At the Beijing Olympics, the men's 1000 meters of speed skating was held, and Wataru Morishige, who won the bronze medal at the 500 meters of this tournament, was the best in 16th place.
Among the other Japanese players, Ryota Kojima was 20th and Tatsuya Shinhama was 21st.
Thirty people participated in the men's 1000 meters of speed skating, and three people from Japan participated.
Of these, Morishige, who won the bronze medal at 500 meters in this tournament, jumped out from the start and showed a positive slip such as passing 600 meters in the middle stage in the overall 3rd place time, but stalled at the end and 1 I was 16th at 9:47.
In addition, Kojima, who was in 6th place twice in this season's World Cup, got off to a good start despite the flying of the same runner, but he could not grow in the second half, and it was 1 minute 9 seconds 97 seconds. I was in 20th place.
Shinhama, a 500-meter Japanese record holder, also attacked from the start, but gradually stalled and finished 21st at 1'10:00.
The gold medal was Thomas Krol of the Netherlands, who marked 1: 07.92, the silver medal was Laurent Dubreule of Canada, and the bronze medal was Hobal Holmefjord Laurensen of Norway.
Morishige "I wonder if I could do my best"
After winning the bronze medal at 500 meters, Morishige, who faced this 1000 meters, said, "I was in line with my image up to 600 meters in the first half, but the last lap I was trying to do did not go well, and my legs reached the limit. At the end, I was disturbed. After I got the medal, I got a little confident that I could fight the world, and I felt like I was at 1000 meters, but I didn't get the time I expected, so I think I did my best. " ..
Kojima "I want to come back here again in four years"
Kojima said this was the first race of the Olympics, "I was very keenly aware of my current lack of ability and lack of skill. Later, I want to come back here again. I will start over from the basics again. "
Shinhama "It wasn't my own slip"
Shinhama, who participated after 500 meters, said, "I challenged 1000 meters with the feeling of a challenger. My physical condition was not bad, but there was something that did not fit, and it was not my own slip." talked.
And about the end of the first Olympics, "I did everything I could to stand on the starting line, but I'm honestly disappointed that I couldn't do what I wanted. The athletes who can show their strength at the Olympics are really fast, and various things. It made me realize that I was a strong player in a sense. "