At the World Figure Skating Championships held in Japan on the 24th, the rhythm dance of the first half of ice dance was held, and the couple of Yanaka Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi performed without any major mistakes and placed 11th.
At the World Figure Skating Championships, which are being held in Japan for the first time in four years, the first half of ice dancing was held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City on the 4th, and a couple of athletes Muramoto and Takahashi, nicknamed "Kanadai," competed.
The two danced intensely from the beginning to a Latin up-tempo tune, which is the theme of this season's rhythm dance, and in the twizzle where they repeatedly turned each other on one leg in the first half, Takahashi spun too much, but both received the highest rating of level 24.
After this, I continued to play the edge control that I had honed for the tournament and the fine movements between techniques.
In the second half, Takahashi performed a breathtaking performance in a straight line from one end to the other in the center of the rink, and at the end, Takahashi carried Muramoto and performed a vigorously spinning lift, making no major mistakes.
"Kanadai" scored 2.4, which was not close to his personal best, but he placed 72th.
Madison Chalk and Evan Bates of the United States are in first place, Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy are in second place, and Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada are in third place.
Daisuke Takahashi: "I was able to enjoy skating while listening to the cheers"
Daisuke Takahashi, who participated in the World Championships in Japan for the first time in 2007 years since 16 when he was a singles player, said after his performance, "In the first half, I was nervous and didn't fit well, but in the second half, I was able to catch my breath and I think it was very good. I looked back with a smile.
Muramoto commented, "I was really happy that we were able to finish without making any major mistakes, especially from the second half of the step to the lift, which was physically tough, but we were able to improve all the quality between the edge control and the elements."
The free dance performance of "Phantom of the Opera" on the 25th was also the program that Takahashi performed at the World Championships 16 years ago, and Takahashi said with a sincere expression, "I don't think I could imagine myself as I am now at that time, so I want to skate with gratitude."
When asked about their confidence in free dance, both Muramoto and Takahashi said with a smile, "I'm confident!"