On the second day of the World Figure Skating Championships, a free dance was held in the second half of ice dancing, and Japan couple Yanaka Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi took fifth place with a performance that broke their personal bests.
The World Figure Skating Championships held in Tokyo will be held on the second day of the Games on the 2th, with a short program for the first half of the pairs, a free dance for the second half of the ice dance, and a free skating event for the second half of the women's singles.
In ice dancing, a couple of Muramoto and Takahashi, nicknamed "Kanadai" in their third season, performed the program of the movie "Phantom of the Opera."
From the beginning, the two of them acted in a way that immersed them in the world of the film, earning the highest rating for the lift combination, and showing breathtaking turns even with a twizzle that repeats one-legged turns.
In the second half of the performance, he showed improvement in both the step of taking with only one foot and the step of moving diagonally from one end of the rink to the other, both of which were rated higher than the World Championship.
The pair skated gracefully and both closed out their performances with convincing expressions, and their free dance score was 3.2, which was a new personal best, placing fifth out of six pairs.
In first place was the American couple Madison Chalk and Evan Bates, who broke the world's highest score.