All domestic tournaments that participated last season won the championship.A 7-year-old high school student who is emerging as LAAX OPEN 8th and US OPEN 17th at international competitions.With the desire to increase the number of snowboarders of the same generation, we will focus on Kurumi Imai, who is active every day with the goal of playing an active part on the stage of the Olympic Games.
Aiming for the podium in the Pyeongchang Olympics / Halfpipe event
Kurumi Imai from Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, who is currently attracting attention on the stage of the much-talked-about "Sanada Maru".Surrounded by mountains on all sides, he is loved by everyone as the youngest of 11 family members and 5 siblings, and spends his childhood as an active girl who chases after his brothers and runs around Noyama.When he became an elementary school student, he started kendo, which his brothers had been learning.The path of the sword that begins and ends with gratitude.The normal behavior of Kurumi, who is polite and able to greet her well, is greatly influenced by the environment during this period.
"I've been doing kendo for six years in elementary school. I won and lost in games. My brothers were my little heroes with strong kendo (laughs)."
Kendo, which he started under the influence of his older brother, endured rigorous practice due to the strength of Kurumi's defeat, and learned etiquette.The reason why Kurumi started snowboarding was also the influence of her brother.
"My dad is a general snowboarder who enjoys free-running for fun. First of all, my dad and my brother started snowboarding. When I saw my brother skating happily, my heart fluttered. was"
When I started skiing, I enjoyed walnuts just by going to the ski resort.Parents didn't expect her to be a world-class player like she is now.One day, Ikuumi Imai, an older brother who is currently active as a half-pipe boy, is shocked by the slip of Eiju Hirano in the video and begins his competitive life in earnest.Kurumi began to take a keen interest in the world of competitive snowboarding, as if he was chasing his brother's back.
The following year, a turning point comes when Kurumi is eight years old.It was finally decided to participate in the half-pipe event of the local grass competition.
"The people around me told me that I'm good at being small, but I couldn't win the tournament, and I'm just disappointed. After that, I'm full of halfpipes. How can I win the tournament? I was always wondering if a girl could slip like a man like her brother. "
Kurumi, a hard worker, will surely improve her ability, and in the 2011 season, she will finally win the long-awaited All Japan Championship and be promoted to a professional.It was 6 years since Kurumi started snowboarding and 5th grade.Even if he participates in the PSA professional game from the following year, he will leave good results.The following year, Kurumi, who was promoted to junior high school, participated in the FIS competition.And in the 2013 season, he won the FIS All Japan Championship and will grow until he becomes a member of the JAPAN team.
"I was so happy that I cried. My family was very happy."
The momentum of Kurumi, who continues to make good progress, will increase further.The tournament has definitely produced results, and the skill of the technique has reached the point where it can compete in the world.However, the walnut was calm to the last.
"Last season, I participated in a tournament in which the world's top players participated for the first time. The environment, attention, and level of participating players were different from the previous tournaments. I was particularly inspired by the international tournament. Chloe Kim, who wins the championship in
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"She decided the same high air as a boy player, and the stability of F10 and CAB10 skills is outstanding. I thought that she was a player of a different dimension even though she was the same girl. That's why my heart gets hot, Yoshi! Do your best! Uh !! Let's get better !! I can do it too. "
Kurumi who greedily strives and seriously faces the snowboard.This term is the year of the trial of the Pyeongchang Olympics.The biggest goal is to make a battle in the World Cup and leave a result.
"My snowboarding life has been made possible with the cooperation of many people. I am deeply grateful to everyone at ROXY who cooperates even when I am a minor and I am going to battle the world. So that I can report good results to my family. I think that every day is a game, always be aware of the results, and be prepared to fight.
I will do my best with the goal of standing on the podium at the Pyeongchang Olympics and Halfpipe.Please support me. "
★ PROFILE
1999 years old born on September 9, 24.Born in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture.When asked what they are interested in other than snowboarding, they say it is an environmental problem.A female high school half-pipe player who is expected to have a lovely smile.
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