Rika Kihira of Japan took the lead in the Ladies' Short Program ahead of USA's Bradie Tennell and South Korea's Young You at the Wakiki Mokdong Ice Rink on Thursday night.
Defending champion Kihira opened her "Breakfast in Baghdad" with a solid triple Axel and followed up with a strong triple flip-triple toe and triple Lutz. The footwork and spins were all graded a level 4 and all elements received positive grades of execution (GOE), and the Japanese champion scored 81.18 points.
"I'm very happy with my jumps, but they were not a 100 percent yet and I'll keep working to make them better for the free skating," said the shared the 2019-20 Grand Prix finalist. "I still have practice in the next days and I will determine the program content then. For now the quad Salchow is looking good. I'll keep practicing it and depending on my condition, I'll determine my final content for the free skating."
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What do you think of the current placements? Any surprises or disappointments? Which were your favorite performances?
Defending champion Kihira opened her "Breakfast in Baghdad" with a solid triple Axel and followed up with a strong triple flip-triple toe and triple Lutz. The footwork and spins were all graded a level 4 and all elements received positive grades of execution (GOE), and the Japanese champion scored 81.18 points.
"I'm very happy with my jumps, but they were not a 100 percent yet and I'll keep working to make them better for the free skating," said the shared the 2019-20 Grand Prix finalist. "I still have practice in the next days and I will determine the program content then. For now the quad Salchow is looking good. I'll keep practicing it and depending on my condition, I'll determine my final content for the free skating."
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What do you think of the current placements? Any surprises or disappointments? Which were your favorite performances?
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