Naoki Yuasa, who played the podium at the World Cup, the fourth Japanese boy in ski alpine skiing, and participated in the Olympics three times, announced his retirement and said, "I was fortunate to be able to continue to challenge the world." I looked back on my competitive life.
Yuasa is 38 years old.
He has the characteristic of "attacking slip" aiming at the pole, and is good at spinning. Played.
In December of the following year, he finished 3rd in the World Cup held in Italy, stood on the podium of the World Cup, which is the fourth Japanese boy in history, and participated in the Olympic Games for the second consecutive time since the 2014 Sochi tournament. I have been towing the Japanese boys in the Alpine.
Yuasa said at a press conference in Tokyo on the 27th, "Since I was in the third grade of elementary school, I have been aiming to be the best in the world, driven by my longing for players that I saw on TV. I've been fighting with all my strength. ”I can't say anything about it when I think I don't need to be strong anymore, but I was fortunate to be able to continue to challenge the world.” rice field.
Yuasa was aiming for the Beijing Olympics to be held next month, but he was suffering from injuries such as having an operation to insert an artificial joint in his left knee in 2019, and he was not able to participate.
In the future, I would like to be involved in the development of players who aim to become the top players in the world in some way.
Yuasa is planning to make the international tournament held in Nagano prefecture in April the last race of his career.