Yuzuru Hanyu, who will participate in the men's singles, repeatedly confirmed the quadruple jump at the official practice at the venue link on the 22nd before the world championship of figure skating that starts in Sweden, aiming for the first victory in 4 years. I adjusted it.
The World Figure Skating Championships will be held for the first time in two years because last year's tournament was canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
This year's tournament will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, with no spectators and will be eligible for the Beijing Olympics next year.
On the 22nd, official practice was held at the venue link, and among them, Yuzuru Hanyu, who participated in the men's singles and won the Olympic Games in a row, showed up wearing a mask during the afternoon practice.
Hanyu mainly checked the choreography along with the free songs in the practice of playing the songs.
After that, I repeatedly jumped a quadruple jump and a triple axel, which I was good at, to check the feel of ice.
On the other hand, American Nathan Chen, who is aiming for the third straight victory in this tournament, also took part in the practice and landed quadruple jumps one after another to see how well he was doing.
The World Championships will start on the 24th, with short programs for women's singles on the 24th and men's singles on the 25th.
Hanyu "The end ended with a good feeling"
After finishing the official practice, Yuzuru Hanyu responded to the interview about this world championship, "I had a lot of thoughts myself, but I want to make something meaningful because I come to the site and slide. I think I was able to talk to this ice, and I think I ended up with a good feeling. "
On top of that, while mentioning that a coach living in Canada who couldn't come to Japan at the All Japan Championship last December was accompanied, he said, "I'm too enthusiastic, or something like the usual idling for a moment. However, since I have a coach this time, I was able to practice while listening to the story and keeping my own pace. Of course I want to perform well, but I hope I can show what I have practiced. When I came to the site, I didn't have a very good feeling, so I want to do a good performance while adjusting my feelings and body little by little every day. "
And, based on the fact that the participation quota for the Beijing Olympics next year is at stake, "I want to contribute as much as possible. After that, I will repeat the good performances I am aiming for one by one every day. I wish I could get better like a gradation. I want to slide firmly through the three programs of short program, free, and exhibition, and from those three programs, something for my own world I wish I could make something with a message. First of all, I think that it is a major premise to perform a performance that I can fully understand, so I want to do what I should do now while talking with my body and preparing it. I was talking.
Up to 3 "participation slots" for the Beijing Olympics
The World Figure Skating Championships, which will open in Sweden this time, will be eligible for the Beijing Olympics next year.
In Japan, where three men and three men each participate in the world championships, a maximum of three slots will be awarded if the total ranking of the top two players is within 13 and two slots if 14 to 28.
In Japan, three boys and two girls participated in the last Pyeongchang Olympics.
International Skating Union "one person is positive" without revealing the country name
Meanwhile, the International Skating Union announced on the 22nd that one person received a positive result from a test conducted before the World Figure Skating Championships in Sweden.
The country name and name are not disclosed.
On the 22nd, the Japan Skating Federation announced that all Japanese athletes who arrived at the site were found to be negative as a result of the PCR test.