At the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships held in Shanghai, China, the second half of the women's single free skate was held on the 2nd, and 18-year-old Momone Chiba updated her personal best with an almost error-free performance and won her first victory. I accomplished it. Additionally, 21-year-old Rinka Watanabe came in third place, making two Japanese athletes on the podium.
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On the second day of the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the second half of the women's singles free skate was held.
Chiba, who placed third in this competition last year and took the lead by setting a personal best in the first half of the short program, began the event by landing a series of triple jumps brilliantly and earning a high performance point. He completed the subsequent jumps without making any major mistakes, and received the highest rating of Level 4 for all three spins.
Following the short program, Chiba set a new personal best in the free program with a score of 143.88, and also set a new personal best in total score, taking her first victory at the tournament with a score of 214.98.
Watanabe, who placed 5th last year, entered the second half in 4th place, and at the beginning he showed a relaxed performance, brilliantly landing the triple axel that has become synonymous with him, and finished with a free skate of 134.95 and a total of 202.17 for 3. In the end, two Japanese athletes made it to the podium.
Mai Mihara, a 24-year-old who was aiming for her third victory in the tournament, placed 7th with a total score of 184.07.
First win: Momone Chiba: “I was able to perform the best I can at the moment.”
Momone Chiba, who won her first championship with an overwhelming performance that improved her previous personal best by nearly 10 points, said, ``I was very happy that I was able to perform to the best of my ability.The free song was composed of piano pieces. "I was able to skate comfortably with a beautiful melody and a magnificent song that expressed the beauty of the sea," he said with a smile.
Ice dance Komatsubara couple 6th place
On this day, the first half of the ice dance, the rhythm dance, was also held, and the couple Misato Komatsubara and Tim Koleto improved their personal best by 2.41 points with a time of 71.29, placing them in 6th place among the top Japanese skaters.
In ice dancing, the top Japanese couple from this competition will represent the world championships to be held in Canada this March.
The second half of the free dance will be held on the 4th, the last day of the competition.