The theme this time is : Learning from the backs of losers: The value of challenge.
I would like to share the article contents of Nikkei Shimbun newspaper posted on February 11.
The back view of the "good losers" who accept the pain of defeat is very moving to the viewers.
In the midst of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, we have seen many scenes of Japan's national athletes, who have been touted as "candidates for the gold medal" or "sure to be on the podium," suffering from heartache after a disappointing performance.
Yuzuru Hanyu, who finished in fourth place in the men's figure skating competition, missing out on a third consecutive Olympic victory for the first time in 94 years, said, "I honestly feel that I gave everything I had. That's all I could do, I guess."
He said so gracefully.
Undeterred by his eighth place finish in the short program, Hanyu went for an unprecedented quad axel in the free skate.
Although it ended in failure due to a fall, he became the first person in the world to be certified to perform a quad axel.
The door to the next generation will not be opened without the determination to plant a flag on the uncharted ground.
The step that Hanyu took is worth no less than a gold medal.
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