カーリングカーリング女子じょしフォルティウスが世界せかい最終さいしゅう予選よせんの日本にっぽん代表だいひょうに

The playoff to determine the Japanese national team for the World Final Qualifier of curling at the Milan-Cortina Olympics was held on the 14th, with the third and final womens match taking place. Fortius defeated SC Karuizawa Club, bringing their head-to-head record carried over from the preliminary league to 3 wins and 2 losses, and thus was selected as the national team.

Fortius will aim to qualify for the Olympics for the eighth consecutive time as Japan’s women’s national team at the final qualifiers to be held in Canada this December.

On top of that, before going into this match, our team shared the image of winning with a draw shot as the last team, and that’s exactly what happened.

At the end, I threw with all my strength and determination.

There were times when I got a stomachache from nerves, but being able to play under such high pressure really turned out to be a positive experience, he reflected.

And when asked about the reason for their resilience that led them to the World Final Qualifier despite starting with consecutive losses, he said, Four years ago, we lost here, and ever since then, every member of the team has had a strong desire and determination to make it to the Olympics, and weve spent these past four years with that resolve.

I want to keep working hard toward my goal of winning a gold medal, they said.

The Olympic slots for both men and women include 10 teams, including the host country Italy. Based on the total points awarded according to the rankings in last years and this years World Championships, the top seven teams excluding Italy have already qualified.

For this reason, the remaining two spots will be contested in the final qualifying round.

The eight teams competing in the final qualifiers will be the top five teams that missed out on qualifying through World Championship points, plus the three teams that advanced through the preliminary qualifiers.