At the World Figure Skating Championships held in France, Shoma Uno, who won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics in the short program of the first half of the men's singles, took the lead by marking his personal best score on the 24th.
At the World Championships in Figure Skating in Montpellier, France, a short program for the first half of the men's single was held on the 24th, and Uno, Yuma Kagiyama, and Kazuki Tomono participated from Japan.
At the Beijing Olympics, bronze medal Uno landed the opening quadruple flip without mistake, and then decided on consecutive jumps and triple axels one after another.
Uno also decided the spin and step with a flowing slide, and took the lead with 109.63, which exceeds the personal best score marked at the Beijing Olympics.
Kagiyama, who won the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics, made a mistake in the triple Axel in the latter half of the performance and finished second with 105.69.
Tomono is in 3rd place with 101.12.
Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu, who won the Olympic Games for the second time in a row, and Nathan Chen, who won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, have not participated in this tournament.
The second half of the men's single will be free on the 26th of this month.
Uno in 1st place in the short "I was able to act as I practiced"
Shoma Uno commented on the performance of the short program, which marked her personal best. "There was a period when it was difficult to put together a short program. It is difficult to perform as practiced, but today it is possible to perform as practiced. I was able to do it. "
And he said about the free performance in the second half, "Free has many difficult jumps, but coach Stephane Lambiel was in charge of the choreography, so I will do my best so that I can perform a convincing performance." I was there.
Kagiyama in 2nd place in the short "Triple Axel went too carefully"
Yuma Kagiyama said, "The triple Axel that made a mistake went too carefully. However, the other jumps were outstanding. I was nervous after the Olympics, but I was excited to see the Hinomaru at the venue. I'm feeling happy again. I've come this far because I wanted to perform without regrets in the last game of this season, so I'd like to do my best tomorrow. "