The Japan Curling Association canceled the contract with coach James Douglas Lind, who led the Japanese women's curling team to two consecutive medals at the Olympics, due to his family circumstances and other reasons, on the 30th of last month. announced.
Mr. Lind, who was appointed as the coach of the Japan national team in 2016, is from Canada, where curling is popular. At the Pyeongchang Games four years ago, he led the team to win a bronze medal in curling, the first medal for a Japanese team.
Furthermore, at this year's Beijing Games, as the marks from overseas teams became tougher, the players improved their characteristics and led to a silver medal that surpassed the previous tournament.
The association said that the cancellation of this contract was due to Mr. Lind's own family circumstances and the direction of strengthening the team in the future.
"I would like to thank all the players and coaches for putting their trust in me and having a wonderful time together," Lind said through the association.