Figure NHK Cup Today Opening Attention to the performances of Hanyu and Kihei Sapporo November 22 4:41
The figure skating NHK Cup will open in Sapporo on the 22nd. In men's singles, Yuzuru Hanyu who gave the highest score in his first match in the Grand Prix series, and in women's singles, Rika Kihira, gold medalist of Pyeongchang Olympics, Russian Arena Zagitova, etc. The battle for victory will be noted.
The NHK Cup for figure skating is one of the 6 Grand Prix series held around the world, and this year's competition will be held in Sapporo as the sixth round of the season.
Japanese players will participate in the men's singles, including Hanyu, who has won the Olympics for the second time in a row, as well as Souta Yamamoto and Takashiro Shimada.
Among them, Hanyu won the world's highest score, which was close to the best in the world, such as succeeding in consecutive jumps from 4 rotations at the Canadian tournament last month, which was the first game of his Grand Prix series.
Talking to the NHK Cup, “The condition is really good,” and hopes will be won for the first time in three years with a polished performance.
On the other hand, for women's singles, in addition to Kihei who won the NHK Cup last season, Shingo Yamashita and Yuna Yokoi will participate.
Kihei, who has a triple axel, lost second place to Russia's 15-year-old Alexandra Trusova who decided to make a four-turn jump last month in Canada.
This tournament will compete with Russia's Ariona Kostrnaya who won the Grand Prix series in France this season as well as Zagitova and Tulsois.
It is also noticed that Kihei will be the first to incorporate into the performance the four-turn jump that landed on the 21st.
In addition, Japanese players will be paired with Yasu Miura and Ryuichi Kihara.
The NHK Cup will be held on the 22nd and 23rd.