In the women's short program, Sakamoto scored 69.69 points, leading with a double axel, triple lutz, and a double flip-triple toeloop combination. Chock and Bates scored 85.62 points in the rhythm dance, skating to a medley of music by Queen. In the men's short program, Miura took the lead with 93.54 points, while Shun Sato scored 90.41 points.
Kaori Sakamoto of Japan dominated the women's short program at Grand Prix Espoo, scoring 69.69 points and leading with her strong performance. She was followed by her Japanese teammate Rion Sumiyoshi with 68.65 points and South Korea's 16-year-old Kim Chaeyeon with 66.19 points. The American ice dance duo of Madison Chock and Evan Bates took the lead in the rhythm dance with 85.62 points, skating to a medley of music by Queen. Meanwhile, Kao Miura led the men's short program, scoring 93.54 points, ahead of Japanese teammate Shun Sato, who scored 90.41 points.
Grand Prix Espoo saw figure skating champions making significant strides towards earning spots at the Grand Prix Finals, with Kaori Sakamoto leading the women's short program, Madison Chock and Evan Bates leading the rhythm dance, and Kao Miura taking the lead in the men's short program.
7 Comments
BuggaBoom
The Japanese skaters are truly dominating the figure skating world right now, and it's amazing to see.
Noir Black
Sakamoto's performance was good, but it wasn't as flawless as the judges are making it out to be.
dedus mopedus
It's so exciting to see the potential Grand Prix Finals contenders making big strides at this competition.
BuggaBoom
The Japanese dominance in figure skating is truly remarkable, they are setting the standard for the world.
ytkonos
I think the scoring system in figure skating needs to be revamped.
Eugene Alta
I'm so proud of Chock and Bates for taking the lead in the rhythm dance, their performance was breathtaking.
BuggaBoom
The judges must have been watching a different performance if they think Sakamoto deserved such a high score.