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Post by Admin on Nov 29, 2018 18:37:13 GMT
Japan's two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will again miss the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final due to a right ankle injury, the Japan Skating Federation announced Thursday. Hanyu twisted his right ankle in a practice at the Rostelecom Cup on Nov. 17, leaving him in doubt for the Dec. 6-8 season finale in Vancouver. The 23-year-old had returned to Japan to undergo medical tests to decide whether he would compete again this year. In addition to winning back-to-back Olympic golds and world championships, Hanyu won the Grand Prix Final four consecutive times between 2013 and 2016. He was aiming to become the first skater, male or female, to win five titles overall. A similar injury last year forced Hanyu to miss the 2017 Grand Prix Final when he was sidelined for nearly three months, but according to his coach Brian Orser, the current injury is not as serious. It is still unclear whether Hanyu will be able to participate in the Dec. 21-24 national championships in Osaka, which doubles as a qualifier for next year's world championships in Saitama.
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Post by Admin on Dec 7, 2018 18:40:40 GMT
Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno wasn't happy with his performance at the Grand Prix Finals on Thursday. The 20-year-old sat in second after the men's short program with 91.67 points, but said he wasn't able to execute anything he's been working on in training. American Nathan Chen was first after the short program, finishing with 92.99 points. The current world champion made a mistake on his quad toe loop-triple toe loop combo, which cost him some points, but was ready to move past the error and focus on his next skate. After the senior men- short program: 1. Nathan Chen 🇺🇸 92.99 2. Shoma Uno 🇯🇵 91.67 3. Michel Brazina CZ 89.21 6. Keegan Messing CA 79.56
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Post by Admin on Dec 8, 2018 18:43:30 GMT
PyeongChang Olympic winner Zagitova had a triple flip and registered 77.93 points. The Russian stayed in the hunt to defend her Grand Prix Final crown but was 4.58 points behind Kihira. Japan’s Rika Kihira stole the show in the senior ladies short program at #GPFVancouver, finishing ahead of Russia’s Alina Zagitova and Elizaveta Tuktamysheva. After the senior ladies short program / Après le programme court des femmes senior: 1. Rika Kihira 🇯🇵 82.51 2. Alina Zagitova 🇷🇺 77.93 3. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 🇷🇺 70.65 #GPFVancouver #FGPVancouver
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Post by Admin on Dec 9, 2018 18:39:29 GMT
Nathan Chen of the U.S. made it two straight Grand Prix Final titles, fending off the challenge of Japan’s Shoma Uno and Jun-Hwan Cha of South Korea. American Nathan Chen squeaked out a win over Japan’s Shoma Uno in the 2018-19 Grand Prix Final Men’s short program, impressing the fans from Vancouver, Canada. “That was something I did not want to lose out on this time,” he said of his strong levels, which edged out Uno, but were not as high earlier in the season. Chen earned level four grading and high grades of execution on all his spins and footwork. “I spent a lot of time working on that in practices so I’m glad that they came out today,” said the 19-year-old. “The toe was something that was really silly and I shouldn’t have made that mistake. I lost a lot of points because I missed the combo obviously, but overall, the program itself is going in the right direction and hopefully over the period of this season, I will be able to improve on it even better.” Senior Men final results: 🥇1 Nathan Chen 🇺🇸 282.42 🥈2 Shoma Uno 🇯🇵 275.10 🥉3 Junhwan Cha 🇰🇷 263.49
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Post by Admin on Dec 10, 2018 18:43:19 GMT
Rika Kihira of Japan continued to ride the wave of gold-medal success this season in Vancouver, Canada, clinching a victory at her first Grand Prix Final. While she botched the opening triple Axel, Kihira followed up with a precise triple Axel-double toe loop combination and six other triples in her soulful program set to “Beautiful Storm” by Jennifer Thomas. The judges rewarded her ambition and finesse with a free skate score of 150.61 for a total competition score of 233.12. Alina Zagitova of Russia had to settle for silver with her dynamic “Carmen” program that featured six triple jumps and all level four spins. The 2018 Olympic Champion put only a single toe loop on her planned triple Lutz-triple loop combination which helped to hand Kihira the top step of the podium. She finished the night with a score of 148.60 in the free skate and 226.53 overall. Senior Ladies final results: 🥇1 Rika Kihira 🇯🇵 233.12 🥈2 Alina Zagitova 🇷🇺 226. 53 🥉3 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 🇷🇺 215.32
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