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:
Japan Yuma Kagiyama
Ladies' singles:
Japan Kaori Sakamoto
Ice dance:
Japan Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
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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

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The International Skating Union announced the preliminary assignments on October 1, 2020.[3]

Country Men[4] Ladies[5] Ice dance[6]
  Japan Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda
Yuma Kagiyama
Yuto Kishina
Kao Miura
Sena Miyake
Shun Sato
Mitsuki Sumoto
Keiji Tanaka
Kazuki Tomono
Sōta Yamamoto
Nozomu Yoshioka
Nana Araki
Wakaba Higuchi
Marin Honda
Tomoe Kawabata
Mana Kawabe
Rino Matsuike
Mai Mihara
Kaori Sakamoto
Chisato Uramatsu
Mako Yamashita
Yuhana Yokoi
Rikako Fukase / Eichu Cho
Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi
  South Korea You Young

Changes to preliminary assignments

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Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Ref.
Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s)
Ladies October 19   You Young [7]

Results

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Associated Press (August 4, 2020). "Grand Prix figure skating series downsized to localized events". CBC.
  2. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2020/21: Pairs". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2020/21 assignments announced". International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "ISU GP NHK Trophy 2020: Men". International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "ISU GP NHK Trophy 2020: Ladies". International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "ISU GP NHK Trophy 2020: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2020/21: Ladies". International Skating Union. October 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "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.