Mari Motohashi, the founder of the Beijing Olympics Japan national team "Loco Solare" who won the silver medal at the curling girls, held an online meeting on the 21st and said, "Not only will you be pleased, but you have to switch on what to do ahead. "It will not be possible," he said, saying that he would like to use this achievement to raise the level of the entire competition.
The Japanese national team for curling women played against the United Kingdom in the final of the Beijing Olympics on the 20th and lost 3 to 10, but they won the silver medal, which is the highest record in Japanese curling history, surpassing the bronze medal of the previous Pyeongchang tournament. I got it.
One night after the final on the final day of the tournament, Mr. Motohashi, who was a member of the previous tournament and founded the Japanese national team "Loco Solare" and is the representative of the team, held an online press conference.
First of all, Mr. Motohashi said, "It may be an honest feeling that I was relieved after the final. I think that the two things, thank you for your hard work and your return, will come out naturally first," and aimed at the players.
Before the tournament, he told the players that he didn't expect to win a medal, and he said, "Curling can affect your play because what you say from the outside can be rubbed in. I wanted to avoid breaking the tempo I had accumulated so far when I was suddenly aware of medals. "
Mr. Motohashi, who is also focusing on training young athletes, said, "Now, I am in a state where it is not strange where I win the Olympics. What should I do after that? I have to turn on the switch as soon as possible. "