A packed final day at the Finlandia Trophy crowned three standout champions: Yuma Kagiyama in men’s, Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin in pairs, and Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron in ice dance. 

The U.S. posted a particularly strong showing at the Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy — the final stop on the Grand Prix circuit. Jason Brown delivered a top-five finish in the men’s field. Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov and Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea secured a double U.S. podium in pairs. Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik earned bronze in dance with teammates Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani and Oona Brown and Gage Brown also finishing inside the top ten.

Japan’s Kagiyama stormed back from 3rd place after the short program to win the men’s title with 270.45 points, delivering the only free skate to break 180. Short program leader Adam Siao Him Fa finished 2nd overall with 256.98 after a more error-ridden free skate, while Canada’s Stephen Gogolev claimed bronze with 253.61, landing inside the top three in both segments. Canada’s Roman Sadovsky placed 4th with 243.29, and Jason Brown delivered a characteristically refined free skate to finish 5th overall with 243.17 — powered by some of the highest component scores of the competition. Jimmy Ma placed 11th for the U.S.

In pairs, Germany’s Fabienne Hase and Volodin held on to their narrow short-program lead to take gold with 206.88 points, completing two of the cleanest programs of the event. The United States claimed the next two podium spots: Efimova and Mitrofanov surged from 3rd in the short to take silver with 205.49, and Kam and O’Shea secured bronze with 199.09 after placing 2nd in the short and 3rd in the free. Japan’s Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada Moriguchi were 4th (193.12), followed by Canada’s Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud in 5th (191.33). China’s Jiaxuan Zhang and Yihang Huang, Italy’s Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini, and Poland’s Ioulia Chtchetinina and Michal Wozniak rounded out the standings.

The dance event closed out the competition with another marquee showdown. France’s Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron delivered a powerful and emotive free dance that showcased their experience and skill to clinch the title with 204.81 points, edging Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, who posted 202.11 for silver after skating the reboot of their fan favorite free dance to Vincent. Both teams skated with the polish and edge quality expected from two of the world’s leading couples. 

“It’s Laurence and my first competition outside of France, so we are very happy to continue on this unexpected journey,” Cizeron said after the free dance concluded. “Obviously we are happy to qualify for the final in Japan, and it's a good step towards the end of the season.”

The U.S. grabbed bronze thanks to Zingas and Kolesnik, whose final score of 196.02 continued a breakout season for the pair and secured them a spot in the Grand Prix Final. Spain’s Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck finished 4th with 192.06, followed by Georgia’s Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin in 5th. The Shibutanis finished 6th with 185.68, marking a strong improvement from their first competition back after a seven-year retirement. The Browns placed 8th with a character-driven free dance to the Godfather.

The Grand Prix Final kicks off in Nagoya, Japan, Dec. 4-7 airing on NBC and streaming live on Peacock.