Milan ¨C Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama said he is still targeting gold at the Milano Cortina Olympics after Tuesday¡¯s short program, insisting that in sport you don¡¯t aim for second or third because anything can happen once competition begins.
Kagiyama, ?second at Beijing 2022 and a three-time world silver medalist, had been widely expected ?to challenge ?American favorite Ilia Malinin for the top score.
Earlier this week he had ?beaten Malinin convincingly in the short program of the team event with 108.67 points, but Tuesday¡¯s performance was less convincing. Second-placed Kagiyama scored 103.07 points, far short of Malinin¡¯s 108.16.
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