On the 17th, the final day of the Beijing Olympic Games, the Japanese national team of curling women, who advanced to the final of the Olympic Games for the first time in the history of Japanese curling, will face the United Kingdom for a gold medal.
The Japanese national team for curling women defeated Switzerland in the semi-finals on the 18th, deciding to advance to the finals for the first time through men and women, and confirmed the silver medal or higher.
In the qualifying league of this tournament, they lost 4 to 10 against England, who will play in the final, but in the Pyeongchang tournament four years ago, Japan won the bronze medal bronze medal match.
Both Japan and the United Kingdom are teams that take offensive strategies, and there are many cases where many stones are collected in a circle called a house to compete.
For this reason, a mistake in one shot can lead to a large number of goals and goals, so Japan wants to catch the pace in the early stages and turn to attack at once in the game.
After the practice held at the match venue on the 19th, Satsuki Fujisawa, the commander and skipper, said, "If we can reach here, we would like to have a convincing end to our match rather than the color of the medal. Among them, I want to stand on the ice with various thoughts such as the confidence that I have won and express it in the game. "
The final, which will be the first Olympic gold medal in Japanese curling history, is scheduled to start at 10:05 am Japan time.
"Fifth" Ishizaki "Aiming for the best communication in the world"
Kotomi Ishizaki of "Fifth", who means the fifth Japanese national curling team, is not only prepared to be able to participate as a substitute player at any time, but also encourages younger players with careful attention and accurate advice. After the match, one person collects information such as Stone's habits, and is supported by the team's breakthrough.
Ishizaki is 43 years old from Hokkaido.
She started competing as a member of society, and she was active with accurate sweeps and shots, and she won the 2000 Japan Championship as a member of the team in Kitami City, Hokkaido.
And she was eighth in both the 2002 Salt Lake City Games and the 2010 Vancouver Games.
Currently, Loco Solare, who is participating in the Beijing tournament as a representative of Japan for curling girls, has joined the team in place of Mari Motohashi, who is leaving the team on maternity leave, and has supported the players as a reserve.
In this tournament, although he has not participated in the game yet, he gives accurate advice to the players and shows careful attention in practice and meetings.
During the tournament, practice at the match venue during the night when the members participating in the match are resting, check the habits and characteristics of each stone that differ depending on how to scrape, etc. and tell the players I am.
For the final, Ishizaki said, "I've only been thinking about getting everyone to stand on the link comfortably. The strength of the team is communication, so I'm aiming for the best communication in the world rather than the color of the medal. I want to go. "
After the semi-final, Chinami Yoshida said she couldn't return Kotomi-chan empty-handed. She wants to win a medal for Kotomi-chan.
When Ishizaki's medal acquisition is confirmed after the final, he will win the medal at 43 years and 1 month, and for the Winter Olympics, he will be the oldest record of 41 years and 8 months that ski jumping Noriaki Kasai had so far. It will be updated.