“It’s an unexpected accident, so there’s nothing I can do about it. I think if I make adjustments tomorrow, it should be fine.” Kao Miura revealed that the outside of his right skate boot “broke” during practice.
Kao Miura adjusted his training ahead of the men’s short program at the Milano-Cortina Olympics after his right skate boot broke, taking measures to stabilize it and expressing confidence for his upcoming performance.
original source: sponichi.co.jp dd. 10th February
On the February 9th, official practice took place at the rink adjacent to the competition venue, where Kao Miura trained in the fourth group. He started practice with tape wrapped around the upper part of his right skate boot. During the run-through of his short program, he struggled with the landing on his opening quadruple salchow, landed the subsequent triple axel, and under-rotated the salchow in the second half. He repeatedly checked his jumps throughout practice. In interviews afterward, he revealed that the outside of his right skate boot “broke” during practice on the 8th. Here’s a translation of his comments.
“I’ve taken the best measures I can right now. First, I’m trying not to worry about it too much, or rather, I’m trying not to think about what happened so I can perform well.”
He has experienced boot breakages several times before, but has always repaired and continued using them. This is the first time it has happened during an overseas trip. While calling it “unexpected,” he inserted three layers of hard material into the outside of the boot and secured it with several types of tape. To check the feel, he repeatedly jumped during practice.
“It’s an unexpected accident, so there’s nothing I can do about it. I think if I make adjustments tomorrow, it should be fine.”
Related topics: Kao Miura, Olympic Games
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