Shun Sato: “My goal for this season was to medal at the Final along with winning at the Grand Prix series. I’m honored to have been able to compete in the Final and winning a medal made it even more memorable.”
Shun Sato about winning bronze at the Grand Prix Final.
original source: Nikkansports dd. 8th December 2024 by Matsumoto Wataru
Wakaba Higuchi (20), who finished third at the Grand Prix Final commented on winning bronze and his next goals for the season. Here’s a translation of his comments posted on Nikkansports.
“It was a performance without regrets. I think I’ve given it my absolute max,” Shun told about his performance in the free skate. “All jumps except for the flip clicked today. I think I managed to execute jumps that received good additional points,” he told about his technical score surpassed 100 points.
“Well, I was nervous,” Shun admitted speaking about concentration. “Honestly, I was really nervous, but I thought if I didn’t do it here, I’d be even more nervous at Nationals, so I just had to go for it with a strong mindset. But once the performance started, I was able to skate very calmly. I could hear the support from the Japanese skaters really well, they were right in front of me before I started, which inspired me to try even harder than usual.”
The journalist mentioned that Shun looked calm when he saw the scores in the Kiss and Cry, Sato replied, “It was a satisfying score, but there were problems in the short and I also fell on the flip, so while I was somewhat dazed, I thought about how difficult it is to hit two jumps like the lutz and flip.”
Speaking about his feelings about placement, he told, “Well, I really tried hard. It was a tense competition. Honestly, before it started, I thought I wouldn’t be as nervous as at the China competition, but once it actually began, I realized it indeed was the Final. Including the excitement, I ended up being nervous. I couldn’t perform as I hoped in the short. Still, being able to perform in both the short and free without dwelling on the mistakes was a significant gain for me.”
“As a goal for this season, I wanted to medal at the Final along with winning at the Grand Prix series. I feel honored to have been able to compete in the Final, and winning a medal made it even more memorable,” he added.
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