Last year, the Japan Skating Federation commended athletes who achieved excellent results in international competitions, and the highest award, the JOC Cup, was presented to Miho Takagi, a speed skating player who played an active part in the Beijing Olympics, and Kaori Sakamoto, a figure skating player. Was done.
On the 21st, the Japan Skating Federation held a ceremony to commend athletes who played an active part in international competitions in Tokyo last year.
Of the 34 speed skating, short track, and figure skating players selected as excellent athletes, the JOC Cup, which is the highest award, has four, including the Beijing Olympics speed skating and the women's 1000-meter gold medal. A commemorative cup was handed to Takagi who won the medal, a bronze medal in the women's single of figure skating, and Sakamoto who won the world championship for the first time last month.
At the end of the ceremony, Takagi greeted on behalf of the players, saying, "At the Beijing Games, under the slogan of" No improvement in competitiveness without human power, "Team Japan will fight as one and achieve record high results. I will continue to improve my human power as a medalist and work hard toward my next goal. "