Kazuhiko Ranmaru, a Japanese ice skating athlete, failed to win in the final of the free skate Junior Figure Ice Skating World Championship. The reigning Junior world champion failed to defend his title after falling on his last skate.
Kazuhiko Ranmaru, who was nicknamed the Ice Prince of Tohoku was defeated by his rival, 'Quad King' Blaine Anderson from the United States. Anderson's victory also earned him his first gold medal at the Junior World Championship. A news anchor reads the newly updated news provided by the editor on the teleprompter facing the camera.
Fate was better served by two of Ranmaru's compatriots, Seiji Kaname and Shohei Uehara. Although they did not manage to stem Anderson's pace, they each received silver and bronze. The media that day harshly downplayed his effort in the news after the competition..
