Olympic and world silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan won a figure skating Grand Prix event for a second consecutive week to set up a showdown with world champion Ilia Malinin at December's Grand Prix Final.

Yuma Kagiyama is on course for back-to-back wins in the figure skating Grand Prix series after he took the lead in the short program at the Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki.

Japanese figure skaters Yuma Kagiyama and Hana Yoshida led the Finland Grand Prix after convincing short program performances in Helsinki on Friday. Kagiyama, the 2022 Olympic silver medalist and winner of the recent NHK Trophy in Tokyo, scored 103.97 points to edge ahead of compatriot Kazuki Tomono (90.78 points).

Some figure skaters have already finished competing on the series and qualified for the Grand Prix Final, including world champions Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old from Virginia, the American ice dance couple Madison Chock and Evan Bates and Kaori Sakamoto of Japan. More can join them this week.

Amber Glenn has overcome a fall and her own doubts to win a maiden Grand Prix figure skating title at the Grand Prix de France.