Miho Takagi, who won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics speed skating women's 1000 meters, was awarded a medal on the night of the 18th.
Takagi won the gold medal at the Olympic record time of 1'13.19 at the women's 1000 meters of speed skating held on the 17th.
Takagi became her first gold medal in her personal event with the fourth medal following the 1500m and 500m and group pursuit silver medals at this tournament, where she challenged her fifth event. ..
On the night of the 18th, a medal award ceremony was held at the Medal Plaza in Beijing, and Takagi gave a big bow and then made a guts pose with both hands and went up to the podium. I received a medal from.
And as you passed the national anthem, he stared at the national flag and smiled as if he was biting.
After the award ceremony, Takagi said, "I was deeply moved by the fact that you dreamed of listening to the national anthem in an individual event. There is an image that flows in a very brilliant scene in the history of sports, so on that stage I thought I had set it up. "
After that, he recalled, "This tournament was an Olympic Games where I was able to experience various emotions. I strongly felt that the Olympic Games were a place where I could really get serious."