BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) — China’s determine skating nationwide champion An Xiangyi confirmed a few of her abilities to the world as she took a fifth-placed end within the Junior World ladies’s quick program on Wednesday in Calgary, Canada.
Dancing to “Send in the Clowns,” the 16-year-old An landed a triple loop, a double Axel, and a triple-triple toeloop mixture, in addition to a level-four footwork. Though one among her spins was downgraded to degree three, she scored 63.91 factors and entered the final group of free skate.
“I performed a little better than training,” stated An, fifth on the Junior Grand Prix in Poland final 12 months. “It’s my first world junior championships and I am very nervous, especially after I didn’t do well at the 6-minute warm-up.”
“I will try to raise the difficulty of my jumps,” added An, who began determine skating on the age of three and had gained many glories in nationwide competitions.
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final champion Shimada Mao of Japan led the quick program with a brand new private better of 71.78. Performing to the “Lion King” soundtrack, Shimada landed a triple loop, double Axel, triple Lutz-triple toeloop mixture, in addition to two-level 4 spins and level-four footwork.
South Korea’s 2022 ISU World Junior silver medalist Shin Jia was second with 71.19, whereas Nakai Ami, additionally from Japan, ranked third with 67.28.
Also on Wednesday, China’s pair Yang Yixi/Deng Shunyang scored 47.19 to position tenth within the pairs quick program.
Sophia Baram/Daniel Tioumentsev of the United States skated to a robust lead and set a brand new private better of 66.95 factors. They have been adopted by Oxana Vouillamoz/Flavien Giniaux of France and Australia’s Anastasia Golubeva/Hector Giotopoulos Moore.