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[이데일리 스타in 이석무 기자] Korean male figure skating star Cha Jun-hwan (Korea University) raised expectations for the acquisition of two tickets to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Cha Jun-hwan received 49.80 points in Technical Points (TES) and 41.35 points in Art Points (PCS) in the men’s singles at the 2021 International Ice Skating Federation (ISU) Figure Skating World Championships held at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden on the 26th (Korean time). Ranked 8th.
The 91.15 points scored on this day is a good score close to the highest point (97.33 points) of his ISU-approved short program set in July 2019. If you continue to play well in the free skating held on the 27th, you can expect to be the first Korean player to enter the top 10 men’s singles. The highest performance in the men’s singles World Championships recorded by previous Korean players was 14th place by Jeong Seong-il in 1991.
In particular, if Cha Jun-hwan scores within 10th place, Korea will secure two men’s singles at the Beijing Olympics. ISU will grant tickets for the Beijing Olympics by country based on the results of this World Championship. If one player from a country competes, 3 tickets for runners-up and 2 tickets for the 3rd to 10th place.
Cha Jun-hwan, the first in group 5, performed a stable performance in line with the short program Dark Pastoral. The first jump task and special move, Quadruple Salko (4 rounds) jump, was neatly processed, and the base score was 9.70 and the performance score (GOE) was 2.49. The triple lutz-triple loop combination jump with a base score of 10.80 was also done without a mistake.
Cha Jun-hwan handled the flying camel spin at level 4 and succeeded in a triple axel jump that made three and a half turns. Various acting elements such as change foot seat spin, step sequence, and change foot combination spin all received the highest level 4.
Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan), a “absolute power,” shining in the two Olympics, ranked first in the men’s single short with 106.98 points. The second place was Yuma Kagiyama, the “Japanese deity,” who received 100.96 points.
On the other hand, Nathan Chen (USA), a’jump machine’ aiming for the third consecutive victory at the World Championships, made a big mistake of falling while attempting the first jump, the Quadruple Luts, and finished third with 98.85 points.