Figure Kihei "First of all my performance" tomorrow All Japan Championship December 18 16:21
The all-Japan championship of figure skating will start on the 19th. Rika Kihira, who is aiming to win her first female single, expressed her enthusiasm, "I would like to make a point difference in the short program to make four free turns."
The All-Japan Championship will also be selected for the World Championship in Canada next March. Women's singles will have a short program on the first half on the 19th and a free on the second half on the 21st. On the 18th, players participated in a 30-minute official practice at the venue link.
For women's singles, 17-year-old Kihei, who is aiming for the first time in the All-Japan Championship, practiced mainly jumping. While we were steadily icing triple accelerators one after another, we also practiced the 4-turn sarco that was incorporated into the performance for the first time in this month's Grand Prix Final, but we were unable to icing.
Kihei said, “I have been able to change my mind from the Grand Prix Final. Since this is a tournament that I have never won, I want to win, but first I want to perform well.”
As for the 4-turn Sarco that I am working on this season, “I have been focusing on the practice of acting with a free song and putting the 4-rotation Sarko on. "I want to put it on."
Sakamoto "I'll do my best on the podium"
Kaori Sakamoto, who has won the tournament, has carefully checked the movements of the entire performance, including spins and steps, as well as three consecutive jumps.
After practice, Sakamoto said, “I want to do my best to do what I can and do my best to stand on the podium.”
After the Grand Prix series, he revealed that he had been practicing with an emphasis on the spiritual side. “This season, the short program and free are both up-tempo songs. I thought that I wouldn't be able to slide all the way to the end unless I stopped that, so I concentrated on the practice of applying the song and practiced with a positive attitude. " On top of that, he said, “If you feel even positive, you can perform no mistakes.”
Miyahara “Concentrate on doing exactly”
Until the Ototoshi tournament, Tomoko Miyahara, who had won four consecutive titles, showed a smooth adjustment, such as icing all jumps, during practice with the songs of the short program.
Miyahara said, “I was able to skate with a very good feeling for the first practice. I have practiced focusing on both the short program and the free program, both of which I can skate through. I want to do what I can and focus on doing exactly what I can do, and I want to be able to conclude the all-Japan championship because I haven't been able to perform this season so far. talked.