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Dodgers Repeat as World Series Champions as Chiba Wins Skate Canada and Nakai Clinches Final Berth

Japanese athletes drove a results‑heavy weekend across MLB, figure skating, judo and high school sports.

Overview

  • Los Angeles beat Toronto 5–4 in 11 innings to win the World Series 4–3, securing the franchise’s first back‑to‑back titles, with Shohei Ohtani starting as pitcher and DH in Game 7.
  • Motone Chiba captured her first Grand Prix title at Skate Canada with a 217.23 total after leading the short program with 72.29.
  • Ami Nakai placed third with 203.09 and became the first skater to qualify for December’s Grand Prix Final in Nagoya.
  • Rika Kihira debuted in ice dance with Mago Nishiyama, scoring 59.61 for second in the rhythm dance at the West Japan Championships.
  • Tokyo Olympic champion Teru Sone won the women’s +78 kg at the Kodokan Cup, defeating Wakaharu Tomita by hansoku in her first event since the Paris Games.