Competing in just her second senior Grand Prix, Hana Yoshida vaulted from third place after the short program to take the gold with a strong free...
In France, following a stellar performance in the short program, Yuma Kagiyama weathered a few jump issues in his free skate but held on to make...
Along with Sakamoto and Yamamoto claiming Skate Canada victories, Rino Matsuike was third in the women's event and Kao Miura was the men's runner-up.
With a solid showing at Skate America, Sato will be in the running to qualify for December's Grand Prix Final for the second straight year.
Mana Kawabe, Hana Yoshida and Mone Chiba are Japan's Skate America women's entrants. Shun Sato, Tatsuya Tsuboi and Nozomu Yoshioka are the men's entrants.
Aiming to repeat as JGP Final champ, Mao Shimada booked a spot in the prestigious event with a strong performance in the Armenian capital.
After finishing runner-up in Istanbul in early September, Rena Uezono secured the victory in Gdansk with a stellar performance in her free skate.
Although Japanese skaters Shibayama and Kakiuchi had better results in their second Junior Grand Prix events of the season, both will miss out on the JGP...
Reigning world junior champion Mao Shimada says she's been inspired by retired star and three-time world champ Mao Asada's success in landing the triple axel.
During her free skate, Mao Shimada was nearly flawless as she landed eight clean triple jumps and executed the choreography of her program with precision.
Skating to "Americano" and "Composition," Mao Shimada was nearly flawless from start to finish. Yo Takagi and Ikura Kushida were second and third.
Lim and Nakamura both got off to good starts in their short program routines in the Junior Grand Prix event at Kanku Ice Arena.