Kaori Sakamoto, who was appointed as the representative of the Beijing Olympics in the women's singles of figure skating, released the practice on the 11th, "I want to finish with better results than the previous time with perfect performance for both short and free". He talked about his enthusiasm for the second consecutive Olympic Games.
Last month, Sakamoto won the All Japan Championship, which also served as the representative selection for the Beijing Olympics, and won the championship, and was appointed as the Olympic representative for the second consecutive tournament.
On the 11th, less than a month before the opening of the Beijing Olympics, the practice was released at the link of Kobe City, which is the practice base of Sakamoto's hometown.
In the practice that took place for about an hour, we carefully confirmed the small movements that connect the techniques that we are focusing on this season, and also confirmed the flow of the performance by playing a short program and free songs. ..
Sakamoto, who responded to the interview after this, said about the Olympics, which will be the second consecutive tournament, "I was happy that I was able to participate last time, but this time I am responsible for winning the All Japan Championship, so I am not prepared. I feel like I'm going to do it. "
And, with the players who make full use of difficult techniques such as quadruple jumps for the Olympics in mind, "I am made to think about how I have to perform as close to perfect as I can to win. Both short and free are perfect. I want to make a good performance and finish with better results than last time. "