Figure NHK Cup Championship Kihira Aiming for Consecutive Championships 4 Rotating Ice on November 21 17:42
Rika Kihira, who is aiming to win the tournament before the NHK cup of figure skating starts in Sapporo on the 22nd, adjusts at the actual link, and at the end of the practice icing the four-turn jump that is working on this season did.
The NHK Cup for figure skating is one of the 6 Grand Prix series that will be held in 6 locations around the world.
The 17-year-old Kihei, who aims to win the tournament, wore light green clothes and practiced for about 45 minutes on the production link.
In the practice of applying free songs, I challenged the 4-turn Sarko at the beginning and fell down, but I landed another jump one after another, such as a triple accelerator and 2-turn continuous jump, or a single triple accelerator.
Kihei has been working on a four-turn Sarkoko from before the season, but it has not been included in the performance in previous tournaments.
After this, Kihei made adjustments centering on jumps, and at the end of the race, he landed a 4-turn Sarko once and received great applause from the audience.
Pyongchang Olympic gold medal, Russian Arena Zagitova, repeatedly confirmed a difficult jump with a relaxed look and a difficult three-turn lutz and three-turn loop, as well as jumps taking complex steps.
In addition, Russia's Ariona Kostrnaya, who won the Grand Prix series debut in France, defeated Zagitowa, landed a triple axel and three-turn toe loop continuous jump, and showed a smooth adjustment. .
The NHK Cup will have a short program on the first half of men and women singles on the 22nd and a free on the second half on the 23rd.