Uno edges Jin for figure skating gold
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SHOMA Uno overcame several early mistakes to win the gold medal in men’s figure skating on the final day of the Asian Winter Games yesterday.
Uno, who was second after the short program, fell on his opening quad loop of his free skate and stepped out of a triple lutz, but scored 281.27points.
Two Chinese skaters finished second and third — Jin Boyang with 280.08 points and Han Yan Han with 271.86.
Despite the early mistakes, the Japanese earned points with three combination jumps including his last one: a triple salchow-single loop-triple flip. “It wasn’t my greatest performance but I’m pleased with the result,” said Uno, who received 188.84 points in the free skate. “I think the combination jumps helped me to recover.”
Elsewhere at the Sapporo Games seen as a tune-up for athletes ahead of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, next February, Yuki Kobayashi of Japan won the women’s 15-kilometer free mass start to capture her fourth gold in cross-country skiing.
Kazakhstan beat Japan 7-0 to win the gold medal in men’s ice hockey. South Korea took the silver with Japan settling for the bronze.
Japan finished top of the medals table with a total of 74, including the most golds with 27. South Korea was second with a total of 50 medals while China was third with 35.
The closing ceremony was held at Makomanai Ice Arena and was attended by Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito.
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