Overview
- Japanese athletes reached Albany International Airport on Nov. 11 local time ahead of the Grand Prix Series’ fifth stop in Lake Placid.
- Rinka Watanabe said she trained harder than ever and will trust herself, noting her triple Axel remains at a high success rate despite negative grades of execution at the China Cup.
- Kazuki Tomono said a victory is likely required to reach the Grand Prix Final and vowed an attack‑only approach.
- Pairs team Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, winners of the season’s first Grand Prix event, are entered for Skate America.
- Organizers set the schedule for Nov. 14–16 local time with no exhibition: men’s and pairs short programs on Friday, women’s short on Saturday with men’s and pairs free, and the women’s free on Sunday.