Joon-Hwan Cha, the sign of Korean male figure skating, showed a flawless performance in the short program at the World Championships and lit a green light for entering the top ten.
Cha Jun-hwan perfectly played the first jump task, the quadruple salco in the fourth rotation.
Last week, in the national team’s selection, he smashed the buttocks several times, but this time he got a high bonus of 2.49 points.
Following 3 consecutive jumps and triple axel, Cha Jun-hwan, who performed brilliantly with the highest level of 4 in both spins and steps, was ranked 8th with 91.15 points.
If Cha Jun-hwan, who challenged the highest Korean men's record by surpassing Jeong Seong-il's 14th place in 1991, is in the top 10 in the free skating tomorrow (27th), the Korean male figure will secure two tickets to the Beijing Olympics.
Japan's'Figure King' Hanyu, who has won the Olympics twice in a row, finished first with 106.98 points by perfecting the four-round jump twice.
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Qatar World Cup European Qualification, England held a goal match against San Marino, the lowest in the FIFA rankings.
Kalbert Lewin, who replaced the gun Harry Kane as the front-line striker, took the lead in a big win, scoring two goals.
Lewin headed James's cross in the 21st minute ahead of 1-0, followed by Lingard's cross with his right foot in the 8th minute, and struck the key.
In addition to the relay goals of Ward Frose, Sterling and Watkins, England won 5-0.
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40-year-old goalkeeper Zlatan Ibrahimovic came back to the national team after five years, Sweden defeated Georgia 1-0.
In the 35th minute of the first half, Zlatan was trapped inside the penalty box and then helped Claesson's winning goal with a one-touch pass and announced that he was healthy.
Scotland drew a 2-2 draw against Austria in the 40th minute after McGin's impressive overhead equalizer.