Ilia Malinin showed why he is the red-hot favorite for Olympic gold by winning the Grand Prix Final on Saturday, overtaking home favorite Yuma Kagiyama. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/07/more-sports/us-double-grand-prix-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #iliamalinin #grandprixfinal #yumakagiyama #shunsato #kaorisakamoto #monechiba #aminakai #alysaliu

Mone Chiba and Yuma Kagiyama won double gold for Japan at the Finlandia Trophy on Saturday to seal their berths for next month's Grand Prix Final in Nagoya. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/23/more-sports/japan-double-gold-finlandia-trophy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #finlandiatrophy #monechiba #yumakagiyama

Three-time world figure skating champion Kaori Sakamoto delivered a masterclass to win women's singles gold at the NHK Trophy on Saturday with the world's best score this season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/10/more-sports/kaori-sakamoto-nhk-trophy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #kaorisakamoto #nhktrophy #yumakagiyama

Kaori Sakamoto and U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin will headline the Olympic season opener at the elite ISU Grand Prix de France in Angers starting Friday, looking to lay the groundwork for gold at the Winter Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/16/more-sports/kaori-sakamoto-grand-prix-assignments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #kaorisakamoto #iliamalinin #yumakagiyama #isugrandprixseries