Katsunori Koike and Shione Kaminaga, who made good results at the All Japan Championships held in Osaka on the 18th and 19th, have been newly appointed as the representatives of the Beijing Olympics for short track speed skating.

With this, the short track has seven representative unofficial players for both men and women.

The Japan Skating Federation has announced that three men and two women will be represented on the 15th of this month based on the results of this season's World Cup, out of the quotas that Japan has won for the Beijing Olympics short track. Announced the players.



The remaining one male and one female will be decided based on the results of this season and the results of the All Japan Championship held in Osaka City on the 18th and 19th, and as a result, Koike who won the men's 500 meters. In addition to winning the women's 500 meters, Shincho, who finished third at 1000 meters and 1500 meters, was appointed as the representative.

Katsunori Koike

Katsunori Koike is 20 years old from Nagano prefecture.



Taking advantage of the speed of its characteristics, we are good at short distances of 500 meters.



Keiichiro Nagashima, head coach of the national team, has a reputation for high skating skills so that he is evaluated as "the most talented representative".



Koike, who will be participating in the Olympic Games for the first time, said, "I was so happy when it was announced that I started this competition because I wanted to win a gold medal, so I would like to train every day to grow further from here." I was enthusiastic.

Shione Kaminaga

Shione Kaminaga is 22 years old from Nagano prefecture.



We are good at developing races that take advantage of the speed of our characteristics.



The last Pyeongchang tournament was an 18-year-old third-year high school student, with the 1500m in 30th place and the 3000m relay in 6th place.



At the Olympic Games, which will be the second consecutive appearance, we aim to win medals by refining the start that we are working hard on this season.



Shincho, who will be participating in the Olympic Games for the second time in a row, said, "Last time, I couldn't grasp the image of the Olympic Games and I didn't know what to prepare. I want to prepare well for that. "