Kao Miura
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It's a bit old but an interesting story about Kao in GPS Finals:
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"It's bad luck," says Kao Miura, 17, of his first GP Finals in a few words... Did it all start at the Burger King in Turin? "My thought is, I'll come back with a vengeance."
The 2022 GP Finals were held in Turin, Italy, and the Italian fans were more enthusiastic than ever as the country was preparing to host the Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics in Milan three seasons later. Like the World Cup soccer tournament being held at the same time, the crowd was unmasked and cheering loudly. Some even stood up and shook their hips in the stands during the six-minute practice session. Watching a sporting event is a festival, an opportunity to cheer on the athletes and get excited yourself.
Such an atmosphere clearly divided the fate of the six boys. With the exception of the youngest skater, 17-year-old Kao Miura, the other five showed their abilities in a spectacular manner.
Miura, who has been competing in the senior GP Series since this season, placed 2nd in Skate America behind Ilia Mullinin, and 2nd in Skate Canada behind Shoma Uno, to advance to the Finals. He entered Turin in a "fearless" position.
"I've used up my bad luck, so the game starts now."
The day before the official practice session, bad luck suddenly struck Miura. When the four men (Kao, Sota, Sumitada & Shun) went out to a Burger King near the venue, he accidentally threw his smartphone in the trash, and the staff helped him pick it up, but the phone malfunctioned (until it was fixed later).
'I used up my bad luck, so I move forward from here. I hope I can give my best performance."
He laughed, positive thinking as ever.
Miura had momentum in the short program. The Italian audience cheered warmly for the first time in a long time, as it was held on the first day of the competition, December 8, prior to the Women's Single and Ice Dance.
“The atmosphere in Italy was very welcoming, and it was easy for me to get into the mood and give a good performance. I enjoyed it so much that my performance was over in a flash.”
He had a long distance in his opening quadruple salchow, and although he made a mistake in combination jumps, he landed a quadruple toeloop in the second half, and he finished 3rd in the competition for "World No. 1." In the short program, Uno was first, Sota Yamamoto was second, and Miura was third, all Japanese.
However, figure skating is all about how you perform in the free skate after the results of the short program. At the post-short press conference, 24-year-old Uno and 22-year-old Yamamoto spoke as follows.
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「不運です」三浦佳生17歳が初のGPファイナルを一言で…すべてはトリノのバーガーキングから始まっていた？「今に覚えとけよって気持ち」（野口美惠）
イタリア・トリノで開催された2022年GPファイナル。3シーズン後のミラノ・コルティナダンペッツォ五輪を招致していることもあり、イタリアのファンはかつてない熱気を帯びていた。その空気感は、見事に男子6人の運命を分けた。最年少選手である17歳の
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"It's bad luck," says Kao Miura, 17, of his first GP Finals in a few words... Did it all start at the Burger King in Turin? "My thought is, I'll come back with a vengeance."
The 2022 GP Finals were held in Turin, Italy, and the Italian fans were more enthusiastic than ever as the country was preparing to host the Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics in Milan three seasons later. Like the World Cup soccer tournament being held at the same time, the crowd was unmasked and cheering loudly. Some even stood up and shook their hips in the stands during the six-minute practice session. Watching a sporting event is a festival, an opportunity to cheer on the athletes and get excited yourself.
Such an atmosphere clearly divided the fate of the six boys. With the exception of the youngest skater, 17-year-old Kao Miura, the other five showed their abilities in a spectacular manner.
Miura, who has been competing in the senior GP Series since this season, placed 2nd in Skate America behind Ilia Mullinin, and 2nd in Skate Canada behind Shoma Uno, to advance to the Finals. He entered Turin in a "fearless" position.
"I've used up my bad luck, so the game starts now."
The day before the official practice session, bad luck suddenly struck Miura. When the four men (Kao, Sota, Sumitada & Shun) went out to a Burger King near the venue, he accidentally threw his smartphone in the trash, and the staff helped him pick it up, but the phone malfunctioned (until it was fixed later).
'I used up my bad luck, so I move forward from here. I hope I can give my best performance."
He laughed, positive thinking as ever.
Miura had momentum in the short program. The Italian audience cheered warmly for the first time in a long time, as it was held on the first day of the competition, December 8, prior to the Women's Single and Ice Dance.
“The atmosphere in Italy was very welcoming, and it was easy for me to get into the mood and give a good performance. I enjoyed it so much that my performance was over in a flash.”
He had a long distance in his opening quadruple salchow, and although he made a mistake in combination jumps, he landed a quadruple toeloop in the second half, and he finished 3rd in the competition for "World No. 1." In the short program, Uno was first, Sota Yamamoto was second, and Miura was third, all Japanese.
However, figure skating is all about how you perform in the free skate after the results of the short program. At the post-short press conference, 24-year-old Uno and 22-year-old Yamamoto spoke as follows.
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"Sota-kun, Kao-kun, and Shun (Sato)-kun, they are all practicing with great quality, and you never know who will come out on top in FS, they are all practicing so well. But I have practiced a lot for FS, and I hope to get good results on the big stage of the GP Finals, and I hope to know the result of my practice in this competition," said Uno.
"Sota-kun, Kao-kun, and Shun (Sato)-kun, they are all practicing with great quality, and you never know who will come out on top in FS, they are all practicing so well. But I have practiced a lot for FS, and I hope to get good results on the big stage of the GP Finals, and I hope to know the effect of my practice in this competition," said Uno.
“I feel reassured to be on this stage with other Japanese skaters, Shoma-kun, Kao-kun and Shun-kun, and watching them practice makes me want to do my best, too. My attitude toward practice has changed a lot since this season's off-season. Even if I get nervous on stage, I can face the competition with a certain level of confidence,” said Yamamoto.
"They are really great seniors... It doesn't feel real to me even now."
Miura, on the other hand, said, "I first watched Uno senshu and Yamamoto senshu perform before I was even 10 years old, watching them skate at the 2014 Junior GP Finals. They were really amazing seniors, and I still can't believe I'm standing next to them."
Two days later, Sato skated first in Free Skate, after a mistake in Short Skate. But for Sato, the Turin-Parabella stadium is a memorable place, where he won the Junior GP Finals three years ago. He looked calm and composed, and after landing an opening quadruple Lutz, he performed flawlessly, including three quadruple jumps.
Sato said, "At the beginning of the season, I didn't think I would make it to the finals (after the surgery). I was happy to be back on the same stage as the Junior GP Finals. In Free Skate, I had been able to perform without any mistakes since practice, so I was able to perform as carefully as I had practiced."
When the first skater makes no mistakes, a strange atmosphere is created in the stadium. On this day, too, the Italian audience cheered loudly for Sato's performance and roared with noisemakers.
The second skater, Malinin, nailed a quadruple Axel at the beginning. The audience, who had witnessed the world's greatest feat live, let out an unintentional " Woow" at the moment of landing. Japanese spectators usually only clapped during the performance, but the reaction of the Italians was a little different. In the midst of the excited atmosphere, Malinin nailed five quadruple jumps in a perfect performance to move into the provisional lead.
And third skater was local star Daniel Grassl, who has competed in the 2019 Junior GP Finals and has experience at the Beijing Olympics, and is Italy's "favorite" skater for the 2026 Olympics to be held in his home country.
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"Sota-kun, Kao-kun, and Shun (Sato)-kun, they are all practicing with great quality, and you never know who will come out on top in FS, they are all practicing so well. But I have practiced a lot for FS, and I hope to get good results on the big stage of the GP Finals, and I hope to know the result of my practice in this competition," said Uno.
"Sota-kun, Kao-kun, and Shun (Sato)-kun, they are all practicing with great quality, and you never know who will come out on top in FS, they are all practicing so well. But I have practiced a lot for FS, and I hope to get good results on the big stage of the GP Finals, and I hope to know the effect of my practice in this competition," said Uno.
“I feel reassured to be on this stage with other Japanese skaters, Shoma-kun, Kao-kun and Shun-kun, and watching them practice makes me want to do my best, too. My attitude toward practice has changed a lot since this season's off-season. Even if I get nervous on stage, I can face the competition with a certain level of confidence,” said Yamamoto.
"They are really great seniors... It doesn't feel real to me even now."
Miura, on the other hand, said, "I first watched Uno senshu and Yamamoto senshu perform before I was even 10 years old, watching them skate at the 2014 Junior GP Finals. They were really amazing seniors, and I still can't believe I'm standing next to them."
Two days later, Sato skated first in Free Skate, after a mistake in Short Skate. But for Sato, the Turin-Parabella stadium is a memorable place, where he won the Junior GP Finals three years ago. He looked calm and composed, and after landing an opening quadruple Lutz, he performed flawlessly, including three quadruple jumps.
Sato said, "At the beginning of the season, I didn't think I would make it to the finals (after the surgery). I was happy to be back on the same stage as the Junior GP Finals. In Free Skate, I had been able to perform without any mistakes since practice, so I was able to perform as carefully as I had practiced."
When the first skater makes no mistakes, a strange atmosphere is created in the stadium. On this day, too, the Italian audience cheered loudly for Sato's performance and roared with noisemakers.
The second skater, Malinin, nailed a quadruple Axel at the beginning. The audience, who had witnessed the world's greatest feat live, let out an unintentional " Woow" at the moment of landing. Japanese spectators usually only clapped during the performance, but the reaction of the Italians was a little different. In the midst of the excited atmosphere, Malinin nailed five quadruple jumps in a perfect performance to move into the provisional lead.
And third skater was local star Daniel Grassl, who has competed in the 2019 Junior GP Finals and has experience at the Beijing Olympics, and is Italy's "favorite" skater for the 2026 Olympics to be held in his home country.
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Grassl showed his mettle as the crowd gave him a thunderous cheer. When he landed the quadruple Lutz at the beginning, the crowd stomped their feet and made loud noises. It seemed that applause and cheers were not enough for him. After his landing of a quadruple flip and a loop, the fans cheered with all their might for the young Italian as he climbed the steep peak of the mountain.
The crowd cheered loudly, "Oh my God, what is this? !"
He gave a good performance, landing all the jumps. Actually, there were some unclear edge take offs and some under-rotations, but for the audience, it was "no mistake.” Cheers, applause, claps, instrument noises, foot stomps, the audience made all kinds of "noises". And then it was Miura's turn to skate.
“The two skaters before me were getting a big cheer, but the volume reached its maximum. I was like, ‘What's this?’ I can't hear anything (not even the coach's voice)! I didn't want to skate following the Italian."
For 17-year-old Miura, it was the first time to compete in such an electrified international competition. Throughout the three years of the COVID pandemic, the competitions in Japan have been either without spectators, or with "no cheering, only clapping," rules.
"In recent years in Japan, it was claps, standing ovations, and a little bit of buzz," he said. "It reminded me of the atmosphere of the venue a few years ago."
What came to Miura's mind then was the 2018 Kanto Junior Championships. It was a three-way battle with Sato and Yuma Kagiyama, and Miura was the last skater after Kagiyama and Sato.
“In the short program, Yuma was in first place, Shun was in second, and I was in third," said Miura. “But I was the last skater by lottery drawing.”
“Then I was completely overwhelmed by the atmosphere, and scored 90 points in FS (laughs). I bombed big time.”
Yamamoto and Uno's performances were in contrast to Miura's.
Miura's mind was not where it should have been even before his performance. His opening quadruple loop turned into a triple, and he also made a mistake on his two quadruple jumps in the second half of his performance. After his performance, he remained motionless with a downcast look on his face.
"I was done. Everything went wrong. I couldn't concentrate, and my legs were shaking so much that even an amateur eye could see it in my steps. They were not the jumps the way I wanted to jump at all. I had nothing to offer in terms of performance and expression."
After Miura, Yamamoto won the silver medal with a perfect performance, and spoke as follows
“I used to tune out the other competitors' performances, but this season, seeing everyone trying to give it their best, it gives me power. As a competitor, that kind of mindset is something I have developed a lot. This time, too, as the amazing performances continued, I felt that I should give all my best too, and I was filled with joy."
It was the spirit of a 22-year-old who had been through so much before standing on this stage.
Uno also landed five quadruple jumps to become the first GP Final champion with a high total score of over 300 points. Uno commented as follows.
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Grassl showed his mettle as the crowd gave him a thunderous cheer. When he landed the quadruple Lutz at the beginning, the crowd stomped their feet and made loud noises. It seemed that applause and cheers were not enough for him. After his landing of a quadruple flip and a loop, the fans cheered with all their might for the young Italian as he climbed the steep peak of the mountain.
The crowd cheered loudly, "Oh my God, what is this? !"
He gave a good performance, landing all the jumps. Actually, there were some unclear edge take offs and some under-rotations, but for the audience, it was "no mistake.” Cheers, applause, claps, instrument noises, foot stomps, the audience made all kinds of "noises". And then it was Miura's turn to skate.
“The two skaters before me were getting a big cheer, but the volume reached its maximum. I was like, ‘What's this?’ I can't hear anything (not even the coach's voice)! I didn't want to skate following the Italian."
For 17-year-old Miura, it was the first time to compete in such an electrified international competition. Throughout the three years of the COVID pandemic, the competitions in Japan have been either without spectators, or with "no cheering, only clapping," rules.
"In recent years in Japan, it was claps, standing ovations, and a little bit of buzz," he said. "It reminded me of the atmosphere of the venue a few years ago."
What came to Miura's mind then was the 2018 Kanto Junior Championships. It was a three-way battle with Sato and Yuma Kagiyama, and Miura was the last skater after Kagiyama and Sato.
“In the short program, Yuma was in first place, Shun was in second, and I was in third," said Miura. “But I was the last skater by lottery drawing.”
“Then I was completely overwhelmed by the atmosphere, and scored 90 points in FS (laughs). I bombed big time.”
Yamamoto and Uno's performances were in contrast to Miura's.
Miura's mind was not where it should have been even before his performance. His opening quadruple loop turned into a triple, and he also made a mistake on his two quadruple jumps in the second half of his performance. After his performance, he remained motionless with a downcast look on his face.
"I was done. Everything went wrong. I couldn't concentrate, and my legs were shaking so much that even an amateur eye could see it in my steps. They were not the jumps the way I wanted to jump at all. I had nothing to offer in terms of performance and expression."
After Miura, Yamamoto won the silver medal with a perfect performance, and spoke as follows
“I used to tune out the other competitors' performances, but this season, seeing everyone trying to give it their best, it gives me power. As a competitor, that kind of mindset is something I have developed a lot. This time, too, as the amazing performances continued, I felt that I should give all my best too, and I was filled with joy."
It was the spirit of a 22-year-old who had been through so much before standing on this stage.
Uno also landed five quadruple jumps to become the first GP Final champion with a high total score of over 300 points. Uno commented as follows.
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"Everyone performed better than in previous years, and I was happy that Sota was so pleased with his performance. Kao was the only one who made a mistake, but he is still young, eight years younger than me, and he has many years ahead of him. In fact, I would like to do my best so that I don't lose to the younger generation."
When Miura appeared for an interview after that night, rather than being depressed, he was reflecting on his experiences and vowing to rebound.
"This experience is a big one," he said. In the future, now that the audience can shout out cheers, the venue will get lively, cheering for a local foreign skater, and I'm sure there will be times when I will skate right after him. It will prove to be a plus in my long competitive career."
When asked, "How would you sum up the GP Finals in one word? ...
Once again, he looked back on the competition.
"At the two GP series, I skated after Malinin senshu and Uno senshu, and I was able to put together a solid performance. This time, however, at the competition for the world title, everyone was giving a good performance, but I fell apart.”
“I was amazed that the five skaters were able to give out their best in this situation. It was my own lack of ability that made me caught up in the moment. That is why I feel like, 'Just wait. Watch me at All-Japan.' With this frustration in my heart, I will try to win the All-Japan Championships, and I am aiming to come back to the GP Finals next year and win.”
And asked to sum up this Torino GP Final in one word, he answered.
"Bad luck."
Despite all this reflection, it was just typical of Miura to wrap up with the word "luck."
"Bad luck started at Burger King, didn't it?"
In Miura's words, he saved his luck for the next competition. The "bad luck" he had in Torino will hopefully come back to him as "good luck" in the really important competitions.
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"Everyone performed better than in previous years, and I was happy that Sota was so pleased with his performance. Kao was the only one who made a mistake, but he is still young, eight years younger than me, and he has many years ahead of him. In fact, I would like to do my best so that I don't lose to the younger generation."
When Miura appeared for an interview after that night, rather than being depressed, he was reflecting on his experiences and vowing to rebound.
"This experience is a big one," he said. In the future, now that the audience can shout out cheers, the venue will get lively, cheering for a local foreign skater, and I'm sure there will be times when I will skate right after him. It will prove to be a plus in my long competitive career."
When asked, "How would you sum up the GP Finals in one word? ...
Once again, he looked back on the competition.
"At the two GP series, I skated after Malinin senshu and Uno senshu, and I was able to put together a solid performance. This time, however, at the competition for the world title, everyone was giving a good performance, but I fell apart.”
“I was amazed that the five skaters were able to give out their best in this situation. It was my own lack of ability that made me caught up in the moment. That is why I feel like, 'Just wait. Watch me at All-Japan.' With this frustration in my heart, I will try to win the All-Japan Championships, and I am aiming to come back to the GP Finals next year and win.”
And asked to sum up this Torino GP Final in one word, he answered.
"Bad luck."
Despite all this reflection, it was just typical of Miura to wrap up with the word "luck."
"Bad luck started at Burger King, didn't it?"
In Miura's words, he saved his luck for the next competition. The "bad luck" he had in Torino will hopefully come back to him as "good luck" in the really important competitions.
--end --
Kao won the Japan Inter-High School Championship on Jan. 17.
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Kao Miura: "I was on a rampage. I was a 100% beast in the second half." He won the Inter-High School Championship, but made multiple mistakes and reflected on his performance.
In the Men's Free Skate, Kao Miura (Meguro Nichidai High School, Tokyo), the 2nd place finisher in the Short Program (SP), came from behind to win with 151.26 points and 230.15 points in total.
Performing "Beauty and the Beast," Miura jumped a triple Axel-1 Euler-triple Salchow, a quad-triple toeloop combination, and a quad Salchow in the first half of the program. In the second half of the competition, he made some mistakes, including a fall on his solo quad toeloop, but he won the competition by more than 15 points over the second-place finisher.
Miura, who is competing mainly in the senior level from this season, struggled with the short performance time under the junior rules. "I'm not used to skating this junior program," he said, "I made the program only about a week ago, so I could see the issues I need to work on." The first omikuji (t/n: a small piece of paper with a brief prediction of your fortune) he drew at his New Year's shrine visit was "Shokichi," which means "small fortune." In the "luck for winning the games" column, it said, "Don't show your emotions, suppress them." He had set a goal for 2023 to "not freak out in competitions," but, "In the first half, I was a calm fighter. In the second half, I was rampaging. In the second half I was 100% a beast," he reflected with a wry smile.
Next will be the Four Continents Championships (February, Colorado Springs, U.S.), in which he will compete for the second consecutive year. His main goal is to surpass the bronze medal of the last competition, and he vowed, "I will try to give a solid performance in both SP and Free skate, so that I will be able to achieve the result.
三浦佳生「暴れてましたね。後半は１００％野獣」インターハイ逆転優勝もミス重なり反省
男子フリーが行われ、ショートプログラム（ＳＰ）２位の三浦佳生（東京・目黒日大高）は、１５１・２６点、合計２３０・１５点で逆転優勝を飾った。
Kao Miura: "I was on a rampage. I was a 100% beast in the second half." He won the Inter-High School Championship, but made multiple mistakes and reflected on his performance.
In the Men's Free Skate, Kao Miura (Meguro Nichidai High School, Tokyo), the 2nd place finisher in the Short Program (SP), came from behind to win with 151.26 points and 230.15 points in total.
Performing "Beauty and the Beast," Miura jumped a triple Axel-1 Euler-triple Salchow, a quad-triple toeloop combination, and a quad Salchow in the first half of the program. In the second half of the competition, he made some mistakes, including a fall on his solo quad toeloop, but he won the competition by more than 15 points over the second-place finisher.
Miura, who is competing mainly in the senior level from this season, struggled with the short performance time under the junior rules. "I'm not used to skating this junior program," he said, "I made the program only about a week ago, so I could see the issues I need to work on." The first omikuji (t/n: a small piece of paper with a brief prediction of your fortune) he drew at his New Year's shrine visit was "Shokichi," which means "small fortune." In the "luck for winning the games" column, it said, "Don't show your emotions, suppress them." He had set a goal for 2023 to "not freak out in competitions," but, "In the first half, I was a calm fighter. In the second half, I was rampaging. In the second half I was 100% a beast," he reflected with a wry smile.
Next will be the Four Continents Championships (February, Colorado Springs, U.S.), in which he will compete for the second consecutive year. His main goal is to surpass the bronze medal of the last competition, and he vowed, "I will try to give a solid performance in both SP and Free skate, so that I will be able to achieve the result.
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