Takahiko Kozuka - Japanese Champion

The Japanese men's world team was never really in doubt, only the order of the medallists was a matter for debate.

Kozuka had built up a mighty lead in the short programme to give him a comfortable win.

The final scores were
1. Takahiko Kozuka 251.93
2. Nobunari Oda 237.48
3. Daisuke Takahashi 236.79
4. Yozuru Hanyu 220.06
5. Takahiko Mura 207.31

View the full results here.