The commentary by Ryo Sejiri, a professional skateboarder who conveys the appeal of skateboarding and the new competition of the Tokyo Olympics with unique narratives such as "Gon attack" and "Yabe", has attracted a lot of attention on SNS and is receiving a lot of attention.
The new competition of the Tokyo Olympics, skateboarding, started on the 25th in Koto-ku, Tokyo, and after Yuto Horigome on the men's street won the gold medal, the final on the women's street was held on the 26th, and 13-year-old Nishiya Kabuki won the gold medal, and 16-year-old Kaede Nakayama won the bronze medal.
On the NHK broadcast, professional skateboarder Ryo Sejiri served as a commentary following the 25th.
The 24-year-old Sejiri is one of the youngest skateboarders in Japan to win the annual championship in Japan and have won the world championships.
Mr. Sejiri explained about the Dutch player in the qualifying, "I saw the practice yesterday, but only one person was" attacking Gon "", and the announcer Taisei Kurata of Fuji TV said, "Attacking Gon." I asked, "I was attacking. I was attacking hard."
After that, on SNS, the word "Gon attack" entered a temporary trend, and posts such as "speech balloon", "the gap between the commentator and the announcer's way of communicating", and "a feeling of familiarity with skateboarding" were posted one after another.
Also, in the final, when the player decided the technique, he praised the aggressive play, saying "Yabe! It's hot. I conveyed the appeal of the competition with a free talk.
Mr. Sejiri "I want to say thank you to all the players"
After the match, Mr. Sejiri said, "I think it was amazing that the level of Japanese skateboarding went up and proved its strength. Six men and women who have participated so far, and all who participated in this skate contest. I would like to say thank you for your hard work. I think that the one-year tournament has been extended and I have had various thoughts, but thank you for your hard work. "
Regarding the fact that girls won medals following boys, on SNS, "Skateboard girls are amazing" "There are things that children who are much younger than me play dignifiedly" "I do not want to try skateboarding" Posts such as "!" Are being posted one after another, suggesting that interest in the competition is increasing.