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Miyake and Tomono Win Kinki Titles as Nishino Books JGP Final Berth

The results steer near-term goals across circuits, from Tomono’s Grand Prix push to Mihara’s 200-point target at West Japan.

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Overview

  • The Kinki Figure Skating Championships, a qualifier for the All-Japan Championships, were held Oct. 5 at the Kinoshita Academy Kyoto Ice Arena in Uji, Kyoto.
  • Sakiki Miyake won the women’s event with 129.86 in the free skate and 198.42 overall, building on her third place at the Challenger Series Kinoshita Group Cup.
  • Kazuki Tomono took the men’s title with 156.12 in the free and 237.63 total, landing three quadruple jumps and absorbing a deduction on a triple Axel combination.
  • Tomono’s next starts are Skate Canada and Skate America as he targets his first Grand Prix Final, while Mai Mihara, second with 187.56, aims to top 200 points at the West Japan Championships after under-rotation calls in her free skate.
  • Junior skater Taisho Nishino returned from a runner-up finish at the JGP event in Poland and confirmed his qualification for December’s JGP Final in Nagoya.