Sumire Kikuchi, who participated in the Beijing Olympic skating short track, women's 1000-meter quarter-final, finished fifth in three groups and did not advance to the semi-finals.

Sumire Kikuchi "I want to win the final prize in the next 1500m"

Kikuchi said, "I was disappointed that I couldn't slide to the end. I was able to race while keeping a sense of distance from the previous player, so I would like to connect to that next. The next 1500 meters will be the last of this tournament. First of all, I want to win a prize. "