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The middle part of the Beijing Winter Olympics has passed.

To all the players of the Korean national team who are showing their indomitable will and beautiful fighting spirit not to give up, I am very grateful and will support you until the end.



Today (15th), we will have the first seat, snowboarding with Lee Sang-ho, the national representative of the Republic of Korea.



Q. After returning home from Beijing…

How did you send it?



[Lee Sang-ho/Snowboard National Team: After returning home and quarantined on the first day, I took a break and now I am preparing for the rest of the season.]



Q. Participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics…

How do you feel?



[Lee Sang-ho/Snowboarding national team: Unfortunately, I didn't win the silver medal that I aimed for and that many people were hoping for, but the stage that I set as my top goal, showing everything I prepared for 4 years without regret, is now perfectly well done. I think we have achieved it.]



Q. How was your condition during the quarterfinals? 



[Lee Sang-ho / Snowboarding national team: The condition was really, really, really good.

Everything was so well prepared, and I can't say it's 100%, but it was a really good environment without lacking compared to what I was really worried about while preparing with that pressure and pressure.]




Q. I was eliminated by 0.01 seconds...

How did you feel?



[Lee Sang-ho/Snowboarding National Team: It was really very sad.

It's really sad, but I actually think so.

In the case of our event, since it is an event that competes with records, I also won in 0.01 seconds by a very short time, but this is not the first time I have lost like this.

So, even if I lost by 0.01 seconds, whatever it was, I lost 0.01 seconds, 1 second, or 10 seconds



. It looked like he was conquering cleanly?



[Lee Sang-ho/Snowboard National Team: I didn't post on social media pretentiously, but after this Olympics, I wrote down my honest feelings like that and expressed it briefly. I ran and won medals at the Olympics, but I think it was the first time I felt so refreshed after a match.

There were so many difficult incidents such as various relationships, equipment problems, physical injuries, and so on. I still have 1st place in the rankings.

Also at the Olympics, I did everything I could with no regrets as I had set goals, so it was disappointing that the match was over, but the overwhelming pressure and pressure all went down so much.]



Q. What motivated you to start snowboarding?



[Lee Sang-ho/Snowboarding national representative: I liked to ride sleds when I moved to Jeongseon, so my father went to ride sleds, but now there is a place that teaches snowboarding while riding sleds.

That was the place where I was operating the converted high-altitude cabbage field I rode for the first time, and there I first encountered snowboarding, I.]




Q. Your father's support is great...

What did your parents tell you? 



[Lee Sang-ho/Snowboarding national team: Father and mother both worked very hard and are very proud, although unfortunately we lost in the quarterfinals and finished the Olympics in 5th place. You were proud that snowboarding now has more possibilities in the future.]



Q. One of the youngest snowboarders…

What are your future plans?



[Lee Sang-ho/Snowboarding National Team: In our event, I am still one of the youngest players, and in fact, I was 23 years old when I won a medal in Pyeongchang. There are so many players who debuted at the World Cup for the first time, because they are very powerful countries.

But since I won the medal at such a young age, I still see my own possibilities as limitless, and I believe that if I work hard and humbly, I can achieve greater success in the future.]




(Source: Samsung Galaxy Beijing 2022 Media Center)