The Japan mogul team, which is said to be "the strongest in history", is challenging the Beijing Olympics. What kind of slip will you show on the stage of the Olympics? Let's take a look at the Japanese men's and women's moguls who are highly promising gold medalists. Check out the 2021-2022 World Cup competition video that predicts the fate of the Olympics!
HORISHIMA
Ikuma
At the Pyeongchang Olympics, expectations for a medal were high, but an unexpected fall ended in a disappointing 11th place finish. The 21-22 Olympic year, which burns with revenge, is very active. He has won three of the seven World Cups. He showed consistent skating that kept him on the podium and won the World Cup just before the Olympics. With his outstanding presence, he leads the Japan mogul team as an ace, and is considered a likely candidate for a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
☟By the way, this is Yukima Horishima's own Instagram.
A smile of victory even in the competition just before the Beijing Olympics. It is entering the Olympics while keeping the best condition. @ikuma1211
■ Profile
| Date of birth | Born December 11, 1997 |
| where one is from | Ikeda Town, Gifu Prefecture |
| Affiliation | Toyota Motor Ski Club |
| Major history in recent years | d' Huez Tournament Moguls 1st / Idre Tournament Dual Moguls 2nd Moguls / Luca Tournament Moguls 1st '21 World Championships Dual Moguls 3rd '20 World Cup Moguls 1st 18 Participated in the PyeongChang Olympics |
| used gear | Skis : ID one |
| @ikuma1211 |
■ Horishima Gyoma and slide video
Yukima Horishima, who has never stepped off the podium from the first round of the World Cup this season to the pre-Olympic tournament. Sliding when winning the deer valley competition moguls just before the Beijing Olympics
M.Kingsbury, the gold medalist of the Pyeongchang Olympics, who has been said to be the absolute champion, and Yukimasa Horishima, who will not give up one step this season. It is almost certain that these two will compete for the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Now, let's watch two of the world's best skaters, starting with this season's dual mogul match!
■ Comment on the “online press conference to decide representatives” just before the Beijing Olympics
With the Beijing Olympics just around the corner, an online press conference was held by the All Japan Ski Federation to decide who will represent Japan. Let's deliver an excerpt of the video commentary from Yukima Horishima. "Q" is a question by a media reporter.
January 23 (Sun) 19: 00-19: 30 Representative decision online press conference
Q. This is your second time at the Olympics, and you achieved the best results at the World Cup.
How are you feeling now? - In the World Cup before the Olympics, there were 7 moguls competitions, and I was able to get on the podium in all of them. At this Olympics, winning a medal was my minimum goal, so I feel like I was able to prepare well for that.
Q. I think there are various reasons for the excellent results this time around. do you have?
― My specialty is carving turns, and it's only been the last two or three years that this technique has been recognized by the world and judges. I've gained a lot of strength, so I'd like to firmly show what I've been recognized for with confidence.
Q. I don't think your family will be able to come from Japan to support you this time. What do you think about that?
― Looking back, there were 20 or 30 people who came to support me in PyeongChang, so now that I think about it, I feel sad that there aren't any of them. There is no local support, but even in this kind of situation, messages like that they support me on TV, or messages that support me through the screen really help me.
Q. Please tell us about your goals for the Beijing Olympics
- It's not about the results, but at the PyeongChang Olympics, we weren't able to take a group photo together, but in Beijing, we hope to be able to take a picture together in front of the emblem. think.
Q. I think the biggest rival in the competition will be Kingsbury. What kind of person is Kingsbury to you?
―Kingsbury was already world champion when I started playing in the World Cup, so we started fighting together and he won gold in PyeongChang. I'm from a slightly older generation, but I'm in the same field now, and he gives me a lot of inspiration. He's a player who accomplishes what he couldn't achieve, so for me he makes me feel like "I still have a long way to go." increase.
Q. What do you think will be the key point in the Beijing Olympics?
- On the Olympic stage, everyone is looking for the world's best skating, the world's best technique, the world's best beauty, and so on. I think it's the difference in beauty and power, so how to show the world's best skating, including the venue, atmosphere and judges. I think what I lack is beauty, so if I can express that, I think I can win.
Q. What does “good skating” mean to you, Mr. Horishima? What if you give it a name?
― It's quite difficult to answer (laughs). For example, gymnast Uchimura's perfect landing, or the technique of kobachi on a high horizontal bar, or a perfect performance that stretches to the toes in gymnastics, I think we actors need it. So, I think that such a perfect skating is what I think of as a "good skating."
Q. Uchimura is often referred to as "King's Skating" or "King's Skating".
- That's the result, and if you win the championship at the moment you skate perfectly, you will be the champion, so if you skate perfectly, you will see the king. think.
Q. At the Pyeongchang Olympics, I think you used a double full on the first air. You are challenging with a twist, but please tell us why you are focusing on perfection even if the difficulty of the technique is suppressed, and what you have improved since
PyeongChang If I finish in 10th place in the preliminaries, there will be three finals left, but when I went to the final, I went through official training and went from 20 to 10 people, and then skied one more time and narrowed it down to 6 people. It's a rule that you get beaten, skate the last one, and the result is decided by the last one, but it's getting narrower and narrower like a death match, so it's our sport that we can't make a single mistake. as a characteristic of
Under such circumstances, the possibility of succeeding in 3 consecutive jumps becomes low, so I feel frustrated that I can't challenge big moves under these rules, but moguls is a sport with risks. I think that players who are winning stably without encroaching too much are the same.
Q. At the PyeongChang Olympics, you said that you gave up your off days to win the gold medal, and that you pushed yourself mentally and physically, but you also said that you won't give it all until the Olympics this time.
Please tell us how your current training volume is compared to four years ago, and how you plan to step up after the World Cup. ― Before the start of this season, the concept was to have a body that doesn't get tired, or rather, to reduce the amount of practice so that you don't get tired. However, even in the middle of the competition, I was able to limit the number of skates I would normally take to 1, and I made the minimum adjustments I could to make it this far. I think I will enter Beijing in a recovered state, and since I won't be fighting in a fatigued state, I think I will be able to give 100% of my strength in the 4 or 5 skates of the match.
Q. What part will be the final adjustment to become an Olympic champion?
― With 3 wins out of 7 races this season, even if the Olympics are held, I can see the gold medal at the moment, and I am very satisfied at the moment. Raise the degree of perfection of the twist one step further, and raise the degree of perfection of the second air cork 720 used in the qualifying to improve the ranking of the qualifying and make the match better. If possible, I think I can challenge the Olympics again with a new mindset, so I think my winning percentage will increase again.