Before the Beijing Olympics curling women's national curling match will begin in Wakkanai, Hokkaido on the 10th, the Hokkaido Bank and Loco Solare players will be interviewed online and have stated their aspirations.
The decisive battle will be held in Wakkanai City from the 10th without spectators due to the influence of the new corona virus, and the Hokkaido Bank, which won the Japan Championship this year, and Loco Solare, the bronze medal of the PyeongChang Olympics, who won the Japan Championship last year. , 2 teams will play against each other.
A maximum of 5 games will be played in 3 days, and the team that won the first 3 games will represent Japan in the Beijing Olympics, and if they are in the 3rd place in the world final qualifying scheduled to be held in December, they will be qualified for the Olympics.
On the 9th, both teams skipped online, and Sayaka Yoshimura of the Hokkaido Bank said, "The point of the game is to read the ice situation at that time and decide the shot accurately. The team has shared the issues that came up in the process, and it's close to the best, so I'd like to express what I've done on the ice. "
On the other hand, Loco Solare's Satsuki Fujisawa said, "I've played a lot of practice games so far, conscious of the rule that the team that won the first three wins wins. I've cleared each one, and I feel that I'm getting stronger. I'm confident, have fun, and fight together. "
The first match of the national team will start at 3:00 pm on the 10th, and NHK will broadcast all the games until the national team is decided on BS1 and general TV.