South Korean figure women’s singles “Ganpan” Lee Hae-in (Sehwa Girls’ High School) will make her final bid for her first medal at the International Ice Skating Union (ISU) Figure Senior Grand Prix and a spot in the Grand Prix Final. She will compete in the NHK Trophy, the sixth and final event of the 2023-2024 ISU Figure Senior Grand Prix, in Osaka, Japan, starting on February 24.Lee missed out on the podium at the third edition of the Senior Grand Prix, which concluded on April 4 in Angers, France, where she finished fourth with a total score of 190.96 points. It was a disappointing result for Lee, who won the Four Continents Championships in February, took silver at the World Championships in March, and finished runner-up at the Team Trophy in April.

Despite her success on the international stage, Lee has been unable to find a medal in the Senior Grand Prix Series. He finished 10th and 7th in the two Senior Grand Prix Series events of the 2021-2022 season, and finished fourth in both events last season. He also finished fourth in the first event of this season, continuing his “Grand Prix jinx. “The NHK Trophy on December 24 is the final event of the Senior Grand Prix Series this season. The results of this event will determine who will compete in the Grand Prix Final in Beijing, China, on December 7.The Grand Prix Final is reserved for the top six performers in the season’s Grand Prix Series. Lee earned nine ranking points for his fourth-place finish in Grand Prix 3.Based on her results from Grand Prix 1-5, she will need 23-24 ranking points to qualify for the Grand Prix Final.

Currently, two-time gold medalist Kaori Sakamoto (JPN) leads the way with 30 points, followed by Isabo Levito (USA) with 28 points, Luna Hendricks (BEL) with 26 points, Hana Yoshida (JPN), Rion Sumiyoshi (JPN-over 24 points), and Kim Chae-yeon (KOR) with 22 points. This means that Lee will need to finish better than runner-up at the NHK Trophy to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. She will likely face off against Nina Pinzarone (Belgium – 13 ranking points), who was runner-up at the third edition of the Grand Prix. In terms of personal best, Inoue (225.47 points) leads Pinzarone (198.80 points) by a wide margin. However, in her third Grand Prix competition against Pinzarone, she made a series of jumping mistakes and scored 190.96 points, well below her personal best. In addition to Lee, last year’s NHK Trophy winners Kim Yerim (Dankook University) and Wee Seo-young (Surigyo) will also be competing at the event. Kim Yerim (5 ranking points), who finished sixth in the fourth Grand Prix event, and Wee Seo-young (0 ranking points), who finished 12th in the first Grand Prix event, 토토사이트 are out of contention for the Grand Prix final.