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Post by Admin on Dec 26, 2023 21:59:51 GMT
``I'm very happy that I was able to take third place among so many great players, but there were some parts of my performance that I was disappointed in.It was a match that had both frustration and joy. ” At the All-Japan Championships, 15-year-old Mao Shimada (Kinoshita Academy) scored a total of 202.18 points in the short program (SP) and free skate, placing third, the same as last year. She was ranked next to Kaori Sakamoto and Momone Chiba.
Shimada transitioned to junior last season and since then has won three consecutive All Japan Junior Championships, as well as all wins, including international tournaments in the junior category and two Grand Prix (GP) finals. At All Japan, the only tournament where she competes against seniors, she was aiming to improve her personal best scores (SP 73.78 points/Free 152.76 points/Total 224.54 points).
The triple axel at the beginning is a jump that will earn you 1.71 points if you jump it well, as you had decided to do in the practice just before. ``Even though there are risks, I wanted to take on the challenge because I think I'm in a position to do so,'' Shimada said. However, her final jump, a triple Lutz + triple toe loop, entered at a slightly faster speed than usual, causing the axis of rotation of the Lutz to be diagonal, resulting in an underrotation and a fall. I couldn't make continuous jumps.
I had a strong feeling that ``this time is the time,'' as I had made mistakes in SP for two races in a row, All Japan Junior and Junior GP Final, but I was able to give it my all in the end because everything was going smoothly.
Despite Lutz's fall, she performed the spins and steps that followed. In particular, the last combination spin turned faster than usual and took a little longer. "I wanted to make up for my mistakes by scoring as many points as possible with my spins and steps." Although she turned in the wrong direction at the end, I could feel her regret and determination.
SP's score was 65.23 points, ranking 7th. Although he still had the possibility of reaching the 200-point total, Shimada said, ``Honestly, I wanted to do the triple axel and beat my personal best score, so when I heard the score, I was only disappointed.''
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