Japanese figure skaters Yuma Kagiyama and Hana Yoshida swept to men’s and women’s gold in the Finland Grand Prix on Saturday to qualify for next month’s series finale.
Kagiyama, the 2022 Olympic silver medallist and winner of the recent NHK Trophy in Tokyo, survived a shaky free skate in Helsinki to win thanks to his overnight lead from the short programme.
In the women’s event, Yoshida, who finished third at Skate Canada in October, led a Japanese 1-2 ahead of Rino Matsuike.
“After having two big competitions, back to back, I want to rest at home in Japan,” said Kagiyama.
“I was not really tired physically, but I am not satisfied, it’s a disappointment.”
Kagiyama popped his opening quadruple jump in his Flamenco free skate to place fifth on the day but won with 263.09 points overall.
France’s Kevin Aymoz moved up a spot to second with 259.15 as Italy’s Daniel Grassl led the way on the day to snatch bronze with 258.55 having been sixth after Friday’s short programme.
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