The medal was awarded to Momoka Muraoka, who won the third gold medal in this tournament in the sitting and sliding class of the Giant Slalom Women's Alpine Skiing at the Beijing Paralympics.
On the 11th, Muraoka faced the Giant Slalom Women's Championship, winning the second consecutive title following the previous Pyeongchang Tournament and winning the third gold medal following the run and Super-G in this tournament.
The fourth gold medal in total at the Winter Paralympics was the highest number of Japanese athletes alone.
Muraoka She participated in the medal award ceremony held in Yanqing, a suburb of Beijing on the night of the 11th, responded to the cheers of the venue with a guts pose and a smile, and she many times after the medal was awarded. I raised it next to my face to express her joy.
After her award ceremony, she shared her joy by taking a commemorative photo with members of the Japanese team, including her best friend Ammi Hondo, who participated in the Giant Slalom Women's Slalom class.
Muraoka said, "I was deeply moved when I first won the gold medal four years ago. I am still immature, but I want to be a person who is not ashamed of these results."
On top of that, she said, "I want to finish skiing happily like myself. I'm not good at skiing, but I want to do my best again tomorrow so that I can enjoy skiing."