Figure skating Kihei Smooth adjustment for the NHK Cup November 20 19:34

Before the figure skating NHK cup opened in Sapporo on the 22nd, Rika Kihira practicing for the first time in the tournament for the first time on the actual link and steadily adjusting the triple accelerating ice one after another I showed the first time.

The NHK Cup for figure skating is one of the Grand Prix series held in six locations around the world, and this year's tournament will be held in Sapporo City from the 22nd as the sixth round of this season.

Kihei, the 17-year-old, won his first championship in this tournament using Triple Axel as a senior debut last season, and also won the Grand Prix Final in which the top six Grand Prix series compete.

Kihei, who is aiming for the second consecutive tournament, practiced for the first time on the production link on the afternoon of the 20th.

Kihei lost second place in Russia's 15-year-old Alexandra Tulsois, who decided to make three four-turn jumps at the Canadian tournament last month, which was his first Grand Prix series of the season.

In this tournament, we will compete for the victory with the Russian Arena Zagitowa of the Pyongchang Olympic gold medal.

Kihei, who practiced for about an hour on the 20th, did not jump the 4-turn Sarko, which he had been practicing for this season, but he steadily landed a single triple accelerator jump and a continuous jump from the triple accelerator one after another. And showed a smooth adjustment.

NHK Cup will have a short program for men and women singles on the 22nd and free on the 2nd on the 23rd.