Mana Kawabe performs during the women's short program competition of Japan Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena, in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan's Kiria Hirayama and Aru Tateno compete in the warm-up of rhythm dance during the 2021–22 Japan Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on December 23, 2021. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Japan's Misato Komatsubara and Takeru Komatsubara compete in the warm-up of rhythm dance during the 2021–22 Japan Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on December 23, 2021. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Japan's Saki Miyake competes in the women's short program during the 2021–22 Japan Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on December 23, 2021. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)