Cha Junghwan wins bronze medal at figure quadrennials

Cha Jun-hwan (23) has won a bronze medal at the International Ice Skating Union (ISU) Figure Skating Four Continents Championships.

Cha finished second in the free skate with a score of 177.65 points during the three-day event in Shanghai, China. He combined his short program scores from the previous day (95.30-3rd place) for a total of 272.95 points. Yuma Kagiyama (21-JP), who finished first in both the short (106.82) and free (200.76), won gold (307.58 points) and Shun Sato (20-JP) took silver (274.59 points).

The Figure Four Continents Championships is a major competition for athletes from the four continents of Asia, the Americas, Oceania and Africa, excluding Europe. At the event, Cha landed one short and two free jumps, while Kagiyama landed two short and three free jumps. Cha has been plagued by ankle injuries this season, finishing ninth in the Grand Prix Series and withdrawing once. 카지노사이트 He has been working hard to get back to full fitness ahead of this event.

Cha won gold at the 2022 Four Continents Championships and silver at last year's World Championships. He will compete at the World Championships in Canada next month.