Japan, which is aiming to win the Olympic Games in a row in the speed skating women's team pursuit, has made final adjustments for the semi-finals and finals on the 15th.
In the quarterfinal on the 12th, which is the first race of the Japanese women's group pursuit team, Miho Takagi, her sister Nana, and Ayano Sato faced each other, breaking the Olympic record and finishing first in the semifinal. I proceeded to.
On the 14th, four members, including Misaki Oshigiri, who skated in the quarterfinals, made final adjustments at the competition venue in Beijing for the semifinals and finals on the 15th.
The four skated on the same 6 laps of the link as in the race, checking whether their legs were aligned and the timing of the lead change.
In addition, I was also practicing "push strategy" in which the player in the back slides while pushing the player in front.
In the semi-finals, the ROC = Russian Olympic Committee, which is 4th in the quarter-finals, will face Canada, who won all the World Cups this season in the final, or the Netherlands, which has individual medalists.
If you win the gold medal, it will be the first consecutive Olympic championship in speed skating in Japan.
Coach Johan de Wit, who has long led the Japanese team for the women's team Pursuit, said, "The members are in very good shape. I'm ready and I know what to do. I want you to show me your best performance." I was talking.