The "Snow Award" was held to commend the athletes who were active in the season by the Ski Association of Japan, and MVP = Ryoyu Kobayashi, a ski jumper who won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, and Ayumu Hirano, a snowboarder, were selected as the best athletes. rice field.
The Ski Association of Japan has held a "Snow Award" to recognize athletes who have been active in the season.
Of these, Ryoyu Kobayashi of ski jumping and Ayumu Hirano of snowboarding halfpipe were selected as MVP = best players.
Kobayashi won the gold medal for the first time in 24 years as a Japanese player at the ski jumping normal hill of the Beijing Games held in February, and also won the second individual overall victory in the World Cup.
Kobayashi said, "It was a wonderful season with very good results. I want to fly away so that I can bring energy to everyone without being satisfied with this result."
Hirano won the first gold medal as a Japanese player on the Olympic snowboard.
Hirano sent a video message because he was on an overseas expedition and commented, "It's been a good year to be able to fulfill my dreams since I was little. I want to do my best while taking on new challenges next season." I did.
The Outstanding Player Awards include Nordic Combined Akito Watabe, who won three consecutive Olympic medals at the Beijing Games, and Kokomo Murase, who won the bronze medal at the age of 17, the youngest Japanese girl at the Winter Olympics. , 19 men and women were selected.
Akito Watabe "I was shown my last obsession"
Akito Watabe said, "I didn't get the results I expected at the World Cup this season, but I was able to show my final obsession on the stage of the Olympics. I'm glad I think the Nordic combined charm has reached more than usual. I will continue to do my best not to live up to the expectations of the award. "
Ikuma Horishima "In a Year of Confidence"
Ikuma Horishima, who won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics ski freestyle moguls, was selected for the Outstanding Player Award. It's been a year of confidence on the podium in every match I played, "he said with a smile.
For next season, he said, "I want to build on this confidence and continue to be on the podium of the World Cup, and I want to increase the number of wins."
Kokomo Murase "In a Convincing Season"
Kokomo Murase appeared in a black dress and said, "I was very nervous because I don't wear much dress, but I am very honored to receive the award for the first time."
After that, he said, "It's been a season that I'm satisfied with. I want to do my best to win the overall World Cup next year without injury, and I want to aim for a gold medal at the Olympics four years later."
Sena Tomita "I'm glad to have you evaluate the season"
Sena Tomita, who won the bronze medal, the first Japanese player to win the snowboarding women's halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics, said, "I was busy in the Olympic year, but I was able to make good results in the tournament. I'm happy. "
For the future, she said, "I want to convey the coolness of snowboarding. I wish I could show a lot of my own skiing."