The speed skating and men's mass start finals of the Beijing Olympics were held, with Ryosuke Tsuchiya in 6th place and Seitaro Ichinohe in 8th place, both of which won the prize.
In the mass start, the players start all at once and make 16 laps on the 400-meter lap, and the result is determined by the total of the finish ranking and the points scored on the way.
In the men's final, 16 players who passed the semi-finals participated, and 2 from Japan participated.
Tsuchiya, who was 11th at 10,000 meters in this tournament, passed the passing points on the 8th and 12th laps in the middle of the race to score points and finished 6th.
In addition, Ichido, who was in 10th place at 1500 meters in this tournament, also took the lead in the 4th lap, which is the first passing point, and scored points.
The gold medal was Bart Swings from Belgium, the silver medal was Jung Je-Won from South Korea, and the bronze medal was Lee Seung-hoon from South Korea.
Tsuchiya "The best way to end what you can do"
Tsuchiya recalled the race in the final, saying, "I attacked with the desire to run away from the rest of the race, which led to points, and as a result, I was able to win 6th place as a reward." ..
On top of that, he said, "I showed my intention to fight to the end, and the result was 6th place. If it was good, everything was fine, and it was the best way I could finish."