TOKYO — Nobunari Oda of Japan capped a successful return to competitive skating on Sunday with a victory at the NHK Trophy.

Oda, who was in first place after Friday's short program, overcame several mistakes in his free skate to finish with 236.18 points, ahead of American Johnny Weir with 224.42. Yannick Ponsero of France was third at 217.24.

"I made a few mistakes today, so was a bit surprised to get the win," said Oda, who was making a return to the Grand Prix series after a one-year suspension following an arrest for drunk driving.

Weir, who was second after the short program, picked up 13 points to qualify for the International Skating Union's Grand Prix finals in South Korea in December.

Oda opened with a quadruple toeloop but stumbled on the landing. He touched down after a triple flip, triple toeloop combination but the rest of his program was error-free.

"I was nervous before the routine, my mind was blank," said Oda, who won the NHK in 2005. "But I got a lot of support from the fans here and that was a tremendous help."

World bronze medalist Weir, who battled a cold since arriving in Japan, hit all his jumps until late in his routine when he could only manage a double lutz instead of a triple. His following element, a triple flip, was a single.

"I was very sick all week," said Weir, who won silver at Skate America. "To get through the long program was a huge victory for me."

Weir will compete in GP finals along with Patrick Chan of Canada and Takahiko Kozuka of Japan. Brian Joubert of France, American Jeremy Abbot and Thomas Verner of the Czech Republic also qualified.

Ponsero opened with a quadruple toeloop followed by a triple axel to earn his first podium finish in a senior Grand Prix event.

"I'm very happy, because this is my first medal," Ponsero said. "I want to continue like this and I want to become better and better."

Mao Asada of Japan won the women's event Saturday to complete a sweep of the podium for the host nation.

The NHK Trophy is the final of the ISU's six Grand Prix events.