Overview
- Momone Chiba, the reigning world bronze medalist, topped the women's short program with 72.29 points in her first Grand Prix outing of the season.
- Ami Nakai sits fourth on 66.55 after a triple Axel fall, needing a podium overall to clinch a Grand Prix Final berth following her debut win at the series opener.
- Yuna Aoki placed sixth in the women's short program with 64.58 points.
- Kazuki Tomono opened the men's event in second place in the short program, with Kaito Miura in fourth on the second day of competition.
- The third stop of the ISU Grand Prix began October 31 in Saskatoon, with final placements and points to be decided in the free skates.