Six Japanese national team players who will participate in the Beijing Paralympics, snowboarding scheduled on the 11th, and Banked Slalom will hold a press conference, and captain Daichi Oguri said, "The whole team wants to get results with all their might." Did.
On the 9th, the six Japanese snowboarders had a press conference at the Olympic Village in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, after the official practice of Banked Slalom.
Among them, Oguri, who participates in a class with severe foot disabilities, said, "The course is beautiful, the distance is long and it is a fun course. The whole team wants to do their best to get results."
In the Beijing Paralympics snowboarding competition, a snowboard cross was held on the 7th, but the six Japanese players could not remain in the final and did not win the medal that they had been aiming for.
Keiji Okamoto, a class player with a disability in his legs, said, "I'm feeling better than the day before yesterday, so I'll do my best to express the coolness of snowboarding."
In addition, Masataka Oiwane, a class player with a disability in his arm, said, "I'm looking forward to the match because I've been able to improve the board feeding and posture during the turn, which was an issue in today's practice."
The players will practice for the second time on the 10th and will be on the 11th.