At the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the second half of the ice dance free dance was held on the 4th, and Misato Komatsubara and her husband Tim Koleto came in 8th place, the highest among Japanese skaters, and were chosen to represent the world championships.
On the fourth day of the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships held in Shanghai, China, the free dance, the second half of the ice dance, was held.
The pair of Komatsubara and Coleto, who were in 6th place in the first half, started skating smoothly to the slow music, showed a well-coordinated turn during the opening twizzle, and received the highest rating of Level Four.
Furthermore, he executed the highlight consecutive lifts beautifully, which was also a source of points, and earned a level four as well.
The two danced passionately, setting personal bests of 111.41 in the free and 182.70 in total, making them 8th place, the highest among Japanese athletes.
The couple of Utana Yoshida and Masaya Morita came in 10th place with a total of 166.13, and the couple of Azusa Tanaka and Shingo Nishiyama came in 11th with a total of 157.63.
As a result, the Komatsubara team has been selected to represent the world championships to be held in Canada next month, although the selection had been put on hold due to the competing abilities of the three Japanese teams.
“I am confident that I was able to produce results, and I feel a positive response.”
Misato of the Komatsubara group, who was selected as the top Japanese player to represent the world championships for the first time in three years, said, ``This season, I have been working on how to have a high-quality day in and day out in practice, and in the actual race, I have been working on how to do it exactly as I practiced. "Being able to achieve that result on this stage has given me even more confidence and I feel a sense of accomplishment," she said with a smile.
Her husband, Coleto, said, ``I felt a little nervous at first, but I was able to get through it.Since the beginning of this season, I've been aiming for over 70 points in the rhythm dance and over 110 points in the free dance, so I'm still satisfied. "It's not that, but I'm glad I was able to perform on this stage," he said.
Looking ahead to the World Championships, Misato said, ``It's been a long time since I last played at the World Championships.Even though I'm a veteran in Japan, I'm a little below mid-level in the world, so I'm going to clear each of the challenges I learned in this tournament one by one and prepare for the tournament in Canada, where I have my training base. I want to skate again with a smile on my face.''