Figure skating 17-year-old Yuma Kagiyama makes a good start Kanto Championship October 3rd 19:45

The Kanto Championship of figure skating was held in Ibaraki Prefecture, and 17-year-old Yuma Kagiyama, who won the Youth Olympic Games in January in the men's singles, made a good start by deciding two quadruple jumps in the first half of the short program. I did.

17-year-old Kagiyama, who won the Youth Olympic Games and finished 3rd in the Four Continents Championships in February, will join the 16-year-old Shun Sato, who won the Junior Grand Prix Final last year, in earnest from this season. Debut in.



The two of them participated in the Kanto Championship held in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture on the 3rd as the first match of this season.



Only two men participated in the men's single, and Kagiyama, who first performed the short program, succeeded in the quadruple toe loop that followed after deciding the first quadruple and three consecutive jumps.



Kagiyama didn't improve his step score, but all three spins scored a high score of 98.46 with the highest rating of level 4.



On the other hand, Sato succeeded in the consecutive jumps of 4 and 3 rotations at the beginning, but lacked vividness such as falling with a triple axel, and the score was 77.90.



Kagiyama and Sato will be performing free in the second half of the 4th.

Kagiyama "Surprised to score close to 100 points"

Kagiyama, who scored a high score approaching 100 points in the short program in the first half, said, "All the jumps were complete and overall it was not bad. I haven't slipped in completely yet, so I don't think I'll get that much. However, I was surprised to get a score of nearly 100 points, "he said with a bright expression.



And, "The quadruple salchow at the beginning was able to jump with confidence from the practice, and I was able to do as I practiced. The spin was good, but only the step was caught by my foot and I dropped the level, so that is the problem. I wish I could get more points with each match, "he recalled.



In addition, he said with enthusiasm for the free performance on the 4th, "I have changed the composition since last season and the number of quadruple jumps is increasing, so I think it is difficult, but I want to do my best without giving up until the end."



Also, regarding the fact that only two players participated in the men's single with Shun Sato, "I was looking forward to it because it was one-on-one. We had a lot of quadruple jumps built in each other, so we jumped a lot from practice. It was fun including that, "he said with a smile.

Sato "Tomorrow is like myself"

Sato commented on the fact that mistakes in jumps were conspicuous in the short program, "There were mistakes in jumps, but mistakes were also conspicuous in spins, etc. There was a different tension in the senior debut game, so I thought I would do my best. Was strong, but it slipped. I've been practicing a lot of songs until today, but I couldn't jump the quadruple jump very well, "he said with regret.



For the free on the 4th, "In today's performance, the continuous jump from the first 4 rotations was decided well, so I would like to raise it from here. I think that the free is better than the short program. Tomorrow, I want to act like myself with less mistakes. "