Misato Komatsubara and her husband Tim Koleto came in 8th place, the highest among Japanese skaters. The couple set personal bests of 111.41 in the free and 182.70 in total.
The team has been selected to represent the world championships to be held in Canada next month. Misato said, "Being able to achieve that result on this stage has given me even more confidence and I feel a sense of accomplishment" The couple of Utana Yoshida and Masaya Morita came in 10th place with a total of 166.13.