Figure girls also era of four-turn jumping October 27th 16:53

In the figure skating Grand Prix series, Canada, Rika Kihira lost to a Russian player who jumped a four-turn jump while marking a score close to his personal best.

Women's singles have entered the era of four-turn jumps in earnest, and attention will be paid to how Kihei will respond to new eras such as the acquisition of four-turn jumps in the future.

Kihei scored a high score close to his personal best of last season's Grand Prix Final of 230.33 with stable performances in this tournament, short program and free.

However, the Russian 15-year-old Alexandra Tulsois lost more than 10 points.

It was the jumps built into the free performance that made the decisive difference.

The base point for Kihei's free jump is 49.67 with 7 jumps including 8 of the highest triple accelerator.

On the other hand, Tulsois made a big difference of 72.30 and 20 points or more in the same 7 jumps including 15.73 of 4 rounds of continuous jumps.

Kihei, who was acting free after Tulsois, couldn't hide his surprise, saying, “I was overwhelmed and started acting with an unprecedented feeling. I felt it was a new era.”

In the first round of the Grand Prix series, the same Russian 15-year-old Anna Shelvakova succeeded in the consecutive four-turn Lutz and three-turn jumps, and the girls also entered the full-fledged era.

In the off-season, Kihei foreseeed this “new era” and spent time learning the four-turn Sarkoko, but in September, he was not able to incorporate it into the program because his left foot was injured. It is unclear whether it will be introduced during the season.

Coach Mieda Koda, coaching Kihei, said, “A new era has arrived. When boys change, when they change, they change all at once. It ’s not sweet, but they just have to keep up.” did.

“Now I haven't built a four-turn jump yet, so I have to polish the other parts and aim for a perfect performance,” Kihei said.

The situation has changed completely since last season, when the senior debut rushed to the top, and attention will be paid to how Kihei will respond to this new era.