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Jackie Wong , Figure Skating Examiner
December 23, 2011
The Japan Figure Skating Championships got off to a rousing start today with the men’s short program as 2010 World champion Daisuke Takahashi found himself with a huge lead of over ten points after a flawless short program. Takahashi is looking for his fifth national title after a third-place finish last season.
Takahashi has not looked more prepared in his career than he did in the short program, where he opened with a quad toe-triple toe combination. It was the first time all season that he has successfully completed a quad in competition. The rest of his short program was equally strong and spectacular, as he hit the rest of his elements to earn a 96.05 and a more than comfortable cushion over the rest of the men going into the free skate.
Former Japanese junior champion Tatsuki Machida scored a slight upset with a third-place showing over pre-competition podium favorite Yuzuru Hanyu.
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