Nobunari Oda on Sunday preferred to draw on the positives of his performance after squandering the chance to become the first Japanese man to strike gold at the Grand Prix Final in Beijing.
Oda cashed in on a decision to incorporate a quad in his short program for the first time this season and took the lead with a breathtaking skate, only to allow Canada's Patrick Chan to come from behind on Saturday and skate off with the title.
It proved to be a case of deja vu for the 23-year-old, who led the short program in both of his events on the GP circuit this term at Skate Canada and Skate America before finishing runner-up behind Chan and compatriot Daisuke Takahashi, respectively.
"Obviously it is very frustrating not being able to win after leading in the short program but I was able to take positives from this event and hopefully I will be able to build on them," Oda told reporters before Sunday's closing gala at Capital Gymnasium.