At the All Japan Figure Skating Championships, the second half of the women's single free was held on the 24th.
The figure skating All Japan Championship was held in Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture on the 24th, in the second half of the women's single free.
At the beginning of the first half, Sakamoto, who was the leader in the first half, scored a perfect double axel, which eight of the nine judges gave a perfect score.
After firmly landing the following two triple jumps, in the second half of the performance, he safely landed a combination jump that he had made many mistakes this season.
Three spins and steps also earned the highest evaluation level four, and the free program that pursued elegance was brilliantly performed, and the performance composition points showing expressiveness etc. were evaluated top among the contestants. I was.
Despite being an unsanctioned competition by the International Skating Union, the score was 155.26, which was close to his personal best, and the total score from the first half was 233.05, and he won the championship for the third time in two years in a row.
Mai Mihara, who finished 2nd in the first half, performed jumps and steps without any major mistakes with her characteristic stable performance, and fascinated her with her rich expressiveness. I was second with a total of 219.93.
Mao Shimada, a 14-year-old junior who participated for the first time, fell down on the opening triple axel and the quadruple toe loop, but recovered after that performance and won a level four with her specialty spin, etc. The free skate was 132.51, and the total was 202.79. I finished 3rd in my first competition.
Rika Kihira, who made her first appearance in two years after returning from her injury this season, finished 11th.