[ICE TIME] Yuma Kagiyama, Rion Sumiyoshi Sweep Singles Titles at Winter World University Games
Jack Gallagher 
Yuma Kagiyama competes in the men's short program at the 2025 Winter World University Games on January 16 in Turin, Italy. (©KYODO)
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Yuma Kagiyama added another honor to his growing resume with a victory in men's singles at the FISU Winter World University Games in Turin, Italy, on Saturday, January 18.
The 21-year-old led from wire-to-wire in the competition for university students to win the gold medal over the host nation's Daniel Grassl and South Korea's Jun Hwan Cha.
Kagiyama's winning total score was 289.04. Grassl claimed the silver with 280.56, while Cha picked up the bronze at 264.94.
Shun Sato finished fifth with 248.50, while Sota Yamamoto wound up sixth on 242.23.
Rion Sumiyoshi led a Japan 1-2 finish in the women's event. The 21-year-old from Meiji University won with a total tally of 204.29, while Mone Chiba was second at 203.85. Kazakhstan's Sofia Samodelkina rounded out the podium in third on 190.96, with Hana Yoshida settling for fourth at 187.43.
Kagiyama Boosted Title Chances with a Strong Short Program
Kagiyama skated to "Ameska" and "Romanza" in his free skate. He landed his opening quadruple flip, but fell on a quad salchow, then singled a planned quad lutz. Despite the miscues, the Beijing Olympic medalist was able to hang on for the win with help from his big score in the short program (106.82), landing a big quad toe loop/triple toe loop combination jump and five triples in all.
The young star's spins and step sequence were all judged as level fours.
"This competition is different ― it's so big and it feels almost like a festival," Kagiyama was quoted as saying. "The support here was amazing."
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