The final day of the World Cup in speed skating was held in the Netherlands on the 13th, and Miho Takagi won the women's 1000 meters.
The final race of the World Cup for speed skating in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, was held on the 13th, and the race on the final day of the tournament was held. I participated.
Takagi took the speed from the beginning and passed 600 meters in the first half at the top of the whole, then slipped through 400 meters in the second half and made the best use of his tenacity, finishing at 1 minute 13 seconds 28 and winning the championship. ..
In addition, Nao Kodaira was 6th in this event, and her favorite 500 meters was 5th.
In the men's 500 meters, Tatsuya Shinhama, the Japanese record holder for this event, won the championship at 34.48 seconds, and Wataru Morishige, who won the bronze medal at this event at the Beijing Olympics, was third at 34.63 seconds. ..
Miho Takagi "I want to take time to think and rest"
Miho Takagi, who won the women's 1000 meters, said, "I went to the race because I wanted to show what I could do. I think I was able to develop a good race."
Regarding this season, she said, "It's difficult to look back in one word, but there was a lot of learning and awareness that would be useful for everything. There were times when it was difficult and I thought I couldn't do my best anymore, but I thought I enjoyed it. "There is," she recalled.
On top of that, she said, "I don't think it's a good idea to decide now. I've been full for the last eight years and I want to take some time to think and rest." She said.
Nao Kodaira "I want to regain my body again"
Nao Kodaira finished this season and said, "I missed the moment once every four years, but looking back, I think I was able to move forward with the help of various people."
On top of that, she said, she said, "She's a four-year break, but she wants to get her body back and stand on the ice again," she said. talked.