Yuma Kagiyama, who won the silver medal, and Shoma Uno, who won the bronze medal in the men's singles at the Beijing Olympics and figure skating, were awarded medals on the night of the 10th.

At the age of 18, Kagiyama, who participated in the Olympics for the first time, finished second in the short program in the first half, and succeeded in most of the jumps such as the opening quadruple salchow in the second half of the free program held on the 10th, and his expressiveness is also highly evaluated. He finished in 2nd place and won the silver medal, which is the youngest medal as a Japanese player in this event, with a score that greatly updated his personal best.



In addition, although Uno, who was in 3rd place in the first half, made a mistake in jumping in the free time in the second half, he received a high evaluation in terms of performance composition and won a bronze medal. It became a medal.



At the medal award ceremony held at the Medal Plaza in Beijing on the night of the 10th, Kagiyama picked up a silver medal and hung it around his neck to prevent infection, and his smile spilled.

Kagiyama "I am now thanks to my father"

After the award ceremony, Kagiyama said, "I was very nervous for the first time in such a stage, but I am happy to say that the medals are physically heavy, but the efforts and processes of the 10-odd years that I have dreamed of the Olympics are here. I feel like I'm stuck, "he said with the joy of winning the medal.



Then, when asked who he wanted to win the medal at first, he said, "My dad. I've been walking with him for a long time, so I'd like to give him the first one. I'm thanks to my father, so I'd like to thank him very much." I was talking about my thoughts on coach Masakazu.

Uno "Medal of value"

On the other hand, Uno expressed his joy by waving his hand after hanging the bronze medal around his neck at the award ceremony.



Uno said, "I didn't expect to be able to come back to this point after having various experiences over the last four years, and I have a desire to aim higher, so it's refreshing, or a different feeling from four years ago. 4 It's lower than the silver medal a year ago, but I think it's a valuable medal, "he said.



And she said, "I'm happy in that sense because I think it's a big tournament to give back to those who have supported me."