Overview
- Nakai, 17, won the Grand Prix season opener in France in her first senior GP appearance, with coverage noting she landed two triple Axels.
- At Haneda, she said she was happy with a performance she enjoyed and felt she could be more confident, adding that the desire to go to the Olympics has emerged.
- Reporters gathered for her early-morning arrival, and she said she was surprised by the media attention as the result began to sink in.
- Mainichi reported that Japanese women swept the podium in France, adding momentum to a deep national field this season.
- The Cup of China runs Oct. 24–26 in Chongqing, with three Japanese women and two men slated to make their GP season debuts, including Rinka Watanabe pursuing a layout that attempts three triple Axels against a strong field featuring Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn; entries also include men such as Shun Sato and Sota Yamamoto and the returning Chinese pair Sui Wenjing and Han Cong.