Figure Kanto Championship Men's Single Kagiyama High Score Mark and Winner October 4th 19:17
At the Kanto Championship of figure skating held in Ibaraki Prefecture, free performances were performed in the latter half of the men's singles, and 17-year-old Yuma Kagiyama, who won the Youth Olympic Games in January, decided three quadruple jumps and was stable. He showed off his performance and won the championship with a high score of 287.21 in total with the short program in the first half.
17-year-old Kagiyama, who won the Youth Olympic Games and finished 3rd in the Four Continents Championships in February, will enter the senior international tournament in earnest from this season with 16-year-old Shun Sato, who won the Junior Grand Prix Final last year. Debut
The two of them participated in the Kanto Championship held in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture as the first match of this season, and on the 4th, they faced a free performance in the latter half of the men's single.
There are only two men's single players, and Kagiyama, who marked a high score approaching 100 points in the short program on the 3rd, decided to jump from the first 4 rotations to 3 rotations in a row, and there was no mistake in the following 4 rotation toe loop. It has landed on ice.
In the second half, a mistake was made in the triple Axel and points were deducted, but all three spins achieved the highest rated level four and marked 188.75 with stable performance.
Kagiyama won the first match of the season with a high score of 287.21 in total with the short program on the 3rd.
On the other hand, Sato did not improve his score due to lack of vividness such as falling over by jumping and disturbing icing even in the free performance following the short program on the 3rd, and the free was only 120.52 and the total was 198.42, which is a big difference to Kagiyama. Was attached.
Kagiyama "I think I could have done it a little more"
Yuma Kagiyama, who won the first match of this season with a high score, said, "Today's freelance was honestly just a desire to perform without a goal of points. I was able to move reasonably well for the first match. But I think I could have done it a little more, "he said, looking back at the match with an occasional smile.
On top of that, he said, "I have nothing to say about jumps other than the mistake of the triple Axel in the second half. On the other hand, the movement of the acting became small in order to have physical strength until the end, and as a result I concentrated on jumping only." I said remorse.
Regarding the fact that he scored a high score approaching 300 points in total, he said, "I'm not so conscious of it, but I'm glad that I updated my personal best. There are various challenges in both short programs and free acting. I want to brush up and stabilize my performance and jumps by the next tournament. "
Sato "I didn't go as I expected"
Hayao Sato player is "physical strength surface was okay for that lackluster to jump in the performance of free following the short program of the three days, there is also a place sore foot, did not go as expected.
Still because from here I want to gradually get used to the program, and after resting my body, I want to aim for perfection for the next time. "
And, although in the form, such as a "duel for the tournament, which was acting only Kagiyama YuShin players and two people of the same grade, Kagiyama players tone is also a looks good from the practice, I thought it I also do our best.
However, That feeling was so strong that I slipped around, "he said.