Overview
- Wataru Morishige claimed third in the men's 500m with a 34.30 lowland personal best after back-to-back 0.01-second near-misses in the first two stages.
- Rapidly improving Katsutaku Kuratsubo clocked 34.35 in the 500m, a benchmark Morishige said spurred his performance.
- Home favorite Yoi Beene won the women's 1500m in 1:53.10 for a season-opening three-peat, with Miho Takagi fifth in 1:53.89 and Ayano Sato 19th.
- American Jordan Stolz captured the men's 1000m for his third consecutive victory, as Ryota Kojima placed 10th in 1:08.00 and Taiyo Nonomura finished 14th.
- The third World Cup stop ran December 6–7 in Heerenveen, reinforcing early-season standings that feed into Milan–Cortina 2026 quota allocation.