Ryo Sugai and Satoshi Furuno, who made their first appearance in Japan at the Beijing Olympics and Ski Freestyle Men's Ski Cross, both lost in the first round of the final tournament.

In ski crosses, multiple athletes slide at the same time on a course of about 1.3 km with a height difference of more than 160 meters, where many jumping platforms and sharp curves are arranged, and compete for ranking.



As for Japanese players, Sugai and Furuno, who will be the first Olympics in both men, participated.



In the time trial to decide the combination of the first round of the final tournament, Sugai marked the third time and Furuno marked the 22nd time to enter the first round.



In the first round, which is divided into 8 groups of 4 people each, the top 2 players can advance to the semi-final, and 5 of them, Sugai, have a scene where the landing is disturbed by the jump in the early stage, and the race is in 3rd place until the end. I proceeded.



However, with a tenacious slip, he finally caught the previous player, and after the 1st place player, Sugai and other two players finished almost side by side.



However, as a result of the photo finish, Sugai finished third and could not advance to the quarterfinals.



In addition, the following 6 groups of Furuno fell down immediately after the start and finished 4th out of 4 players, which also did not advance to the quarterfinals.



The gold medal was Ryan Regez of Switzerland, who overwhelmed other players in the final, the silver medal was Alex Fever of Switzerland, and the bronze medal was Sergey Ridzik of the ROC = Russian Olympic Committee.

Ryo Sugai "The game did not reach the strategy"

Ryo Sugai said, "I was confident that I could finish first when I was slipping, but I am very disappointed that I lost the photo finish. According to the strategy, I played in the last straight line, but I did not reach it." No.



However, regarding the race itself, he said, "I was confident that I was able to face without excessive tension, and there was a response. I would like to try again in four years."

Satoshi Furuno "I feel too much"

Satoshi Furuno recalled, "I couldn't really do anything. I don't remember the cause of the fall in detail, but I may have felt too much."



She said, "It was a big harvest for me to experience the Olympics. I want to make use of this experience and connect to the next one."