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The final day of the figure skating Challenger Series Kinoshita Group Cup was held at the Tanaka Kikinzoku Ice Arena in Tokyo.
The final day of the Figure Skating Challenger Series (CS) Kinoshita Group Cup was held on the 6th at the Tanaka Kikinzoku Ice Arena in Tokyo. In the women's race, Mao Shimada (Kinoshita Group), who placed second in the short program (SP), came first in the free program with a score of 152.48, and came from behind to win the championship with a total of 231.32 points, which was a new personal best. SP leader Ami Nakai (TOKIO Inkarami) was only 4th in the free program, and 4th overall. Yuna Aoki (Nippon Tatemono Kanzai) was 7th.
In the ice dance competition, Utana Yoshida and Masaya Morita (Kinoshita Academy) finished in 6th place, the top Japanese team, with a total of 170.49 points. Ikuyoshi Kushida (Kinoshita Academy) and Takashiro Shimada (Kinoshita Group) placed 7th, while Rika Kihira (Kajima Corporation) and Shingo Nishiyama (Oriental Bio) placed 8th. Kaho Yamashita and Hiroto Nagata (Nihon University) placed 12th.

It was announced on the afternoon of the 9th that Isao Harimoto, who played for professional baseball team Toei (currently Nippon-Ham) and was the first player in history to reach 3,000 hits, passed away. He was 86 years old. Born in Hiroshima City, he transferred from Hiroshima Matsumoto Commercial High School to Osaka Naniwa Commercial High School and joined Toei in 1959. He became a regular player in his first year and won Rookie of the Year. He produced a large number of hits using his ``spray batting method,'' which involved hitting at wide angles, and was active as a strong hitter with long-hitting power. He won the leadoff hitter title for the first time in 1961, and was the leadoff hitter in the Pacific League seven times, including four years in a row from 1967 to 1970. He also has a batting average of .300 with a mark of 16 times. He moved to the Giants in 1976 and to Lotte in 1980, becoming the first player in Japanese professional baseball to achieve 3,000 total hits. He retired as a professional player in 1981, playing 2,752 games, 3,085 hits, a batting average of .319, 504 home runs, 1,676 RBIs, and 319 stolen bases in 23 years as a professional player. Ichiro has surpassed the record for total hits between Japan and the United States. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. After retiring, he became a baseball commentator and was popular for his harsh comments. He openly declared that he was a second-generation Korean living in Japan from an early stage, and contributed to the development of Korean baseball by serving as a special assistant to the commissioner of Korean professional baseball.

Kenichi Horie, an Osaka-raised adventurer, held a press conference in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture on Yonetobi's birthday, and announced that he will depart from San Francisco in March 2027 and attempt a solo, non-stop trip across the Pacific Ocean on a yacht. Regarding his challenge at the age of 88, he said, ``Magma was gushing out,'' and explained that he had no health concerns and did not do any special training.

At the U.S. Open, Shelton defeated Alcaraz, who was aiming for a consecutive tournament title, in a fierce battle and advanced to the final four. They finished at 3:33 a.m., the latest time in the tournament's history, and will face Tier Four in the semifinals.

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, who is suffering from inflammation in his left knee and discomfort in his upper right arm, has announced his intention to give up pitching this season and concentrate on being a batter. He aims to get his hitting back in shape and prepares for the postseason.

Kenichi Horie (88), an ocean adventurer, announced on the 8th that he will attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean solo without any ports of call in March 2027. If he succeeds, he will break his own record as the world's oldest person.

At the Kinoshita Cup in figure skating, Mao Shimada perfectly executed a triple axel and a quadruple toe loop, resulting in a come-from-behind victory in her senior international tournament debut. Motivated by the return of Russian athletes, he is showing a desire to learn even more difficult jumps.