This week in Olympic and Paralympic sports features the Grand Prix Final — the top figure skating competition before the Milan Cortina Games — as well as the return of The Snow League.

The Grand Prix Final from Thursday through Saturday in Nagoya, Japan, includes the top six per discipline from the six-event Grand Prix Series in October and November, making it a mini preview of the Olympic competition. For the first time, the Grand Prix Final features every reigning World Championships medalist.

Ilia Malinin is the biggest favorite at the Final. He puts a two-year, 12-event win streak on the line against a field that includes 2022 Olympic silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan. In three starts this season, the “Quadgod” posted the world’s top three scores by a wide margin.

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