• American Tomoki Hiwatashi, whose parents are from Kobe, finished fifth in his senior Grand Prix debut at the Internationaux de France last Saturday in Grenoble. He will make his competitive debut in Japan at the NHK Trophy in Sapporo later this month. | AP
    American Tomoki Hiwatashi, whose parents are from Kobe, finished fifth in his senior Grand Prix debut at the Internationaux de France last Saturday in Grenoble. He will make his competitive debut in Japan at the NHK Trophy in Sapporo later this month. | AP
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Tomoki Hiwatashi had a very respectable showing in his senior Grand Prix debut last weekend with a fifth-place finish at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble.

Last season’s world junior champion roared back from a poor short program that saw him in 10th place, to jump up to fifth in the final standings.

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