Kaori Sakamoto took the lead with 76.56 in the NHK Trophy for figure skating, the women's singles, and the short program in the first half.
In addition, Mana Kawabe came in second.
Kawabe landed a triple Axel on his first jump, marking 73.88, a personal best of eight or more.
In addition, Rino Matsuike was 7th in Japan with 63.34.
17-year-old Kawabe 2nd in personal best "I was able to put out everything that was said"
Kawabe who finished second in the short program.
Rika Kihira was absent, and the 17-year-old, who had a sudden turn, showed a large piece of sword.
Kawabe is from Aichi prefecture, but longing for Kihira, he moved his base to Kyoto and has been honing his skills under the same coach, Mie Hamada, as Kihira.
Taking advantage of his high physical ability, he won the all-Japan junior championship by deciding a triple Axel.
Coach Hamada, who coaches, also highly evaluates that he has the ability to jump four turns.
The challenge is to show a dynamic performance that makes the best use of the triple axel by continuing stable performance, but if you are impatient, the speed will slow down before the jump and the axis of your body will shake during the jump, and last season the triple axel The success rate did not go up easily.
Even so, Kawabe said, "I can't go up unless I can jump the triple Axel," and by incorporating the classic volleyball and practicing to be aware of the body axis, the sense of stability gradually increased, and Kinki was held last month. In the championship, I decided the triple Axel for the first time in the short program of the competition.
On the 12th as well, when he decided on a tall triple Axel at the beginning, saying, "I was able to put out everything that was said," he gained momentum and landed all the subsequent jumps, marking 73.88, which is a personal best. I put it in the rank.