Shoma Uno stars in the free skate at World Figure Skating Championships on a great afternoon for Japan
BySportsbeat
Updated 24/03/2022 at 20:47 GMT
Shoma Uno of Japan recorded the afternoon's best Total Segment Score on a great afternoon for his country's skaters. The Olympic bronze medallist finished ahead of two of his compatriots, a score of 109.63 seeing him top the standings at the halfway stage.
'Just about as good as it gets!’ – Uno stuns in free skate
Shoma Uno led the way as 24 athletes qualified for the free skate at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships.
“It is really difficult to put all the power I have in my training into the competition,” Uno said afterwards, "so I’m glad it worked out."
"In the past three years I have changed so much," he said.
"Three years ago I was skating toward the end of my career, but now I am skating for the future. I am amid the journey of my growth, so I want to show that."
Uno of Japan finished ahead of Yuma Kagiyama, who performed superbly to finish in second with 105.69.
The 18-year-old two-time Olympic medallist may have trailed his compatriot but he could be proud of his technical score of 58.62.
And in third was 23-year-old Kazuki Tomono, who wrapped up a great day for Japan on the ice in Montpellier.
The three-time Grand Prix medallist recorded a score of 101.12 to narrowly edge out the USA's Ilia Malinin in fourth.
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