Cha Jun-hwan, a leading male figure skater, overcame the sluggishness of the short program at the 5th Grand Prix competition and won the bronze medal for the second consecutive time.
Cha Jun-hwan, who finished 6th in the short program, improved his ranking in the free skating with a clean performance.
He completed two quadruple jumps perfectly, earning extra points.
The weak point, the triple axel, was a bit disappointing.
He was judged to have insufficient rotation in consecutive jumps, and his performance score was deducted for unstable landing in solo jumps.
Still, the rest of the assignments, including the shogi Inabauer, were handled flawlessly, winning the bronze medal for the second consecutive time with a total of 254.76 points.
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Kim Ye-rim, who won the gold medal 13 years after Kim Yuna and confirmed her advancement to the finals, received the most applause at the gala show.
He performed lively in a white shirt and even gave an encore performance.