The French skater was only beaten by the Japanese Yuma Kagiyama, Olympic vice-champion in Beijing in 2022.
The Japanese Yuma Kagiyama, 2022 Olympic vice-champion in Beijing, won the Finnish Figure Skating Grand Prix on Saturday ahead of the Frenchman Kevin Aymoz.
Kagiyama, who won thanks to his large lead gained during the short program, made a mistake on his opening quadruple flip, and was very unhappy with his performance in the free. “I wasn’t really physically tired, but I’m not satisfied, it’s a disappointment», declared the Japanese, recent winner of the NHK trophy, at the end of the competition.
Aymoz, who had collapsed at the end of last season and for a time expressed the desire to stop skating, managed with this second place to qualify for the Grand Prix Final at home in Grenoble at the beginning of December. “Ten months ago, I wanted to stop skating. Step by step, I came back. I’m so proud to skate for myself and continue my story on the ice“, he commented.
The Italian Daniel Grassl completes the podium.
Among the women, the Japanese Hana Yoshida, third in Skate Canada at the end of October, won ahead of her compatriot Rino Matsuike. The Italian Lara Naki Gutmann finished third.
Finnish Grand Prix rankings:
MEN
1 Yuma KAGIYAMA JPN 263.09 pts
2 Kevin AYMOZ FROM 259.15 pts
3 Daniel GRASSL ITA 258,55 pts
WOMEN
1 Hana YOSHIDA JPN 199.46 pts
2 Rino MATSUIKE JPN 199,20 pts
3 Lara Naki GUTMANN NOW 198.49 pts
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