Kaori Sakamoto for Women's West Japan Championships Souta Yamamoto for Men's Championship October 31st 21:22
At the West Japan Figure Skating Championships held in Kyoto, both men and women were free in the latter half of the single, with Kaori Sakamoto, the representative of the PyeongChang Olympics, winning the women's championship and Sota Yamamoto, the men's champion.
The tournament was held as a qualifying round for the All Japan Championship in December, and on the 31st of the second day, both men and women had a free single in the second half.
In the women's single, Sakamoto, who took the lead in the short program in the first half, vividly decided to jump three times in a row at the beginning of the performance, but at the end of the performance, the basic score became high, saying "I thought too much about going politely". In the three jumps, mistakes such as icing disorder and insufficient rotation overlapped.
Even so, he finished second in the free program with 129.83 and ran away with a total of 200.23 with the short program to win the championship.
Sakamoto said, "Honestly, it was a pitiful performance. I want to practice again so that I can exert my strength firmly for the next tournament."
Mai Mihara, who missed the Grand Prix series last season due to poor physical condition and is aiming for a revival, marked 130.37, which is the top in the freelance, and finished second with a total of 194.87.
In the men's single, Yamamoto of Chukyo University recorded the most difficult level four in every step and spin, marked the top score in the free, and won the reverse victory from the second place in the short program.
Kazuki Tomono, who went free in the lead, did not improve his score and finished second.