The final round of the season of the world's top surfing competition, the "Championship Tour," was held in the United States, and Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Kanoa Igarashi lost in the first round and finished the tour in 5th place.
Igarashi, who is the only Japanese player participating in the "Championship Tour" where top surfers compete around the world, finished 5th after 10 races so far, and advanced to the final race of the season, where the annual champion will be decided. Did.
On the 8th, Igarashi faced Brazil's Italo Ferreira, the gold medalist of the Tokyo Olympics, in the first match of the final game of the season held in California, USA.
The competition is scored on a scale of 10 out of 10 based on the difficulty and novelty of the techniques used to ride the waves within 35 minutes.
In the first half, both players waited for good waves, and in the middle stage, Igarashi made a series of dynamic turns to take the lead.
However, when Ferreira took the lead right after that, Igarashi tried to score a goal towards the end of the match, but was unable to catch the wave.
Igarashi stayed at 11.83 and was eliminated in the first round, falling short of Ferreira, who marked 13.37, and finished the tour in 5th place this season.
Igarashi: “I can still get better”
After the tournament, Igarashi said calmly, "There weren't many waves, so I did what I could, but it's frustrating. Nature is the opponent's sport, so there are times when you don't have a chance, and there are times when you win and times when you lose." I looked back.
After that, "This season was a great learning season, and I felt that I could still improve a lot. I thought, 'Okay, this year is No. 5 in the world.' I want to get closer to my goal," he said, looking ahead to the next season.