7 Quotes by Aiko Uemura

I might have had uneasy feelings in the past, but now I'm confident I can beat anyone if I perform well. I'm going to be alright if I skip the World Cup races and go straight into the Olympics.

There's no problem with the ligaments or bone. The inflammation has not stopped but you don't have to worry about it very much because it's not a serious injury.

It seems that a medal for me is almost out of reach. I wasn't able to get the points I needed.

The corkscrew I did was really, really good but I probably had some small mistakes somewhere. I skied the way I know how and I'm disappointed that I can't receive a medal.

I'm getting focused on my race and all I'm thinking about now is to attack the course in front of me.

I'm not too excited. I'm not pressured either. Winning a medal is important, but I want to come up with my best performance.

I'll try to run in an Olympics again as long as I continue with my career, rather than set a new goal for each year.