The figure skating Grand Prix Final opened in Italy on the 8th, with Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, who participated for the first time in the pair, and Shoma Uno, who finished the first half of the short program in the men's singles, took the lead.
The Grand Prix Final began on the 8th in Turin, Italy, with the top finishers of the 6 Grand Prix Series tournaments held until last month.
The tournament was canceled for the second year in a row due to the influence of the new corona, and it will be held for the first time in three years.
Of these pairs, Miura and Kihara, who are newcomers, appeared last among the participating pairs in the first half of the short program.
At the beginning, the two of them got a level three, which was higher than last month's NHK Trophy, in the twist lift, which was listed as an assignment, and they got the highest level four in the lift.
Two jumps, including the slow jump, were stable, and although there were some dropouts in the final death spiral, etc., she was fascinated by her rich expressiveness and started in first place with a score of 78.08, which was close to her personal best.
In the men's singles, Uno, who is aiming for his first victory in his fifth appearance, got a high score in the opening quadruple flip, and he definitely jumped consecutive jumps from the quadruple toe loop, which made a mistake at the NHK Trophy last month.
After that, when he scored a triple Axel in the second half, he got a high score in the performance composition point that evaluates expressiveness, etc., and took the lead with 99.99, which is the best of this season.
Other Japanese athletes, including first-timer Sota Yamamoto, who is in good form this season, scored 2nd place with 94.86 with stable performances such as two quadruple jumps.
17-year-old Yoshio Miura, who was making her first appearance, made a mistake in the opening quadruple jump and fell, but recovered and finished in 3rd place with 87.07.
Shun Sato, who participated for the first time, was 6th with a jump error of 76.62.
Miura-Kihara pair discourse
Riku Miura, who finished the short program as a pair and took the lead, said, "I was a little nervous before the start of the performance, but I'm glad we were able to finish without any major mistakes. Both of us are very relieved. In the free program, the short program and We want to show everyone how we enjoy skating without getting overwhelmed,” she said with a smile.
Ryuichi Kihara also commented, "We love skating and our timing is perfect. Both of us have overcome tough times, such as injuries, and we share that feeling, so we were able to enjoy every match. I'm here," he said calmly.