A Day After Blowing Up Over the Dry Dohyo, Kinbozan Pushes Out Kotoshoho: 'It Was a Good Lesson'
West Maegashira 7 Kinbozan, 29 (Kise), pushed out East Maegashira 6 Kotoshoho, 27 (Sadogatake), on Day 5 to go 4-1. He hit solidly, was raised up but kept moving forward and drove Kotoshoho out. 'It was good that I could go forward. My power got through,' he said.
On Day 4 he had slipped at the tachi-ai and lost to Wakamotoharu in 0.9 seconds, then fumed that the dry dohyo should have been watered. He said he calmed down afterward: 'On the way home I thought I have to switch gears, and do proper sumo the next day.' As for slipping: 'That happens. I have to keep it in mind. It was a good lesson' (Nikkan Sports).