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(True feeling when receiving this offer) The first Olympics coverage I did was 2008 Beijing Olympics Games, it is right 10 years since then, I feel that I have been involved in Olympics for a long period of time.
(Image of Winter Olympics) By all means it’s cold! Especially during outdoor contests such as Player Uemura Aiko’s moguls and Player Takanashi Sara’s ski jumping, because we have to wait outdoors until the order of the contests, when I interviewed Player Uemura during Vancouver Olympics, I had a runny nose (giggle), I feel the coldness to such extent.
As for the players, compared with Summer Olympics, they have a strong aspect that they have to respond to the changes of environment such as wind and snow, there are only one or two challenges every four years, at that time there may be sudden change such as the wind or snow blows, I think the austerity to be tested for such response is the Winter Olympics.
(Impressive scenes during Winter Olympics coverage) The strongly impressive scene was the free performance of Player Asada Mao during Sochi Olympics. To her last pose which was facing upwards and a bit trembling, I would describe my feeling as “various emotions and thoughts floating in my mind”, I mean, really I was shivering with goosebumps standing. Really when I watched her performance in front of me, as for the whole performance, and the up of her facial expression in the vision installed on the ceiling, I felt a strong feeling that could not be described just by the wording “feeling touched”.
(Players you pay attention to) While it is certain that I pay attention to the players whom I have interviewed, recently, I pay attention to “Speed skate team pursuit” Takagi Miho, Takagi Nana sisters. On Monday “NEWS ZERO” which I appear, every week there is news on speed skate, Takagi sisters and Player Kodaira achieve new Japan records and new world records, I could not wait looking forward to this. And I also pay attention to Player Onitsuka Miyabi whom I became a fan of hers after meeting her. She has the charm of having the gap of 19-year-old cuteness and strong will to pursue for gold medals.
(Enthusiasm towards Olympics) In 2017 I have a many live broadcasts lasting for long period of time, the “width of timescale” inside me was pretty strange (giggle). There was “24HTV”, and “THE MUSIC DAY” lasted for 10 hours, day ago, when I worked on “Best Artists” which was a 4-hour live programme I thought “Ah, it’s short” (giggle). Because “Olympics live report” also lasts for long period of time, I would like to work to my best so as to make various related parties feel relieved to leave the work to me.
I think that sports is the ultimate documentary. Depending on players, they concentrate their four years, eight years, or 16 years of practice into that very moment, and perform to their utmost on that day. I hope to convey such passion in live broadcast from PyeongChang. Because personally it seems that the on-site reporting will be longer than past years, I hope that I would be able to convey not only the passion of the players but also the passion and excitement of the games.
Source: http://www.ntv.co.jp/pyeongchang2018/special.html#special_01