Daisuke Takahashi (Graduate School of Letters), Kansai University Ice Skating Club member, won in the men's singles at Skate America, the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, held in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. on November 11-14 (local time). Nobunari Oda (Faculty of Letters), also a Kansai University Ice Skating Club member, finished in the second place.