Men's singles for figure skating at the Beijing Olympics on the 8th.
Shoma Uno, who finished third in 105.90, which set a personal best in the short program in the first half, says that he wants to make this Olympics a stage for growth.
“The skating life isn't over yet” So ...
The Olympic Games, where many athletes spend their competitive lives once every four years.
However, when I ask Uno, I notice that the way of thinking about the Olympics is a little different from other athletes.
Before the tournament, I asked Uno about his thoughts on the Beijing tournament.
"I'm definitely not the one who wants to be the top of the world at this Olympics. My skating life isn't over yet. I'm looking ahead and I want to be the top of the world there. For me. All the games are equal and I want to grow in every game. ”
After the last tournament where I won the silver medal, I was sick and I couldn't get on the podium.
However, after that, when I met coach Stephane Lambiel, I reaffirmed my desire to skate.
This season I am once again able to focus on my own performance, aiming for the top of the world.
"Now I feel strongly that it is worthwhile to improve and grow myself, and I want to make each match a stage for growth."
8 days short program.
Although I was in a tough position with a continuous jump from the quadruple toe loop, I changed the jump in the second half to 3 rotations instead of 2 rotations, and jumped with my hands.
"I've always practiced jumping three turns if I wasn't in an unreasonable position. Coach Lambiel told me that was a necessary mistake and a good challenge."
In the second half of the free game, we will challenge the composition of the highest difficulty ever by jumping 5 of 4 types of quadruple jumps that we are working on this season.
"I don't want to perform safely because I can make mistakes, not my base, not a challenge." I
will face the free game on the 10th to see if this Olympics can be used as a stage for further growth.