Last weekend was a banner one for Japanese skaters, and not the ones you might think.
While Mao Asada, Miki Ando, Daisuke Takahashi and Nobunari Oda continue preparations for the start of the Grand Prix season, Japan's junior contingent pulled off a rare triple triumph at the Junior Grand Prix in Torun, Poland.
Kanako Murakami notched the second JGP victory of her career in the ladies singles, while Yuzuru Hanyu claimed the men's singles title, and Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran won the pairs event.