Miho Takagi, who won the silver medal, the second medal of this tournament, was awarded the medal on the night of the 14th at the Beijing Olympics, Speed Skating Women's 500m.
Takagi set a personal best of 37.12 in the speed skating women's 500 meters held on the 13th with a stretchy slide that made use of his endurance, and following the women's 1500 meters silver medal, this tournament 2 I won the second medal.
On the night of the 14th, a medal award ceremony was held at the Medal Plaza in Beijing, and Takagi entered the venue waving his hand with a radiant expression.
And she went up to the podium, waving her hand over her head when her name was called, picking up a medal and hanging it around her neck.
In an interview after her award ceremony, Takagi looked back at the late-night race and said, "I was able to switch off-mode during the day to preserve her strength at night."
On top of that, she said about the difference from the 1500 meters she has a world record for, she said, "I was standing on the podium with a different feeling than when I was at 1500 meters. I felt it was 1500 meters again. "
She said Takagi said she was planning to participate in a group pursuit with 1000 meters after this, and she said, "She is the second remaining event, she wants to fight purely for the top." I did.