Wataru Morishige, who won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics speed skating men's 500 meters, responded to a remote interview and looked back on the season when he made a leap forward, saying, "I'm glad I was able to put out my strength on the stage of the Olympics."
Morishige is 21 years old from Hokkaido.
He won the bronze medal for the first time in three tournaments as a Japanese player at the Beijing Olympics Men's 500m last month.
After the Olympics, Morishige, who had participated in the final round of the World Cup this season, responded to a remote interview on the 25th, winning the Olympic medal and marking the 33-second range, which is the second Japanese player. He looked back on the season when he achieved the goal, saying, "I'm glad I was able to keep my condition for a year and put out my strength on the stage of the Olympics."
He said, "I felt it was not easy to win the gold medal at the Olympics." I want to work from the summer, "he said, looking ahead to next season.
At the time of the Olympics, he expressed his gratitude to the people in Betsukai-cho, Hokkaido, who cheered him on, saying, "It really helped me to support me and I was able to take the plunge and race." I did.