Overview
- Semifinals were contested on Nov. 8 in Pamplona, Spain, finalizing the fields for Nov. 9.
- Hikaru Mori placed sixth in the women’s semifinal to qualify and will bid for a third world title.
- Yuka Misawa finished 11th and Aina Sakurai 21st, leaving them outside the eight-woman final.
- In the men’s event, first-time world competitor Yusei Matsumoto advanced in fourth with Hayato Miyano in sixth.
- Daiki Kishi placed eighth overall but missed the final as the third Japanese under the two-per-country rule.