The first World Cup match of this season of speed skating was held in Poland on the 13th, with Miho Takagi in 2nd place and Nao Kodaira in 3rd place at 1000 meters for women.
The first World Cup race of speed skating this season started in Poland on the 12th, and the Japanese national team did not participate in the last season due to the influence of the new coronavirus, so it is the first time in two seasons to participate.
The second day of the competition was held on the 13th, and Kodaira, who won the silver medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics, and Takagi, a bronze medalist and Japanese record holder, participated in the women's 1000 meters.
First, Kodaira, the 8th group, slipped first, passed 600 meters in the first half with a low center of gravity in the fourth time of the whole, and finished in 1 minute 15 seconds 71 with a tenacious slip in the second half. ..
Takagi participated in the 9th group immediately after, and passed 600 meters in the first half in the 7th time of the whole, which is slower than Kodaira, but in the second half, taking advantage of his endurance, Kodaira was 1 minute 15 seconds 38. I finished in a time that exceeded the players.
As a result of the race, Takagi came in 2nd and Kodaira came in 3rd, and the winner was Brittany Bowe of the United States with a time of 1'14.78.
Kodaira also participated in the women's 500 meters, which won the gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics before the 1000 meters race, and although he lacked growth in the first 100 meters, he finished in 37.78 in the second half. And I was in 3rd place.
In addition, Masahito Obayashi won the first victory in the men's mass start, which started all at once and lapped 16 laps on the link.