Russia's Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov won the pairs with a steady performance in the free skate on Sunday at the NHK Trophy.
The victory gave the Russians, who led after Saturday's short program, a spot in next month's Grand Prix Final back home in Sochi. They skated to "Spartacus" and exhibited some excellent throw moves to triumph by more than 11 points with a score of 192.02.
Canada's Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch took second with 180.63, which was good enough to also give them a berth in the GP Final, where the top six skaters/teams in each of the four disciplines will face off.