Kihei wins two consecutive women's singles in the figure four continents Championship February 8 18:34
In the four continents of figure skating held in Korea, women's singles were free in the latter half of the women's single, and Rika Kihira made a mistake in the triple axel.
The Four Continents Championship is a competition where players from four regions, Asia, the United States, Oceania, and Africa participate.
Kihei, who took the lead in the short program of the first half of the women's singles, went free on the second half of the day.
Kihei decided to make a three-round Sarko instead of a four-round Sarko in the opening jump.
However, there was a mistake in the following triple axel, which turned off and became a one and a half jump.
The subsequent consecutive jumps from the triple axel were neatly decided, and the two consecutive jumps in the latter half of the performance, where the basic points were higher, were also successful.
In addition, he won the second consecutive championship with more than 9 points difference in second place, with 151.16 free and a total of 232.34 with the short program, such as winning the highest level 4 in the step and all three spins. Was.
Shinba Higuchi challenged the triple axel, but fell down and finished well and was greatly deducted.
Kaori Sakamoto also included a 4-turn toe loop at the beginning of his performance, but he fell short and did not gain any points and was fifth in 202.79.
Kihira "It was a good experience"
Kihei said, “I made a mistake in the first triple axel, but it was great to be able to make up in the subsequent jumps. It was a good experience that led to the next. I plan to practice well for the World Championship I hope we can make it up. "