Yuto Totsuka, who won the world championship last season with the men's halfpipe snowboard, announced his practice in Saitama Prefecture and stated his aspirations, "I want to win the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics."
19-year-old Totsuka is expected to be a medal candidate for the Beijing Olympics, which will start in February next year, including winning his first World Championship in March last season and winning two World Cups. ..
Totsuka disclosed the training to the press at a training facility in Ranzan Town, Saitama Prefecture, and used a jumping platform installed on a steep slope to repeat a jump called "air."
Before the full-scale practice on the snow, I was improving the accuracy of the jump, and I watched the video of the timing of the railroad crossing, the posture in the air, and the movement until landing on the soft mat.
On the 21st, I also practiced a big skill that Totsuka had never challenged in the tournament, turning 4 times horizontally and 3 times vertically.
Totsuka said to the Beijing tournament, "I wasn't able to catch up with my heart and skills at the last Pyeongchang tournament, but I think I'll be able to face myself as I grow up. After showing, he was enthusiastic, saying, "Olympic is one of the tournaments where I haven't won a gold medal, so I want to win a gold medal. If I get one, I can go to another level."