A training camp will be held in Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture, where top domestic figure skating players will participate, and Yuma Kagiyama, a men's single silver medalist at the Beijing Olympics, and Kaori Sakamoto, a women's single bronze medalist, will slide for the next season. We worked on improving the technology and expressiveness of.
This training camp was held for the purpose of strengthening top-class athletes in Japan, and 15 athletes including men and women participated, including Kagiyama and Sakamoto, as well as Higuchi Wakaba and Kawabe Mana who won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics group. did.
Zachary Donohue of the United States, who won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics ice dance, was invited to the training camp as a lecturer to hone his expressiveness, and while communicating diligently with the players, choreographed and slipped one by one. I checked it repeatedly.
In the practice of playing songs, Kagiyama showed a program on a new piano song that he will use for free next season.
In this program, Kagiyama has made it clear that he intends to incorporate five of the four types of quadruple jumps in total, and although he could not land on the ice during the practice on the 9th, he challenged the new quadruple Lutz. was doing.
In addition, Sakamoto revealed that he will use the program that the new choreographer was in charge of for both the short program and free program for the next season.
Sakamoto practiced with a focus on choreography on a new song, and while falling and stumbling, he constantly confirmed the movement with his trademark smile.
Yuma Kagiyama "Everything is a challenge"
Yuma Kagiyama said with a fulfilling expression, "It's the first time for a proper senior training camp, and it's difficult because there are a lot of schedules, but it's fun and inspiring because various players are gathering together."
And about the new free program that will be newly tackled in the next season, "I want to put Lutz, Loop, Salchow, and Toe Loop twice in the end", 4 types of quadruple jumps such as the new challenge quadruple Lutz It was clarified that we are aiming for a highly difficult acting composition that incorporates a total of 5 pieces.
Kagiyama vowed to grow further for the next season, saying, "Everything is a challenge, such as the quadruple Lutz and the program with an atmosphere that I have never done before."
Kaori Sakamoto Next Season Goal “World Championship 2nd consecutive victory”
Kaori Sakamoto looked back on the practice focused on the choreography of Zachary Donohue of the United States, who acted as an instructor. I found out that I didn't do it. I want to practice with that in mind in the future. "
And the biggest goal of the next season was the world championship to be held in Saitama city in March next year. I was able to win the world championship in Saitama, so I will do my best to win the championship for the second consecutive year. "