Hanyu scored his second season's best of the event, the sixth and last regular season competition in the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating, as he posted 197.58 points.

His display on home ice handed him an overall total of 301.47 points to finish comfortably in front of the rest of the field.

It was also his first victory on the Grand Prix circuit this campaign and guaranteed him a spot at the season-ending Final in Marseille next month.

Nathan Chen of the United States claimed the silver after his routine was rewarded with 180.97 points, giving him an overall score of 268.91.

Hanyu’s compatriot Keiji Tanaka of Japan earned 167.95 in the free skate as he ended on 248.44 points.

"I am actually very relieved that I advance to the Grand Prix Final and also I was able to land the quad loop for the first time in an official [major competition] programme," the Sochi 2014 gold medallist said.

"I was certainly feeling anxious coming in but at the same time I was mentally prepared, because I was confident that I had practiced very hard.

"Additionally, this is my home turf and I was able to get a lot of support."

World Championship bronze medallist Anna Pogorilaya of Russia converted her short programme lead into the gold medal in the women’s event as she posted an overall score of 210.86 points.

Her performance in the free skate yielded 139.30 points to ensure she took gold, with Satoko Miyahara of Japan moving up from third to second.

Miyahara’s score of 133.80 points was enough for silver as she ended on 198.00 points, narrowly in front of Maria Sotskova of Russia, whose free skate score of 125.92 points elevated her to 195.88 overall.

Canadian duo Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, the two-time world champions who were second after yesterday’s free programme, snatched gold in the pairs event after claiming a total of 204.56 points.

Duhamel and Radford pulled out the stops when it mattered and their routine was rewarded with a handsome 131.61 as they usurped China’s Cheng Peng and Yang Jin into top spot.

Cheng and Yang were given 123.54 points for their efforts, which saw them finish on 196.87.

Bronze went the way of Xuehan Wang and Lei Wang, also of China, as they scored 119.66 points and remained in third place on 185.32 points.

The ice dance competition also got underway today, with 2010 Olympic gold medallists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir taking the lead on a world record 79.47 points for the short routine, surpassing the previous best of 78.89, set by Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White.

France’s Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, the two-time world champions, were second with 75.60 points, followed by Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte of Italy’s 72.00.