
Marked the highest points in the world this season in SP, free and total points.
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The women's free skate was held in Kelowna on the final day of Skate Canada, the second round of the figure skating Grand Prix series. Mao Shimada has won the World Junior Championship four times in a row, and this race will be her senior GP debut. She is the fourth Japanese woman to win in her first GP appearance, following Ami Nakai, who won last season in France.
The final day of Skate Canada, the second round of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating (GP) series, was held on the 1st with the women's free skate in Kelowna. The winner was Mao Shimada (Kinoshita Group), an 18-year-old who has won the World Junior Championship four times in a row and is making her senior GP debut at this tournament. Following the short program (SP), he also placed first in the free program with a score of 153.33. She came out on top with a total of 235.44 points, marking the highest points in the world this season in SP, free skate, and total points. She is the fourth Japanese woman to win her GP in her first appearance, following Ami Nakai (TOKIO Inkarami) who won last season's French championship.
Saki Miyake (Sysmex), a 23-year-old also competing in the GP for the first time, scored a personal best of 138.14 points, and placed 4th in the free after SP. He placed 4th overall with a total of 210.09 points.
Rain of applause surrounds Mao Shimada
I went into deep concentration. As Shimada heads towards the rink, he can no longer hear the voices around him. Coach Mie Hamada, who sent her off, said, ``I just don't understand.''
Falling down or landing on both feet. That day, in both his morning practice and the 6-minute practice right before his performance, he never succeeded in completing a quadruple toe loop. But the real thing. "Just keep your center of gravity in front of you." Although he was judged to have insufficient rotation, he was able to stand on one leg.
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There is a high possibility that Mao Shimada will finish in the top ranks in the upcoming GP series as well.
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