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Post by Admin on Jan 9, 2019 18:55:06 GMT
 The ice show 'Nagoya Figure Skating Festival' was held in Nagoya on the 5th, and new star Rika Kihira (16 = Kankyo KFSC) skated in the beginning of 2019. Showcasing the exhibition song "Faded" with new shoes after the All Japan Championship last December. It boiled in three rotation Saluko, two turns and half. "I want to perform acts that can update my best vest, I want to be a strong player in big competitions." The pursuit of strength was a New Year's oath.  From the 16th to the 27th this month, at a training camp in Colorado, USA, she receives guidance from Tom Dixon. Next month there will be the Four Continents Championship (USA) and in March she will participate in the world championships held in Saitama which is this season's biggest goal. Although she was busy, she went to the Hirota shrine in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, when she had New Years Day and New Year's Day to rest, and said that she drew a good luck at the Japanese fortune telling. |
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Post by Admin on Feb 12, 2019 18:34:54 GMT
 Rika Kihira completed a flawless free routine Friday to win the women's individual title at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championship. The 16-year-old, who was fifth after Friday's short program, was all but perfect in her free skate at the Honda Center that included a triple axel and seven other triple jumps. The judges gave the reigning Grand Prix Final winner 153.14 points for a total of 221.99. She finished 14.53 points ahead of Kazakhstan's Elizabet Tursynbaeva, who took second after registering the third-best free skate total of 139.37.  |
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Post by Admin on Feb 13, 2019 18:44:36 GMT
Figure skaters Shoma Uno and Rika Kihira have returned to Japan after winning the Four Continents Championships in the United States.  Uno won the men's singles and Kihira won the women's singles, both taking the Four Continents titles for the first time. They spoke to reporters at Narita Airport near Tokyo on Tuesday. Uno had placed fourth after the short program, but won the title by renewing this season's world record for the free program by nearly seven points.  Uno told reporters that he is very happy, but that he wants to do better in the upcoming World Championships. Kihira had finished fifth in the short program, but won the title by a margin of more than 14 points over the runner-up. She cleanly executed all seven of her jumps in the free program. Kihira said she was focused on her skating in the free program, and that the victory boosted her confidence. |
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Post by Admin on Feb 15, 2019 18:22:51 GMT
 Japanese skater Mai Mihara rounded out the top three with 207.12, edging defending champion Kaori Sakamoto, who missed the podium by 0.33 after finishing the short program second. Kihira will head to next month's World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama full of confidence after yet another outstanding performance in a remarkable senior debut season. "All I did was believe in what got me here, and did my best," Kihira said.  |
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Post by Admin on Mar 18, 2019 18:08:28 GMT
Despite heading into her maiden World Figure Skating Championships as one of the favorites, ascendant star Rika Kihira said Monday her priority was a performance with "no mistakes."  Having already won the Four Continents Championship and Grand Prix Final in an outstanding debut season on the senior international circuit, the 16-year-old Japanese will contest the worlds for the first time from Wednesday in Saitama near Tokyo.  One of only a handful of women with the triple axel in her arsenal, Kihira landed the jump without a hitch during practice at Saitama Super Arena before giving the meet's venue her seal of approval.  "The condition of the ice is really good, and I think there will be a nice atmosphere in the arena," she said. "It's my first world championships, and it's at such a big arena, so I might feel a little nervous," Kihira said. "(But) I'm not really thinking about the pressure, I'm just focusing on what I have to do." "I think I have a chance of winning the championship if I perform the short program and the free routine well, so I just want to think about doing a performance with no mistakes." |
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