At the All Japan Figure Skating Championships on the 23rd, the first half of the men's single short program was held, and Shoma Uno, who is aiming for the first victory in three years, took the lead with a stable performance and his best score this season. rice field.
The short program of the first half of the men's singles was held in Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture on the 23rd at the All Japan Figure Skating Championships.
Uno, who won the Grand Prix Final this month and is aiming to win the tournament for the first time in three years, entered the competition in perfect condition, showing flawless performances from the official practice.
At the beginning, he scored a high score with his signature quadruple flip, and after that, he did not push himself too hard in the consecutive jumps from the quadruple toe loop, and in the second half, he landed steadily from triple to double.
In the second half, after scoring a triple axel, he fascinated the venue with his rich expressive power that matched the music until the end.
Although she fell short of the level in the steps and spins that she had been working on as an assignment, she received high praise for her performance composition points, which show her expressiveness, etc., and marked her personal best of 100.45 this season despite being an unofficial competition of the International Skating Federation. and took first place.
Second place is Koshiro Shimada with 87.69.
Third place was Sota Yamamoto with 86.89.
Yuma Kagiyama, the silver medalist at the Beijing Olympics in February this year, returned to competition after nine months of injury to his left ankle. He finished 6th with a score of 81.39 due to mistakes in other jumps.
The men's singles second half free will be held on the 25th.
Shoma Uno "Today is the best"
Shoma Uno, who took the lead, looked back with a refreshing look on his face, saying, "There are still many things I couldn't do compared to the short program performance under the best conditions, but I can say that today was the best." rice field.
After that, ``The ice at this venue does not speed up. I thought," he revealed that he was skating while considering the situation of the rink at the venue.
Regarding the free skate, he said, "It's been a short time since the Grand Prix Final, so I haven't practiced a lot for this tournament, but just like the final, I hope I can perform according to my condition at that time. Good." He seemed calm.
Koshiro Shimada "It's not perfect, but it's proof that I've accumulated it"
2nd place Koshiro Shimada said, "I was able to concentrate well before the match, and although it wasn't a perfect performance, I was able to put together the composition of the two quads on this stage, which I have accumulated so far. I think it's a proof," he proudly said.
On top of that, "This All Japan is a special stage, and I really don't know who will perform what kind of performance. There are various things such as fear, excitement, and elation before skating, and various emotions are mixed even before standing in the starting position. All the players are doing their best. I hope that the free skate will be even better, and I hope I can be a part of that.”
Sota Yamamoto “To be honest, it’s really frustrating.”
3rd place player Sota Yamamoto reflected, "I didn't feel bad about my jumps, but I made a few mistakes with the quad salchow in practice, so that bad feeling came out today." rice field.
And, "To be honest, it's really frustrating. In the short program, I've continued to perform without mistakes. To be honest, I was worried about whether I could show that confidence and this All Japan. But every time, it's a match, My skating life.This time, I would like to make use of this experience and show what I have done in the free skate,” he changed his mind.
Yuma Kagiyama "100% Satisfaction, 100% Frustration"
Yuma Kagiyama, who returned to the competition for the first time in about nine months, said, "There are too many feelings and it's complicated, but I feel like I've cleared one task by skiing first. It's a bit different if I say I don't have any regrets. I've practiced hard since I decided to participate in All Japan, so it's really frustrating that I made a mistake.On the other hand, for the first short program, I was able to draw out my personality at full throttle, except for the jumps. It was really good. I am 100% satisfied and 100% disappointed,” he said with a bright expression.
Looking ahead to the second half of the free skate, she said, "I have already sorted out why I made a mistake in the jump, so I want to fix it. The free skate takes a long time, so one of my goals is to skate all the way to the end. I made a mistake today. I want to check the parts in practice and face the free skate with confidence."