Figure Kihei Grand Prix Final Official Practice December 6th 0:58
In front of the figure skating Grand Prix Final in Italy, Rika Kihira attended the official practice at the convention venue on the 5th. did.
Kihei will take second place in both the Grand Prix Series Canada Tournament and NHK Cup this season, and will win the Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy on the 5th.
Kihei attended an official practice for about 40 minutes on the 5th, with the short program scheduled for the next day.
In the practice of wearing free costumes, in addition to the triple accelerator that I am good at, I put it into the performance for the first time or icing the four-turn Sarko that attracts attention three times.
Arena Zagitova, who won the world championship of the Pyongchang Olympics, as well as Ariona Kostruna, Alexandra Trusova, and Anna Shelbakova, who won the Grand Prix series twice in a row, were seniors. Four Russians will participate and a high level of battle is expected.
Among them, Tulsois, who scored the world's highest score in the Canadian tournament in October, steadily landed multiple types of four-turn jumps in practice, appealing the smooth adjustment.
Women's short program will take place on the 6th and free will take place on the 7th.
“It ’s free and you can put a four-turn Sarko”
Rika Kihira said about icing the four-turn Sarkoko in practice, “I was able to jump with a rhythm like usual practice. I was confident that I could jump the most beautiful jump so far. “It seems that I can put a 4-turn Sarko free,” he said.
This tournament is about high-level battles with Russians. “I do n’t know if I can get on the podium, so I have to do something new. I want to aim for no mistakes, "he said.
Also, in practice, about Russian Alexandra Tulsois icing on multiple four-turn jumps, “I'm jumping a lot and laughing. I want to work on it with the feeling that I'm going to do more and more new jumps. "