Ahead of the opening of the World Figure Skating Championships in Canada, Kaori Sakamoto, who is aiming to become the first female skater in 56 years to win her third consecutive singles title, and Yuma Kagiyama, who is aiming for her first victory in the men's singles, practice at the competition venue. I did.
The World Figure Skating Championships will begin on the 18th local time in Montreal, Canada.
The day before, on the 17th, the participating athletes held official practice, and among them, Sakamoto, who is aiming to become the first female singles champion in 56 years to win her third straight title, practiced while playing a short program song.
When Sakamoto fell on a combination jump, he immediately stopped the song and checked the movement of his feet when taking off, and when he restarted from the beginning of the song, he landed all the jumps and made thorough corrections.
Sakamoto was smiling as she left the venue, and her girlfriend said, ``It's okay. It was a good day for me on my second day here.''
Meanwhile, Kagiyama, who is aiming for his first victory in the men's singles, practiced by playing free songs.
Although he made some mistakes such as falling on a jump, Kagiyama said after practice, ``I'll improve my condition from here. I think I'll be fine as long as I calm down, so I want to keep a good image in mind.'' I did.