Nana Takagi, who was aiming for the second straight victory in the semi-final, which is the first race of the Beijing Olympics speed skating and women's mass start, fell on the final curve and finished in 14th place in two groups, so she could not advance to the final. It was.
On the other hand, Ayano Sato decided to advance to the final in 2nd place in one group.
In the mass start, the players start all at once and lap 16 laps on the link, the result is determined by the total of the finish ranking and the points scored in the middle, and the top 8 players in each group advance to the final.
The women's semi-final was divided into two groups of 28 players, and from Japan, silver medal players Takagi and Sato participated in the group pursuit.
Of these, Takagi, who won the gold medal in this event of the previous tournament, participated in two groups and went forward aiming for a goal at the passing point of 8 laps, but at this point he was in 4th place and could not get a score. ..
Then, at the end of one lap, I took the lead and tried to escape to pass the upper position, but like the group pursuit, I fell on the final curve and ended up in 14th place in this group, so I did not advance to the final. ..
On the other hand, Sato, who is in 4th place at 1500 meters in this tournament, speeded up in the last lap and decided to advance to the final in 2nd place in this group.
The final in which Sato will participate is scheduled to start at 6 pm.