The World Speed Skating Championships began on the 15th in Calgary, Canada, and 20-year-old Momoka Horikawa, who competed in the women's 3,000 meters, couldn't keep up with her speed and placed 9th.
The World Speed Skating Championships began on the 15th in Calgary, Canada.
Among the races on the first day of the tournament, 20-year-old Horikawa, who has won consecutive All Japan championships in this event, participated in the women's 3,000 meters.
Horikawa passed her first 200 meters in the 8th place overall, but after the middle she couldn't keep up with the speed, and although she showed her characteristic tenacious skating in the second half, she finished with a time of 4 minutes 6.07 seconds. I was in 9th place.
In addition, Yuna Onodera, who participated in the same event, placed 12th, and Yuka Takahashi placed 16th.
In addition, Seitaro Ichinohe, who holds the Japanese record for this event, took part in the men's 5,000 meters, but after getting off to a slow start, he was unable to recover from the middle and finished in 12th place with a time of 6 minutes 20.72 seconds.
Shomu Sasaki, an 18-year-old high school student who participated in the same event, placed 11th, and Riku Tsuchiya placed 18th.