Olympic Games Silver Medalist Alexandre Enbert told that the Japanese Shome Uno you must skate your free program without error in order to retain first place at the World Championships.
On Thursday, the current Uno world champion won the short program of the tournament in Saitama (Japan) with 104.63 points. Second place was taken by American Ilya Malinin (100.38), third – by Korean Cha Jung Hwan (99.64). The skaters will present their free program on Saturday.
“No wonder Uno goes first. Before the World Cup, everyone was talking only about the rivalry between Uno and Malinin. Yes, there are also Cha Jun Hwan and other skaters who can impose the competition. But the current intermediate base reflects the state of things. These three athletes are now a little higher than the others in terms of perception, preparation and content.
In the battle of youth and enthusiasm against experience and professionalism, Uno is the winner so far. Saturday will be a difficult day for him. Already today, Malinin wins everyone in the technical evaluation of the short program, and this despite the fact that there are not so many jumps. He’s ahead of everyone in four-point technique – that’s a big gap. In freestyle his technical score will be even higher and therefore the lead over Uno is even bigger. Shoma will therefore have to skate very cleanly to keep the advantage. It’s up to him to decide. Also, don’t forget that houses and walls help. In Japan, Uno has every chance of being the first, – said Enbert “”.
Source : MatchTV
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