Suzuki, who stood in fifth place after the short program, fought for her spot in the Grand Prix Final. The World bronze medalist really gave her best in the beautiful and originally choreographed program to O from Cirque du Soleil. The program featured a double Axel-triple toe, as well as five more triple jumps and three level-four spins. The only mistakes were an underrotated triple loop and an edge call on both Lutzes.
The Japanese silver medalist placed first in the long with a new season’s best with 126.62 (64.51/62.11) points, and moved up to second overall with 185.22 points to win the silver. As a result, she has qualified for the fourth spot in the Grand Prix Final.
“I was able to put out everything I am capable of in the free skating today,” said the 27-year-old. “However, the short program was felt in the result. Having gone through two Grand Prix events, there was a certain pattern to be observed. I do a disappointing short program and make up for it in the long program. This is not a good trend.”
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