Overview
- Japan’s Mone Chiba posted a season-best 217.23 to earn her first Grand Prix gold, holding off Isabeau Levito, who finished with 209.77.
- Ami Nakai placed third with 203.09 to clinch qualification for December’s Grand Prix Final in Nagoya.
- Canada’s Deanna Stellato‑Dudek and Maxime Deschamps won pairs with 213.40 for a third straight Skate Canada title, with Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin second on 207.18 after two falls and Americans Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea third on 199.11.
- Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier topped the rhythm dance with 85.38, with medals to be decided after Sunday’s free dance.
- Two‑time world champion Ilia Malinin led the men’s short program with 104.84, ahead of Kazuki Tomono at 92.07 and Aleksandr Selevko at 91.28, with the title to be settled Sunday.