Mone Chiba (千葉 百音) finished fourth in the women’s free skate at the Tokyo Championships. It was her first event of the season after missing approximately one month following a sprained right ankle, and she fell 3 times in the free skate.
Mone Chiba (千葉 百音) of Kinoshita Group scored 107.11 points in the women’s free skate at the Tokyo Championships and finished fourth with a total of 184.42 points. The skater, who won the silver medal at last year’s World Championships, competed in her first event of the season.
She sprained her right ankle in July and was forced to stay off the ice, delaying her preparations. Many of her jumps in the free skate were judged to have insufficient rotation, preventing her from increasing her score. She said chronic pain remained in her right ankle. Although she had resumed training, fatigue accumulated during the event.
Her next event will be the China Cup, the third event of the Grand Prix Series, and she vowed to make a comeback by building up her stamina and returning in top condition. She will use the period before the China Cup to prepare for the full-scale competition of the season.