Japan Takes Control : Four Continents is stunned to see the Dynamic Duo Kagiyama and Chiba

Yuma Kagiyama left everyone impressed when he took an easy lead in the men’s event at the Four Continents figure skating championship in Shanghai. This was even more exciting as he suffered a severe ankle injury and made a remarkable return as he missed most of last season due to it. 

On the other hand, Japan’s Mone Chiba was first in the short programme which made this duo get heavily applauded. 

Beautifully skating to Imagine Dragons song “Believer” was awarded 106.82 by the judges against his two competitors United States’ Ilia Malinin and Japan’s Shoma Uma, clearly displaying his splendid skills.

After successfully landing two quadruple jumps, he told the reporters about his nervousness in the last competition, but he also added that as he went with the music from the very beginning he reached his season’s best. 

“I haven’t won the championship of the Four Continents yet, so of course, I hope to improve my score. Today, I gave my all and skated to the best of my ability, so I can rest assured for the time being. And of course, I’m considering breaking through the barrier of 300 points,” is what Kagiyama told the reporters.

Japan’s Shun Sato with extraordinary skills, won the second place, followed by South Korea’s rising star Cha Jun-hwan, who was the silver medalist in the 2023 worlds and the 2022 Four Continents champion but unfortunately had suffered from injuries in this season.

Cha told the reporters that he was injured, which is why there was a lack of training this season as compared to the other seasons but he kept working on it to make it better gradually.

Chiba was nervous when she was going in the competition due to a fall in a recent competition but she added that after she arrived here, she was confident. This Japanese national silver medalist made a seasonal best of 71.10 points.

Kim Chae-yeon from South Korea made it to the second place, followed by American Ava Marie Ziegler who got the third place temporarily in the Women’s competition.