On the 24th, the figure skating All Japan Championship held a free dance in the second half of the ice dance, and the couple of Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi, who led the first half, became the top in total, and won the first victory in the third appearance.

On the 24th, the All Japan Championship was held in Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture.



At the beginning, Muramoto and Takahashi, who led the first half, won the highest evaluation level four with a combination of lifts and Twizzle, which repeats turns on one leg.



After this, he performed brilliantly the world view of the movie to the music of "The Phantom of the Opera" and fascinated me with his stable performance.



Takahashi, who was supporting Muramoto in the last lift, lost his balance and made a mistake, but the two scored 108.91 in the free skate, and the total score with the first half was 186.61, and they won their first victory in their third appearance. I was.



The couple, Misato Komatsubara and her husband Taka, who finished second in the first half, received the highest rating of Level Four on all three lifts.



The second half of the performance, which was revised from last month's NHK Trophy, was also stable, and the free skate was 105.14, and the total was 175.10, which was a personal best score for a competition not officially recognized by the International Skating Federation, but fell short and won the competition for the fifth consecutive time. I didn't.



3rd place was a couple of Nicole Takahashi and Shiloh Judd.

Winner Daisuke Takahashi "I can grow even at the age of 36"

Kana Muramoto, who won the first prize, said with a smile, "I'm very happy that I was able to win the championship that I was aiming for, but it's a bit disappointing that I made a mistake at the end. Until then, I was very calm and skating." I also felt regret.



Takahashi also said, “I made most of the mistakes at the end, so I feel like I did something wrong. When I lifted Muramoto up, I couldn’t lift him up, so I held on. I wanted to be overjoyed to win the championship, but I can't sleep tonight because I'm so obsessed with failure."



Still, regarding the overall performance, Muramoto commented, “Overall, especially the latter half of the performance has been corrected, but it turned out to be really good. I was able to step up in a short period of time,” he proudly said.



On the other hand, Takahashi, who won the All Japan Championships in both men's singles and ice dance with his first win this time, said, "I didn't think about such things, but I'm happy. When I'm doing singles, I'm in the middle of the podium in ice dancing. I never imagined that I would be riding a .I was able to realize that I can still grow even at the age of 36, and it was a good Christmas present for me," he said with a smile.

2nd place Misato Komatsubara "The result was frustrating, but it was fun"

Ms. Misato Komatsubara seemed satisfied with her second place result, saying, "I felt like I was playing sports, and although the result was frustrating, it was fun. Many people came to see me, and I think I was able to show my strength." .



In addition, her husband Takeru said, "It was really fun and I'm honored. I think the element of competition is the most important thing in sports, and I still have the desire to win, but my rivals say I'll do my best together. I'm getting power," he said with a radiant expression.



On top of that, Misato said, "I was able to challenge myself in this free dance. I think it was good that I corrected the elements in the second half from the NHK Trophy. At the end, there was a place where I was acting very close to the audience, and their eyes met and they applauded. I was tired in the second half, but I was full of energy.I will continue to do my best to become a better player."