In Poland, Mao Shimada had a brilliant showing, one that announcer Ted Barton called the "finest women's performance I have ever seen" in the junior ranks.
Wada grabbed a nearly three-point lead over Uezono in the short program and pulled away to win the Junior Grand Prix competition in the Czech Republic.
The 22-year-old Yamamoto landed three clean quadruple jumps and five triples en route to victory in Japan’s biggest summer competition.
