World Cup runner-up! Going to the Beijing Olympics with “Ski Cross” Ryu Sugai from Tainai City “Goal is a gold medal”[Niigata](21/10/25 19:13)

“Ski cross” adopted from the 2010 Winter Olympics. In fact, Ryu Sugai from Tainai City, Niigata Prefecture, was the first Japanese to reach the podium of the World Cup after being adopted for the Olympic Games. As expectations for participating in the Olympics increased, we covered the practice. Ryu Sugai glides through the snowy mountains under the blue sky. Ski crosses with a thrilling development that allows multiple people to run through a 1km course with jumps and wave banks at a speed of about 100km / h are also called “obstacle races on snow”. Until three years ago, Sugai was an alpine skier, but …[Ryu Sugai]”I couldn’t make it to the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, so I chose a ski cross to aim for the Olympics. After turning, he won the 5th place in the 2020 World Cup and won the 2nd place in the World Cup held in Russia in March this year. It was the first Japanese to be on the podium of the World Cup since it was adopted for the Olympic Games. Except for the practice of Sugai, I was training the strength and core of the competition with the members of the Japanese national team.[Ryu Sugai]”I’m training my legs now. I’m training my thighs and back. (Foot) is the most important part of skiing because it leads to acceleration.” In the afternoon …[Ryu Sugai]”I’m going to ride a road bike. I’ll run around the lake with endurance training.” I’ll run a 30km road on my bike.[Ryu Sugai]”Power is coming” This competition requires instant judgment and high skill in addition to power and speed as a weapon.[Ryu Sugai]”(Alpine skiing) is an event where you can ski alone. I don’t have enough experience in contact with the previous player, so I have to make up for that experience more and more.” His son, Ren, who also appears and has become a healing existence. And with the thought of my hometown, Niigata, where I was born and raised, I aim to participate in the Olympics.[Ryu Sugai]”My goal is to win a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. I hope that I can feel the beauty of the snowy country even more by taking the medal.”