Shoma Uno looked in good form in a run-through of his short program to "Winter" during an official practice at the training rink beneath Gangneung Ice Arena on Thursday afternoon. The young star landed several crisp quadruple jumps while coming through the session unscathed.
Uno will take the ice first for Japan when the team competition commences here on Friday morning with the men's short program. Keiji Tanaka, who will compete in the free skate in the team event, did not turn up for practice on Thursday.
Dressed in black practice gear, Uno moved effortlessly across the ice and appeared confident while taking instructions from coach Mihoko Higuchi behind the boards.