The 2020 NHK Trophy was the sixth event in the 2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Osaka Prefectural Kadoma Sports Center (Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome) in Osaka, Japan on November 27–29. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dance.
| 2020 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 27 – 29 |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Location: | Kadoma, Osaka |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Osaka Prefectural Kadoma Sports Center (Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Yuma Kagiyama | |
| Ladies' singles: Kaori Sakamoto | |
| Ice dance: Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto | |
| Previous: 2019 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 2021 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous GP: 2020 Rostelecom Cup | |
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of modifications were made to the Grand Prix structure. The competitors consisted only of skaters from the home country, skaters already training in the host nation, and skaters assigned to that event for geographic reasons.[1] As a result, there were no entrants for the pair skating segment of the competition.[2]
Entries edit
The International Skating Union announced the preliminary assignments on October 1, 2020.[3]
Changes to preliminary assignments edit
| Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Skater(s) | Date | Skater(s) | |||
| Ladies | — | October 19 |  You Young
|
[7] | ||
Results edit
Men edit
Mitsuki Sumoto withdrew prior to the short program due to a fever.[8]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuma Kagiyama | Japan
|
275.87 | 1 | 87.26 | 1 | 188.61 |
| 2 | Kazuki Tomono | Japan
|
226.62 | 2 | 83.27 | 3 | 143.69 |
| 3 | Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda | Japan
|
217.56 | 3 | 79.22 | 6 | 138.34 |
| 4 | Keiji Tanaka | Japan
|
215.52 | 4 | 76.57 | 5 | 138.95 |
| 5 | Shun Sato | Japan
|
214.75 | 7 | 72.04 | 4 | 142.71 |
| 6 | Kao Miura | Japan
|
210.53 | 8 | 66.84 | 2 | 143.69 |
| 7 | Yuto Kishina | Japan
|
199.34 | 5 | 74.44 | 8 | 124.90 |
| 8 | Sōta Yamamoto | Japan
|
190.19 | 9 | 62.38 | 7 | 127.81 |
| 9 | Sena Miyake | Japan
|
185.50 | 6 | 74.34 | 9 | 111.16 |
| 10 | Nozomu Yoshioka | Japan
|
164.70 | 10 | 55.88 | 10 | 108.82 |
| WD | Mitsuki Sumoto | Japan
|
withdrew | withdrew from competition | |||
Ladies edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaori Sakamoto | Japan
|
229.51 | 1 | 75.60 | 1 | 153.91 |
| 2 | Wakaba Higuchi | Japan
|
200.98 | 2 | 69.71 | 4 | 131.27 |
| 3 | Rino Matsuike | Japan
|
198.97 | 4 | 65.74 | 2 | 133.23 |
| 4 | Mai Mihara | Japan
|
194.73 | 7 | 63.41 | 3 | 131.32 |
| 5 | Mako Yamashita | Japan
|
186.13 | 3 | 67.56 | 7 | 118.57 |
| 6 | Mana Kawabe | Japan
|
185.70 | 6 | 63.62 | 6 | 122.08 |
| 7 | You Young | South Korea
|
181.73 | 12 | 55.56 | 5 | 126.17 |
| 8 | Yuhana Yokoi | Japan
|
176.49 | 5 | 65.18 | 8 | 111.31 |
| 9 | Marin Honda | Japan
|
162.57 | 9 | 58.30 | 11 | 104.27 |
| 10 | Tomoe Kawabata | Japan
|
162.24 | 8 | 59.83 | 12 | 102.41 |
| 11 | Nana Araki | Japan
|
162.15 | 10 | 57.45 | 10 | 104.70 |
| 12 | Chisato Uramatsu | Japan
|
162.14 | 11 | 56.45 | 9 | 105.69 |
Ice dance edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | RD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto | Japan
|
179.05 | 1 | 70.76 | 1 | 108.29 |
| 2 | Rikako Fukase / Eichu Cho | Japan
|
157.89 | 3 | 63.46 | 2 | 94.43 |
| 3 | Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi | Japan
|
157.25 | 2 | 64.15 | 3 | 93.10 |
References edit
- ^ Associated Press (August 4, 2020). "Grand Prix figure skating series downsized to localized events". CBC.
- ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2020/21: Pairs". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2020/21 assignments announced". International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
- ^ "ISU GP NHK Trophy 2020: Men". International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
- ^ "ISU GP NHK Trophy 2020: Ladies". International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
- ^ "ISU GP NHK Trophy 2020: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
- ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2020/21: Ladies". International Skating Union. October 19, 2020.
- ^ "男子の須本光希が体調不良でＮＨＫ杯を棄権" [Men's Mitsuki Sumoto withdraws from NHK Trophy due to poor physical condition] (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. November 27, 2020.