In the Beijing Olympics, the short track speed skating for men was qualifying for 1000 meters, and Kazuki Yoshinaga, who participated in two consecutive tournaments, finished 3rd out of 4 in 6 qualifying groups, but after receiving relief measures, he advanced to the quarterfinals. rice field.

On the other hand, Shogo Miyata, who participated for the first time, was eliminated from the qualifying.

Miyata "I want to do my best at the 1500m, which is my disappointing specialty."

Miyata said, "I wasn't drunk by the atmosphere, but I'm disappointed because I couldn't win next time. I knew this was the case, so I'd like to do my best at the 1500 meters, which I'm good at."