Sara Takanashi, who participated in a mixed group of ski jumping events at the Beijing Olympics and was disqualified for violating the rules of the suit, wrote on her SNS, "Please, the wonderful competition of ski jumping is not a mess, but the players and teams are pure. I sincerely hope that it will be a place where you can enjoy each other. "
Takanashi participated in a mixed ski jumping event held at Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province on the night of the 7th, and was disqualified because the thigh circumference of his suit was 2 cm larger than the regulation after the first flight.
Regarding this, Takanashi said on his SNS on the night of the 8th, "This time, I was disqualified from my mixed gender team and took away the chance of a medal for all the Japanese teams, and everyone who has supported the team so far, there. I am very sorry that it has resulted in deep disappointment for everyone who has been involved in and supported me. It is an unchanging fact that my disqualification has changed everyone's life. The medals never come back and I don't think I can take responsibility, but I have to think about my future competition. I deeply regret having done so hard. " I commented.
And, "Thanks to Yuki, Kobayashi, Ryoyu, the members of the Japanese team, and the staff who continued to support me until the very end even though I couldn't get the medal because of me. I can't finish it. Thank you so much for accepting me like this. "
On top of that, she said, "If you can tell me that I am not in a position to say, I sincerely hope that the wonderful competition of ski jumping is not a mess, but a place where players and teams can enjoy each other purely. I will. "