UPDATE: 10/5/18 - Mariah Bell has replaced Gabrielle Daleman; Maria Sotskova has replaced Carolina Kostner
It may be the post-Olympic season, but the 2018 Japan Open will once again be filled with huge names getting their seasons started. This will be the 13th year of the Japan Open, and as always, it will feature a free-skate only team competition between Japan, North America, and Europe.
Japan Open
October 6, 2018
Team Europe
Javier Fernandez
Maria Sotskova
Deniss Vasiljevs
Alina Zagitova
Team Japan
Satoko Miyahara
Nobunari Oda
Kaori Sakamoto
Shoma Uno
Team North America
Jeremy Abbott
Mariah Bell
Nathan Chen
Bradie Tennell