament for the second time in a row, will make final adjustments at the tournament venue before the All-Japan Gymnastics Championship, which also serves as the representative selection for the Tokyo Olympics, will start on the 15th. Worked on.
Before the All-Japan Gymnastics Championships will be held in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture from the 15th, official practice was held at the competition venue on the 14th.
Among the women, Murakami, who won the first silver medal as a Japanese female player in the 2018 World Championships, and Asuka Teramoto, who is aiming for the third Olympics after recovering from the rupture of Achilles Ken, In addition, Hitomi Hatakeda, who was second in this tournament last year, made the final adjustments.
After last year's All Japan Championship, Murakami changed to a balance beam that "will be the most key" in anticipation of the Olympics, and changed to a performance composition with more turns, and repeated the technique of turning while crouching even in the practice on the 14th. I was working on it.
On the other hand, last year's 13th place player Teramoto confirmed dynamic performances one by one with floors and vaults aiming to become a representative.
Murakami "I want to win and gain momentum"
Murakami said, "We are planning the performance with the Olympics in mind, but we have not achieved the target of 14 points on the balance beam so far. I've been practicing with it, so I want to show the results. "
He also mentioned that he was good at using new songs, saying, "I changed the songs around February or March in anticipation of the Tokyo Olympics. I chose the song with the aim of aiming for, so I'd like to do my best to show a cool appearance, "he said with a smile.
Also, when asked about 100 days until the Olympics, he answered with a surprise, "I knew it for the first time," and then said, "If you think that there are only 100 days left, it will be painful to think that you will come soon. I want to spend the usual way, saying that it's okay to come anytime, so that I can meet in 100 days. "
On top of that, regarding his enthusiasm for this tournament, he said, "In order to win a gold medal at the Olympics, I think it is necessary to get 57 points in Japan. It is an important tournament that will start this season, so I won the championship. I want to give it momentum. "
Teramoto "I will put out everything I experienced in my gymnastics life"
Asuka Teramoto, who broke Achilles Ken in February last year and finished 13th in the All Japan Championship in December, said, "I'm not in pain anymore, and my anxiety is completely different compared to last year. It's coming. The big skill of jumping horse, Chusovichina, is also quite finished. "
On top of that, for the tournament that also serves as the representative selection for the Tokyo Olympics, "I was about to give up the representative due to injury, but now I think that I can never give up the right to participate. I want to put out everything I have experienced in my gymnastics life and get into the top 3 and appeal to the national team. "
The selection of representatives of women's groups for gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics will begin in earnest from the All Japan Championship, and four members will be selected based on the results of the NHK Cup next month.
The women's qualifying round will take place on the 15th and the final will take place on the 17th of this month.