On September 19th, the Japan Gymnastics Association hosted a victory party for the Paris Olympics, which was attended by the Japanese trampoline, women’s gymnastics, and men’s team, who won gold medals in a major upset in the team competition. 00:00 Athletes gather 00:06 Victory party begins, athletes appear 06:41 Trampoline team greetings (Mori Hikaru/Nishioka Takanari) 09:39 Women’s gymnastics team greetings (Coach Tanaka Hikaru/Kishi Rina/Okamura Makoto/Nakamura Haruka/Ushioku Koba) 17:53 Showing off the pose that’s become a hot topic on social media!! 18:21 Men’s gymnastics team greetings (Kaya Kazuma/Hashimoto Daiki/Oka Shinnosuke/Sugino Masataka/Tanigawa Wataru) 30:58 Prize money presentation 33:39 Aspirations for four years from now Nishioka, a member of the trampoline team, was a medal contender, but was unfortunately eliminated in the preliminaries. “I started from the bottom for the four years leading up to Los Angeles. It was a good experience. I want to use this experience to get to Los Angeles,” she said, vowing to work hard in the next four years. The Japanese women’s gymnastics team finished in eighth place after a last-minute withdrawal by a member of the team left the field with only four members. Four members performed the pose of the gymnastics association, which had become a hot topic on social media. However, coach Tanaka did not seem to be satisfied with the logo. He suggested, “What about the initial letter of GYMNASTICS?” Okamura countered, proposing the “basic Y-balance,” which drew applause from the audience. Finally, they performed the popular pose on stage. Then the men appeared. Hashimoto, who was the last performer as the ace despite the struggles, said, “I wondered if I was the right person to do it at the end. But I was very happy that they trusted me. I’ve tried not to say this until now, but I took a month off and wanted to go on that stage again. I want to beat the world champion (Oka) next to me and get the gold. I want to prove that Japan is the best in gymnastics.” Meanwhile, Oka, whose name was mentioned, said, “Three gold medals are not enough!”, causing a roar in the hall. When the MC pointed out that the maximum number of titles was eight, he declared with confidence, “I will go into the next competition with the mindset of winning eight titles.” By the way, at the closing ceremony, when asked again about his goal for the next four years, he said, “As I said earlier, eight titles is a bit much (laughs). I would like to win four gold medals, including the bronze medal on the parallel bars.” His words caused laughter and applause.

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