Snowboard cross Temperature rise at the venue Wax adjustment is also a point

The Beijing Paralympic Games and Snowboard Men's Snowboard Cross were qualifying for each class on the 6th, and all 6 Japanese national team players advanced to the quarterfinals on the 7th.

On the 6th, the condition of the course changed drastically, with the maximum daytime temperature rising to around 0 degrees Celsius at the match venue.

For the 7th, the point is how to respond to changes in snow quality, such as adjusting the wax applied to the board.

At "Gentin Snow Park" in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, where the snowboard cross qualifying was held, the cold days have continued and the snow on the course has been cold and solidified.

However, on the 6th, the maximum temperature during the day rose to around 0 degrees Celsius, the wind was calm, the snow melted due to the sun, and the condition of the course changed significantly.

In winter competitions, it is important to adjust the wax applied to snowboards and skis according to the snow conditions, and the point is how to respond to changes in snow quality as the temperature rises.

Keiji Okamoto said after the qualifying race, "Today the temperature is getting very high and the yellow sand is floating, so I feel that the wax of the Japanese team is a little out of place."

Okamoto said that it was 1 to 2 seconds later than the official practice on the 5th, so "how much wax and image can be packed is the game from now on", for the quarterfinals on the 7th and beyond. I vowed to rewind.

On the other hand, Takahito Ichikawa, after finishing the first slip of the qualifying, saw the snow situation and faced with a different wax board the second time.

Ichikawa said, "I think it's also a game of wax. It doesn't matter if the course conditions are ice, but when the temperature rises, wax will be involved, so tomorrow I'd like to choose according to the situation." I was talking.

The venue is expected to be relatively warm on the 7th, and snowboard cross is likely to be the key to the game not only in terms of the players' technical aspects but also in terms of strategy as to what kind of wax to choose.