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14-year-old Shin Ji-ah, the rising star of Korean female figure skating, came second in the short program of the Junior Grand Prix final.
I challenge for a medal for the first time in 17 years since Yuna Kim.
This is reporter Ha Seong-ryong.
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With the support of local Italian fans holding her national flag, Jia Shin gave a perfect performance on the final stage where she first participated.
She scored high bonuses on her first jump, a triple lutz-triple toe loop, followed by a double axel, and then a triple loop with additional bonuses on her third jump.
[Lee Ho-jung/SBS Figure Skating Commentator: Using Shin Ji-ah's unique long flight time, we completed all rotations and then connected them to
the landing.]
I clenched my fist behind me.
Shin Ji-ah , who performed the best performance, showed regret at 69.11 points, which was one point short of her personal best, but
[Jia Shin: I don't think the score came out~]
[Coach Bit-na Park: That's right~~ You did a good job.]
2nd place in the short program Increase your chances of winning a medal.
Her come-from-behind win is also worth a shot, as she is only 0.55 points behind the leader Mao Shimada of Japan.
16-year-old Kim Chae-yeon, who celebrated her birthday, received 66.71 points for her powerful jump and came in 3rd place, and Kwon Min-sol, the youngest 13-year-old contestant who performed in line with 'The Dance of Death', also advanced to 5th place.
Our athletes will challenge for the final medal in free skating tomorrow (10th), 17 years after Kim Yuna.
(Video editing: Nam Il, CG: Ban So-hee)