The 2019 NHK Trophy was the sixth event of the 2019–20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo, Japan from November 22–24. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final.
| 2019 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 22 – 24 |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Location: | Sapporo |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Makomanai Ice Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Yuzuru Hanyu | |
Ladies' singles:  Alena Kostornaia | |
Pairs:  Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | |
Ice dance:  Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | |
| Previous: 2018 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 2020 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous GP: 2019 Rostelecom Cup | |
| Next GP: 2019–20 Grand Prix Final | |
Entries
editThe ISU announced the preliminary assignments on June 20, 2019.[1]
Changes to preliminary assignments
edit| Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Skater(s) | Date | Skater(s) | |||
| Men | — | August 1 | Host picks | [2] | ||
| Ladies | ||||||
| Men | August 15 | August 23 | Recovery | [3] | ||
| Pairs | September 13 | September 17 | Personal reasons | [4][5] | ||
| — | Host picks | [5] | ||||
| Men | October 2 | October 9 | Surgery | [6] | ||
| Ladies | October 9 | October 14 | Injury | [7][8] | ||
| November 5 | November 6 | [9] | ||||
| Ice dance | November 14 | — | Recovery | [10] | ||
Records
editThe following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:
| Event | Component | Skater(s) | Score | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice dance | Rhythm dance | 90.03 | November 22, 2019 | [11] | |
| Pairs | Short program | 81.27 | [12] | ||
| Ladies | 85.04 | [13] | |||
| Ice dance | Free dance | 136.58 | November 23, 2019 | [14] | |
| Total score | 226.61 | [15] |
Results
editMen
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | 305.05 | 1 | 109.34 | 1 | 195.71 | |
| 2 | Kévin Aymoz | 250.02 | 2 | 91.47 | 3 | 158.55 | |
| 3 | Roman Sadovsky | 247.50 | 4 | 78.51 | 2 | 168.99 | |
| 4 | Sergei Voronov | 239.05 | 3 | 88.63 | 6 | 150.42 | |
| 5 | Jason Brown | 231.37 | 8 | 73.73 | 4 | 157.54 | |
| 6 | Sōta Yamamoto | 226.27 | 7 | 74.88 | 5 | 151.39 | |
| 7 | Makar Ignatov | 222.45 | 5 | 78.47 | 8 | 143.98 | |
| 8 | Anton Shulepov | 218.38 | 9 | 71.76 | 7 | 146.62 | |
| 9 | Koshiro Shimada | 213.65 | 6 | 75.98 | 10 | 137.67 | |
| 10 | Tomoki Hiwatashi | 207.30 | 11 | 64.54 | 9 | 142.76 | |
| 11 | Alexei Bychenko | 197.63 | 12 | 61.97 | 11 | 135.66 | |
| 12 | Conrad Orzel | 196.34 | 10 | 70.35 | 12 | 125.99 | |
Ladies
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alena Kostornaia | 240.00 | 1 | 85.04 | 1 | 154.96 | |
| 2 | Rika Kihira | 231.84 | 2 | 79.89 | 2 | 151.95 | |
| 3 | Alina Zagitova | 217.99 | 4 | 66.84 | 3 | 151.15 | |
| 4 | Yuhana Yokoi | 189.54 | 8 | 62.67 | 4 | 126.87 | |
| 5 | Mako Yamashita | 189.25 | 5 | 65.70 | 5 | 123.55 | |
| 6 | Sofia Samodurova | 183.27 | 7 | 63.85 | 6 | 119.42 | |
| 7 | Lim Eun-soo | 172.47 | 6 | 65.28 | 10 | 107.19 | |
| 8 | Starr Andrews | 166.72 | 9 | 58.92 | 9 | 107.80 | |
| 9 | Karen Chen | 165.70 | 3 | 67.21 | 11 | 98.49 | |
| 10 | Kailani Craine | 165.46 | 10 | 55.82 | 8 | 109.64 | |
| 11 | Maé-Bérénice Méité | 159.98 | 11 | 49.77 | 7 | 110.21 | |
| 12 | Megan Wessenberg | 131.73 | 12 | 44.78 | 12 | 86.95 | |
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | 226.96 | 1 | 81.27 | 1 | 145.69 | |
| 2 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | 208.49 | 2 | 71.21 | 2 | 137.28 | |
| 3 | Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | 203.35 | 3 | 69.00 | 3 | 134.35 | |
| 4 | Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin | 189.34 | 4 | 64.94 | 4 | 124.40 | |
| 5 | Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | 179.94 | 6 | 62.41 | 6 | 117.53 | |
| 6 | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | 178.73 | 7 | 58.70 | 5 | 120.03 | |
| 7 | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | 173.33 | 5 | 63.63 | 8 | 109.70 | |
| 8 | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | 171.43 | 8 | 57.55 | 7 | 113.88 | |
Ice dance
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | RD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | 226.61 | 1 | 90.03 | 1 | 136.58 | |
| 2 | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | 208.81 | 2 | 84.07 | 2 | 124.74 | |
| 3 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | 198.06 | 3 | 82.13 | 4 | 115.93 | |
| 4 | Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | 193.01 | 4 | 76.09 | 3 | 116.92 | |
| 5 | Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu | 183.11 | 6 | 74.73 | 6 | 108.38 | |
| 6 | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | 182.26 | 5 | 75.25 | 7 | 107.01 | |
| 7 | Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko | 178.08 | 7 | 69.59 | 5 | 108.49 | |
| 8 | Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus | 172.01 | 9 | 68.39 | 8 | 103.62 | |
| 9 | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | 170.21 | 8 | 68.80 | 9 | 101.41 | |
References
edit- ^ "Olympic and World Champions to compete in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series 2019/20" (Press release). International Skating Union. June 20, 2019.
- ^ NHK Trophy [@NHKTrophyFigure] (August 1, 2019). "2019NHK杯国際フィギュアスケート競技大会出場選手情報を更新いたしました。" [2019 NHK Trophy international figure skating competition participant information has been updated.] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- ^ Krasko, Irina (August 15, 2019). "Дмитриев пропустит Гран-при из-за нарушения координации после операции" [Dmitriev will miss the Grand Prix due to a lack of coordination after the operation] (in Russian). NEVA Sport.
- ^ Russell, Susan D. (September 16, 2019). "James, McGrattan Ready for a Competitive Battle". International Figure Skating Magazine.
James and Ciprès will not be competing on the Grand Prix or Challenger circuits this season.
- ^ a b "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2019/20: Pair Skating". September 17, 2019.
- ^ Samokhvalov, Anatoly (October 2, 2019). "Чеботарева: Коляде предстоит операция, он пропустит этапы Гран-при" [Chebotareva: Kolyada will have an operation, he will miss the stages of the Grand Prix] (in Russian). RIA Novosti.
- ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Announces Grand Prix Series Withdrawals". U.S. Figure Skating. October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Andrews and Wessenberg Added to Grand Prix Series Events". U.S. Figure Skating. October 14, 2019.
- ^ "2019 NHK Trophy: Competitors". Japan Skating Federation. November 6, 2019.
- ^ Koleto, Tim [@Timkoleto] (November 14, 2019). "As you guys have probably seen, Misato and I have withdrawn from NHK Trophy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Ice Dance – Rhythm Dance Score". International Skating Union. November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Pairs – Short Program Score". International Skating Union. November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Ladies – Short Program Score". International Skating Union. November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Ice Dance – Free Dance Score". International Skating Union. November 23, 2019.
- ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Ice Dance – Total Score". International Skating Union. November 23, 2019.