The NHK Trophy, which opens Friday in Japan, is the last chance for skaters to grab a spot in the Grand Prix Final. I'm also a fan of the way that Duhamel and Radford, season after season, have continued to try and improve their program component scores. In a rare treat, we'll get to see the top two teams go head-to-head this week before the Grand Prix Final. He then broke his own record by 11-plus points two weeks later at the Grand Prix Final. Hanyu breaks another record for 3rd straight Grand Prix title9:22Despite his less-than-perfect performance at his first Grand Prix this season — he finished second to Patrick Chan at Skate Canada — I have no doubt Hanyu will come to life in Sapporo.

Source: CBC News November 24, 2016 09:56 UTC