Oh, the jump mistake! Cha Junhwan came in fourth with a total score of 273.92... Even if you missed the medal, you're in the top 5 for the second consecutive Olympics [the scene of Milan]

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Cha Jun-hwan (Korea University) unfortunately missed the Olympic medal.

Cha Jun-hwan received 181.20 points with 95.16 points in technical score (TES), 87.04 points in art score (PCS), and one deduction in the men's single free skate at the '2026 Milan/Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics' held at the Eye Skating Arena in Milan, Italy on the 13th (local time).

On the 12th, he finished the competition with a total score of 273.92 and fourth overall, including 92.72 points in the short program.

Cha Jun-hwan, who continued to break the top ranking in men's singles at the South Korean Olympics by ranking 15th in Pyeongchang 2018 and 5th in Beijing 2022, sought his first ever medal at the third Olympics but failed due to a fall mistake.

Cha Jun-hwan, who started acting to "Balada para un Loco," started off in a good mood by succeeding in his first task, quadruple salco. However, it was painful to make a mistake when the landing shook and fell during the quadruple toe loop jump.

However, Cha Jun-hwan, who got up right away, pulled off the remaining jumping tasks such as the triple lutz-triple toe loop combination and triple axel without making a big mistake. In particular, the program was completed by stably delaying the combination jump of the second half of the extra point section and the step and spin elements that received the highest difficulty (Level 4). Cha fell short of his personal best (296.03 points in total) set at the 2023 World Championships.

Cha Jun-hwan flopped down regretfully. But soon he got up and greeted the crowd with a lighthearted look. He then looked at the camera and didn't forget to say "thank you."

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