The 2022 Figure Skating World Championships are underway, the men's singles do not have Yusheng Yuxian and Chen Wei, and the women's singles do not have Serbakova, Trusova, and Vallieva, and the stars of this World Championship are dim and lack of points to watch. The Japanese team became the biggest winner, and some even joked: this World Championship turned into a figure skating championship in Japan. Winter Olympic bronze medalist Hanaori Sakamoto set a new career record in the short program competition, and he couldn't believe it.
It can be said that the attention of this World Championship has reached an all-time low, because many star players are absent from the competition. In the men's singles, Yu Yu was absent due to injury, and Winter Olympic champion Chen Wei also temporarily withdrew. In this way, several other Japanese players became the big hits to win the championship, and after the short show, Masami Uno, Yuma Key mountain, and Kazuki Tomono won the top three, with scores of 109.63 points, 105.69 points, and 101.12 points.
Many people say that Habuyuki has a successor, and the overall strength of the Japanese men's single skating is indeed very strong. One day in the future, if Yu Yu is retired, the Japanese men's single skating should still be able to maintain the top ranks in the world.
However, it is still a little early to say that Uno Masama or Yumasa Key mountain became the successors of The Feather String, and they are still relatively large compared to the peak of the Feather String. On the other hand, the scoring of this World Championship has caused controversy and will not be discussed in detail here. In simple terms, comparing the performance and score before the Feather String, the scoring aspect is debatable.
In the women's singles, without Serbakova, Trusova and Vallieva, Beijing Winter Olympics bronze medalist Hanaori Sakamoto became the big winner. In the short program competition, Sakamoto Hanaori scored 80.32 points, setting a new career record, and she was also surprised after the game, and she may not dare to believe it. It is undeniable that Sakamoto Hanori performed well, but there is still a gap between the difficulty, choreography and artistry of the whole set of actions compared with the three masters who are absent from the competition.
It can only be said that Sakamoto Hanori is too lucky, the Winter Olympics unexpectedly won a bronze medal, the world championship is close at hand, perhaps this is also the meaning of hard work and perseverance.
In the end, the pair skating competition is over, the American duo Nerim/ Fraser won the championship, and the Japanese duo Riri Miura / Kihara Ryuichi won the silver medal, also making history. However, the gold content of the medals is indeed very general, after all, the pair skating lacks the combination of medals won at the Winter Olympics.
Next, how many more points of interest are there in this World Championship? Maybe it's the men's singles champion, is it Masama Uno or Yumasa Key mountain?