During the Beijing Olympics, “THE ANSWER” introduces the unknown stories of athletes and related people, expert commentary on the games, and unexpected knowledge, and “THE ANSWER Olympic Mikata” is published every day to enjoy the Olympics with a new “view”.One of the featured competitions, figure skating features the concept of “17 days when people who like figures like more, people who do not know figures like for the first time”, and conveys the “now” of the competition and connects to the “future” of the competition.
“THE ANSWER Olympic Mikata” #42 Analysis of the 4-turn era and the strength of the Japanese men’s team
During the Beijing Olympics, “THE ANSWER” introduces the unknown stories of athletes and related people, expert commentary on the games, and unexpected knowledge, and “THE ANSWER Olympic Mikata” is published every day to enjoy the Olympics with a new “view”.One of the featured competitions, figure skating features the concept of “17 days when people who like figures like more, people who do not know figures like for the first time”, and conveys the “now” of the competition and connects to the “future” of the competition.
The Japanese men’s figure skating team at the Beijing Olympics played a major role in winning the bronze medal, with Yushin Kageyama in 1st place in the men’s free team competition and Masamune UNO in 2nd place in the men’s Short Program (SP).In the SP of the men’s single, Kageyama updated his personal best with 108.12 points, second only to the world’s new 113.97 points put out by Nathan Chen (USA) in 2nd place, and Uno also surpassed his personal best with 105.90 points in 3rd place.Yuzuru HANYU, aiming for 3 consecutive wins, had a mistake that the opening 4-turn Sarcoe would turn 1, and it was 95.15 points to start 8th place.It was an eventful development due to the late arrival of the Olympic champion, but it was a fulfilling performance that showed once once more by the fact that 3 Japanese players put them in the top position.Where exactly is the factor of its strength?(Text by Mie Noguchi)
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One of the strengths of Japanese, especially boys, is the physique of Asians.In the current rule, it is mandatory for men to put in multiple turns 4.And to maintain a posture in the air, it is advantageous to be physically “short and thin”.
In the case of tall players, if the rotation axis in the air becomes even slightly oblique, the shake at the top and bottom becomes large, and if a high-speed rotation of 4 revolutions becomes easy to deviate from the rotation axis.In addition, it is advantageous to have a thin body axis to speed up the rotation speed, and a lighter weight can jump higher with less power.
When the boys started to jump 4 revolutions, they were jumping 4 revolutions by adding muscle and extending the air endurance time with power and speed.Takeshi Honda, who fought for a medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics with a 4-turn jump weapon, said, “In the past, I used to jump 4 turns with my muscles first and my body bigger.”Both Alexei Yagdin (Russia) and Yevgeny Prushenko (Russia) had thick legs, thick chest plates and large muscles.
However, the times have changed and scientific training has also developed, and the competition to rotate in the air has become the mainstream of small and thin athletes.Without the muscles that make the body bigger, the weight is light, and the body rotates efficiently while keeping it thin.
