Israeli Skater Finishes Eighth at Kinoshita Group Cup in Tokyo
The Kinoshita Group Cup, a Challenger Series figure skating event, is currently underway in Tokyo. Russian skater Vladislav Dikij took first place with a total score of 265.68 points, moving up from second after the short program. Japan's Shun Sato secured second place with 255.92 points, improving from third. Rio Nakata of Japan, who led after the short program, dropped to fifth place with 243.15 points.
Israeli figure skater Mark Gorodnitsky finished in eighth place overall with a score of 218.67 points. He had been in fourth place following the short program.
South Korea's Seo Min-gyu won the free skate portion with 251.07 points, placing him fourth overall. He had been in ninth place after the short program.