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Kagiyama Leads Grand Prix Final as Miura/Kihara Take Pairs, Malinin Drops to Third

Japan's Miura and Kihara delivered the first title of the Final, underscoring a week where skaters weigh risk against Olympic readiness.

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, of Canada, compete in the ice dance's rhythm dance segment at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya, central Japan, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Figure Skating - ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Grand Prix Final - Aichi International Arena, Nagoya, Japan - December 5, 2025 Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara celebrate with their medals after winning the pairs free skating alongside second placed Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii of Italy and third placed Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany REUTERS/Issei Kato
Figure Skating - ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Grand Prix Final - Aichi International Arena, Nagoya, Japan - December 5, 2025 Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara celebrate with their medals after winning the pairs free skating alongside second placed Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii of Italy and third placed Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Overview

  • Yuma Kagiyama scored a personal-best 108.77 to top the men's short program after landing a quad toe–triple toe, quad salchow and triple axel.
  • Two-time Grand Prix Final champion Ilia Malinin sits third on 94.05 after an experimental quad axel attempt, saying his confidence is intact and he may still include the jump in the free skate depending on how he feels.
  • Shun Sato holds second with 98.06 after landing two quads and a triple axel.
  • World champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the pairs title with 225.21, edging Italy’s Sara Conti and Niccolò Macii by 1.93 as Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin surged to bronze with the top free skate.
  • In ice dance, Madison Chock and Evan Bates lead after the rhythm dance with 88.74, with overall winners in men’s singles and dance to be decided Saturday in Nagoya.