Yuma Kagiyama skated what he thought might be his "worst program" of the season but still won the Finlandia Trophy figure skating Grand Prix on Saturday, securing his place at next month's Grand Prix Final.

Some figure skaters have already finished competing on the series and qualified for the Grand Prix Final, including world champions Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old from Virginia, the American ice dance couple Madison Chock and Evan Bates and Kaori Sakamoto of Japan.

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama led after the men's short program and Hana Yoshida after the women's at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

Yuma Kagiyama is on course for back-to-back wins in the figure skating Grand Prix series after he took the lead in the short program at the Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki.

Olympic and world silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan won a figure skating Grand Prix event for a second consecutive week to set up a showdown with world champion Ilia Malinin at December's Grand Prix Final.

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama defended his ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating's NHK Trophy men's title on Saturday, while compatriot Kaori Saka

Olympic and world silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan leads after the short program at Grand Prix Finland, where he's looking to book a spot in December's Grand Prix Final for a showdown with world champion Ilia Malinin.

Japanese figure skaters Yuma Kagiyama and Hana Yoshida led the Finland Grand Prix after convincing short programme performances in Helsinki on Friday. In the women's event, Yoshida, who finished third at Skate Canada in October,