Yuma Kagiyama soars to first national title

2024-25 Japanese Nationals: Men

Olympic silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama soared to his first national title at the 2024-25 Japanese National Championships on Saturday in Osaka, Japan, with over 33 points to spare. In a very surprising twist of events, the rest of the podium witnessed unexpected results with Rio Nakata taking second place and Tatsuya Tsuboi claiming third. Both skaters edged out some of Japan’s top skaters in the Men’s field.

Yuma Kagiyama

After claiming three bronze medals in 2019...