Ahead of the final round of the Grand Prix series of figure skating, the NHK Cup, which will kick off on the 24th, two-time world champion Masama Uno and others worked out at the rink in the men's singles.
The NHK Cup, the final race of this season's Grand Prix series, will be held in Kadoma City, Osaka for three days from the 24th.
On the 3rd, before the start of the tournament, the participating players held a training session at the rink at the venue.
In the men's singles, two-time world champion Uno, who has won the tournament for two years in a row, made adjustments to the free skate and iced a quadruple flip and a toe loop.
As soon as the song was over, he and his coach, Stéphane Lambière, watched a video taken on their smartphones to see how they could improve their jumps and choreography.
In addition, last year's Beijing Olympics silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama made a noticeable mistake in his jumps, such as missing a quadruple toe loop rotation during a practice session with a song, but he later corrected it by jumping repeatedly.
《Japan participating in the NHK Cup》
[Men's Singles]
▽ Masama Uno (Two-time World Championship champion / Bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics) ▽ Yuma Kagiyama (silver medal at the Beijing Olympics) ▽ Tatsuya Tsuboi (2nd year as a senior, making his first appearance in this tournament) [Women's single]
▽ Mai Mihara (winner of last year's Grand Prix Final)
▽ Shinba Higuchi (participated in the Beijing Olympics) ▽ Yuna Aoki (2 years old, first appearance in the Grand Prix series) [Pair]
Yuna Nagaoka and Sumishi Moriguchi (this is their first international competition)
[Ice dance]
Misato Komatsubara and Tim Koreto (21 Four Continents Championship, 2023th place)