At the ski freestyle world championships held in Georgia on the 25th, men's and women's moguls were held, and 22-year-old Rino Yanagimoto finished in 4th place, the highest in Japan.
In the men's event, ace Yukimasa Horishima advanced to the final, but he made a mistake on the turn and finished fifth, failing to win a medal in this event for the first time in three tournaments.
The men's and women's moguls were held on the 25th at the ski freestyle world championships, and although the women's ace player Anri Kawamura was absent, three Japanese players, including Yanagimoto, who participated for the first time, advanced to the final with the top 18 players. rice field.
Yanagimoto placed 3rd in the first round of the final and was the only Japanese player to advance to the second round with six players.
Perrine Lafont of France won the world championship for the second time in a row.
Other Japanese competitors were 21-year-old Haruka Nakao, who was 13th, and 22-year-old Hinako Tomitaka, who was 16th.
On the other hand, in the men's event, three Japanese players advanced to the final, including the Beijing Olympic bronze medalist in this event and ace Horishima, who has won three World Cup titles this season.
Of these, Horishima showed a steady performance in the first round of the finals and finished in 3rd place, making her the only Japanese skater to advance to the second round with the top six skaters.
In the second attempt, he decided to use air, which had a high degree of character, but he was unable to cope well with the bumps, which had increased in hardness due to the drop in temperature. For the first time in three competitions, she did not win a medal in this event.
The winner was Canada's Mikael Kingsbury, who won the world championship for the third time in a row.
Other Japanese players were 28-year-old Kosuke Sugimoto in 8th place, and 23-year-old first-timer Hayate Matsuda in 17th place.
Men's 5th place Horishima "I made a mistake because I couldn't fully adapt to the course conditions"
Yukima Horishima, who finished 5th in the men's moguls, said, "The temperature dropped and the snow became hard, and I couldn't adjust to the difficult course conditions, which led to a mistake. I'm disappointed that I couldn't adjust properly." I looked back.
On top of that, he was looking forward to the dual moguls on the 26th, where he expected to win a medal, saying, "Speed will be very important in this match. I want to do my best to ski through airs and turns."