Pyeongchang Olympic speed skating women's 500m gold medalist Nao Kodaira will open her practice before the competition to be held in Nagano City, which will be her last race. I want you to see how I skate as an athlete."
Kodaira, 36, has competed in four Olympic Games and became the first Japanese female speed skater to win a gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Games.
Kodaira has announced his retirement from active duty after the domestic opening match of this season, which starts on the 21st of this month, and the All Japan Distance Championships. published the exercise.
In practice, she skated a 400-meter rink for about 3 minutes at a pace of about 36 seconds with coach Masahiro Yuki, who she has been teaching since she was a university student. I was checking.
At a press conference after her practice, Kodaira commented on her current state of mind, saying, "She continues to accumulate time on the ice to enjoy her discoveries, but she feels the density of time and feels the weight of it. There is."
Looking ahead to the final race, he said, "There are parts where my emotions are heightened, but I want to cherish the time to sharpen my senses." I want my children to see it," he said.
Kodaira's last active race will be the women's 500 meters on the 22nd of this month, the second day of the All Japan Distance Championships.