Taketa Koike, who participated in five consecutive tournaments in the Beijing Paralympic Alpine Skiing, Giant Slalom Men's Giant Slalom class, was 14th.
Giant slalom is an event that requires both skill and speed, and the athletes slipped twice and competed for the total time multiplied by a coefficient according to the degree of disability.
Three people from Japan participated in the standing and sliding class, and Koike, who participated in five consecutive tournaments, was 14th in both the first and second times, with a total time of 2: 4: 05 and 14th.
Yamato Aoki, who participated for the first time, was 30th at 2: 18.43, and Masahiko Tokai, who participated for the first time in two tournaments, was 31st at 2: 18.70.
The gold medal was Santeli Kiberi from Finland.
Koike "I want to continue the challenge"
Taketa Koike said, "I aggressively tried to hit what the coaches taught me. I would like to continue taking on challenges to overcome my challenges." ..
Tokai "The edge adjustment did not go well"
Masahiko Tokai recalled, "I was in good shape with my body moving, but the snow quality changed between the top and bottom of the course, and the edge adjustment did not go well."
For the final event, he was enthusiastic, "I want to do my best until the very end so that I can fully burn all my strength."