The 2002 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 2002–03 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Kyoto Aquarena in Kyoto on November 28 – December 1. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2002–03 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Tango Romantica.
| 2002 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 28 – December 1 |
| Season: | 2002–03 |
| Location: | Kyoto |
| Venue: | Kyoto Aquarena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Ilia Klimkin | |
Ladies' singles:  Yoshie Onda | |
Pairs:  Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | |
| Ice dance: Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh | |
| Previous: 2001 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 2003 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous GP: 2002 Cup of Russia | |
| Next GP: 2002–03 Grand Prix Final | |
Results edit
Men edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilia Klimkin | Russia |
2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Takeshi Honda | Japan |
2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Li Chengjiang | China |
4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Li Yunfei | China |
6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Buttle |  Canada |
7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Vincent Restencourt |  France |
9.5 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Yamato Tamura | Japan |
11.0 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Daisuke Takahashi | Japan |
12.0 | 10 | 7 |
| 9 | Hristo Turlakov |  Bulgaria |
13.0 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Benjamin Miller |  United States |
14.5 | 9 | 10 |
Ladies edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshie Onda | Japan |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Irina Slutskaya | Russia |
4.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Shizuka Arakawa | Japan |
4.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Fumie Suguri | Japan |
5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Galina Maniachenko |  Ukraine |
7.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Elena Sokolova | Russia |
9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Sarah Meier |  Switzerland |
11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Amber Corwin | United States |
11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Marianne Dubuc | Canada |
13.0 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Fang Dan | China |
15.0 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Julia Lautowa |  Austria |
16.5 | 11 | 11 |
Pairs edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | China |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Dorota Zagórska / Mariusz Siudek |  Poland |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Anabelle Langlois / Patrice Archetto | Canada |
5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov | Russia |
5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Markuntsov | Japan |
8.0 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Kateřina Beránková / Otto Dlabola |  Czech Republic |
8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Kristen Roth / Michael McPherson | United States |
10.5 | 7 | 7 |
Ice dancing edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh | Russia |
2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kati Winkler / René Lohse |  Germany |
4.4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski |  Israel |
5.6 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder | France |
8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Sylwia Nowak / Sebastian Kolasiński | Poland |
10.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe | Canada |
12.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Ekaterina Gvozdkova / Timur Alaskhanov | Russia |
14.4 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Kimberly Navarro / Robert Shmalo | United States |
16.4 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Zhang Weina / Cao Xianming | China |
19.4 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Nozomi Watanabe / Akiyuki Kido | Japan |
19.4 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Rie Arikawa / Kenji Miyamoto | Japan |
22.4 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| WD | Marika Humphreys / Vitali Baranov |  United Kingdom |
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