Gal Sone article in Wired News
Wired.com has a good introduction to Natsuko “Gal” Sone. I believe this is the first article about “Gal” Sone in a major US website or publication.
While others — like reigning Coney Island hot-dog-eating champ Kobayashi — furiously gulp down their meals with water, Sone displays a calm nonchalance even in the middle of a race.
A certified chef, she appears to savor each bite she takes, even when she’s already taken a couple hundred of them. At a women-only contest in Okinawa last year, Sone was seen reapplying her makeup after finishing first, even as the clock was still ticking.