Overview
- Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won pairs with 215.99 after a free-skate best of 141.57, clinching a Grand Prix Final berth and completing a two-win GP run following their France victory.
- Kazuki Tomono posted a season-best 95.77 to top the men's short program and heads into the free skate with a path to the Final if he takes the overall win.
- Tatsuya Tsuboi sits sixth after a 77.68 short program that was marred by an early quad error, with his free skate still to come.
- The Georgian pair led the pairs short with 78.83 as Miura/Kihara recovered from a 74.42 short that included a jump mistake to take the title.
- The Grand Prix Final is scheduled for Dec. 4–6 at Aichi’s IG Arena, and strong GP results are expected to carry weight in Japan’s Milan–Cortina 2026 selection.