The Japanese federation `` split '' the international assignments , giving Takahashi the Olympics and Oda Worlds . The Japanese federation decided to split the international assignments between Oda and declared-winner Daisuke Takahashi , sending Oda to the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships , and Takahashi to the Olympics , in as much as Japan had only one spot for each competition after the withdrawal of Takeshi Honda from the 2005 World Championships and Takahashi 's 15th place finish at that competition .