Before the figure Grand Prix Final Hanyu official practice December 5th 4:32
In front of the figure skating Grand Prix Final held in Italy, Yuzuru Hanyu officially practiced at the competition venue on the 4th, icing the difficult four-turn Lutz, and getting ready for the first victory in three years I asked you how good it was.
The Grand Prix Final will be held in Turin, Italy, on the 5th in the Grand Prix Series 6 tournament held last month.
Hanyu will win the Grand Prix Series Canada Tournament and the NHK Cup, aiming to win the Grand Prix Final for the fifth time in three years. Hanyu attended the official training for about 40 minutes on the 4th at the link that became the venue for the 2006 Torino Olympics.
As we started to slide slowly to check the feel of ice, we checked choreography and steps. And in the practice of jumping, I got hurt by icing in the official practice of the NHK Cup two years ago, and after that I landed a difficult four-turn rutz that was not incorporated in the acting composition, and I am good at triple accelerator I was asked how good it was, such as deciding continuously.
In the tournament, American Nathan Chen, who has won the Grand Prix Final for the second consecutive time, also participated, and the confrontation with Hanyu since the World Championship in March has attracted attention. Chen showed good adjustments, including icing multiple four-turn jumps in official practice. The short program for the first half of the men's single will be held on the 5th, and the free in the second half will be held on the 7th.
Hanyu "I was excited and enjoyed practicing"
Yuzuru Hanyu said, “I practiced intensively within myself. I was able to do it today and I think it was good. But I don't think this feeling will continue the next day. So, I would like to be very careful about the game, ”he said with a serious expression.
“I wasn't terrified and I felt good. After finishing the short program, I would like to consider the body sensation and take it into the game. It ’s so good that I think the ice conditions are very good for me. ”
And about the first match at the Torino Olympics link in 2006, “I feel that the venue itself has a lot of energy because it ’s an Olympic venue held when I ’m really into figure skating. “I want to act while gaining power from such things. I do n’t think I can enjoy the game, but today I ’m excited and enjoyed it,” he said with a smile.
On the 4th, Rika Kihira also attended official practice at the tournament venue and showed steady progress, such as landing a triple accelerator.
Kihei will be second in the Grand Prix Series Canada Tournament and NHK Cup this season, aiming for the second consecutive title at the Grand Prix Final, which opens in Turin, Italy on the 5th.
Kihei played the official training for about 40 minutes on the 4th at the link that became the venue for the 2006 Torino Olympics. Kihei showed a lot of time in adjusting the jumps, and he showed a smooth adjustment, such as tasting triple accelerators and continuous jumps from 3 revolutions.
In the tournament, Arena Zagitova, who won the world championship of the Pyongchang Olympics, Ariona Kostruna, Alexandra Trusova, and Anna Shelvakova, who won the Grand Prix series twice in the first year of their senior year. The four Russians are expected to compete at a high level, but none of the Russian players appeared in the official practice on the 4th.
The tournament will start on the 5th, the short program for the first half of the women's single will take place on the 6th, and the free in the second half will take place on the 7th.