Momoka Muraoka, the captain of the Japanese team, met at the Beijing Paralympics, which will start on the 4th of next month, and said, "I want to do my best to win medals."
Muraoka To the stage of the culmination of "dual wield"
On the 16th, the players who represented Japan in the Beijing Paralympics met online in a sitting and skiing class in alpine skiing.
24-year-old Muraoka won five medals, including a gold medal, as the flag bearer of the Japanese team at the last Pyeongchang tournament.
He will be the captain of the Japanese team this time, and he said, "I hope I can liven up the Japanese team with my own brightness and smile."
Last month, Muraoka fell while practicing and injured his right elbow. "It was painful to move at first, but I've been gradually resuming training on the snow since last week. I think I'll recover by the Paralympics. I want to get off to a good start without worrying about injury. "
And for the Beijing Paralympics, which is regarded as the culmination of the "two-sword style" following the participation in the Tokyo Paralympics last summer, "I am worried about the adjustment in the short period of half a year from the summer Tokyo Games. These four years have been a long and difficult challenge. However, I would like to do my best to win the medal so that I can say that I am glad I did it. "
Morii for 4 consecutive tournaments "Full swing for all events"
41-year-old Taiki Morii, who has won silver medals for four consecutive tournaments up to the last Pyeongchang tournament, said, "I am aiming for a title I do not have, in the middle of the podium. I want to go aiming at it, "he said, showing his willingness to win the first gold medal.