Kaori Sakamoto leads the women's singles in the West Japan Championships on October 30th at 23:44
The West Japan Championships in figure skating kicked off in Kyoto, and in the women's singles, Kaori Sakamoto, the representative of the Pyeongchang Olympics, took the lead in the short program in the first half.
The West Japan Championship, which is the qualifying round for the All Japan Figure Skating Championships in December, began in Kyoto on the 30th, and a short program for men and women singles was held on the 30th.
Among them, in the women's single, Sakamoto succeeded in three consecutive jumps, and took the lead at 70.40 with a stable performance that decided three jumps.
Sakamoto said, "There was no big deduction, but I was disappointed that there were small mistakes in the steps, etc. I want to recover tomorrow's free."
In addition, Mai Mihara, who missed the Grand Prix series due to poor physical condition last season, finished second with a score of 64.50.
Mihara said, "I never imagined I could do this, so I was most surprised. There are some places that haven't returned to the best condition yet, so tomorrow I want to show the performance that will lead to the future tournament." ..
In the men's single, Kazuki Tomono took the lead with 83.62.