Mone Chiba's Cup of China free skate ends in tears

SBS Sport's highlight captures the jumps and musical detail behind the Japanese skater's gold in Shenzhen.

Channel: SBS Sport Story of November 8, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 46,346 views a day, 44 times a normal first day on this channel (1,052).

She made herself cry! Chiba’s gold-medal moment in Cup of China

A triple flip leads straight into a triple toe, and the commentator picks out the drive through the second jump. Mone Chiba still has plenty of skating ahead of her, but SBS Sport's clip has already shown where it leads: a bow, and tears.

The Japanese skater's gold-winning Cup of China free skate drew about 38,000 views in its first 16 hours, far beyond the broadcaster's usual first-day audience for a Short. The edit opens with her emotional reaction before returning to her starting position and the orchestral music.

There is more here than a string of landed jumps. Chiba moves through footwork and changing spin positions, with the commentary drawing attention to the small details between the bigger elements. "So many subtle nuances that are just so delicately beautiful," one commentator says.

Those details also give the comment section its subject. Viewers discuss how closely her skating follows the music, the transitions between moves and the apparent softness of her landings. Several reach for images of swans, feathers or flowing water to describe her movement.

The clip returns to Chiba's finishing pose as the music stops and applause fills the rink, completing the performance whose aftermath appeared at the start.

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The numbers

Chiba's highlight has already drawn far more views than SBS Sport's usual Short receives across its first day.

the video's first day

usual first day here

1,052

this video

46,346

subscribers

343,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

187,230,092

views per day

214,001

typical day: 137,521

the video

views

37,585

likes

1,708

comments

66

days online

1

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As of November 8, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.