Ayumu Hirano, who won the gold medal for the first time as a Japanese athlete on the snowboard of the Beijing Olympics, met in Tokyo and said, "I want to challenge the next winter Olympics as long as I can continue," and will participate in the Olympics four years later. Showed motivation.
Hirano is a Japanese snowboarder who succeeded in the big skill "Triple Cork 1440" that rotates the axis diagonally 3 times vertically and 4 times horizontally at the snowboarding men's halfpipe at the Beijing Games last month. Won the first gold medal.
Hirano said at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, "I was impressed by various people and began to realize that I had won the gold medal."
In addition, looking back on the challenge of dual wielding with the skateboard that participated in the Tokyo Games last year, he said, "I had a lot of anxiety and loneliness, but I had a lot of trouble, but because of that experience, I was able to show my strengths at this Olympics. I will never forget it. I think it became one of my memories. "
Regarding the future, "I want to challenge new techniques, and I want to challenge as long as I can continue to compete in the next Winter Olympics," he said, showing his willingness to participate in the 2026 Milan Cortina d'Ampezzo competition. I did.
In addition, regarding the practice environment of the half pipe including Hirano's hometown Niigata, "There is not much place to practice in Japan, so in order to fulfill children's dreams and goals, it is better to prepare an environment near the hometown. I think it is. "