The sixth of the Grand Prix events is NHK Trophy, which takes place in Sapporo, Japan from the 22nd-24th November.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Key Points | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus | Canada | Finlandia Trophy - 4th (172.27) | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 3rd (181.39) | 5th | RD: December 1963/Can't Take My Eyes Off You / FD: Tom Jones medley | NNNN (+1.20) | 19th |
| Shiyue Wang / Xinyu Liu | China | Worlds - 15th (173.89) | Cup of China - 4th (186.45) | 1st | RD: Charlie Chaplin / FD: Black Swan (soundtrack) | NYYY (+1.61) | 12th |
| Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | France | World Team Trophy - 1st (223.13) | Internationaux de France - 1st (222.24) | 1st | RD: Fame / FD: Olafur Arnalds/Forest Black | NYYY (+3.32) | 2nd |
| Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | Great Britain | Europeans - 6th (182.05) | Skate Canada - 3rd (195.35) | 1st | RD: Blues Brothers / FD: Madonna medley | NYYY (+1.38) | 18th |
| Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | World Team Trophy - 5th (202.54) | Internationaux de France - 3rd (203.34) | 1st | RD: Paramour (Cirque du Soleil) / FD: Space Oddity/Life On Mars? | YYYY (+1.49) | 4th |
| Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko | Russia | Junior Grand Prix Final - 1st (170.66) | Volvo Open Cup - 1st (194.51) | 1st (J) | RD: Burlesque / FD: Mechanisms/Give Us A Little Love/Steppe | YNNN (+1.15) | 22nd |
| Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | Russia | Worlds - 4th (208.52) | Skate America - 2nd (206.57) | 2nd | RD: Moulin Rouge / FD: Primavera/Cry Me A River | TTYY (+2.30) | 7th |
| Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | USA | Tallinn Trophy 2018 - 1st (180.22) | Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy - 1st (191.55) | 5th | RD: Too Darn Hot / FD: Farrucas/Malagueña | YYYY (+1.45) | 13th |
| Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | USA | Skate America - 4th (180.57) | Nepela Memorial - 3rd (183.47) | 4th | RD: It Was A Good Time/Maybe This Time / FD: Rescue/No Boundaries | YNTY (+1.61) | 20th |
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | Canada | Four Continents - 2nd (211.05) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 1st (210.35) | 1st | SP: Love on the Brain / FP: Carry You | 5th |
| Wenjing Sui / Cong Han | China | Worlds - 1st (234.84) | Cup of China - 1st (228.37) | SP: Blues Deluxe / FP: Rain, In Your Black Eyes | 8th | |
| Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Italy | Europeans - 4th (205.14) | Cup of China - 4th (182.88) | 1st | SP: Crazy In Love / FP: Pilgrims on a Long Journey/Saturn | 6th |
| Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | Japan | SP: Wayward Sisters (Nocturnal Animals) / FP: Fix You | ||||
| Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin | Russia | 51st Golden Spin - 1st (183.89) | Finlandia Trophy - 2nd (194.28) | 6th | SP: Carmina Burana / FS: The Sound of Silence | 18th |
| Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | Russia | Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy - 1st (192.75) | Finlandia Trophy - 1st (210.18) | 5th | SP: Je Suis Malade / FP: The Master and Margarita | 15th |
| Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | USA | Internationaux de France - 2nd (191.43) | Cup of China - 6th (178.79) | 4th | SP: Sweet Dreams / FP: Les Miserables | 12th |
| Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | USA | NHK Trophy - 3rd (190.49) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 2nd (202.41) | 7th | SP: At Last / FS: Drop of Fragrance/Experience | 14th |
Ladies
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailani Craine | Australia | Autumn Classic - 4th (167.84) | Autumn Classic - 5th (162.11) | 1st | SP: I Like It Like That / FP: Shout / Requiem for a Dream | 3Lz+2T | 44th |
| Mae Berenice Meite | France | Winter Universiade - 4th (179.56) | Internationaux de France - 10th (157.45) | 1st | SP: Mas que nada/Chacha & Batucada Mix / FP: Hometown Glory | 2A+3T+2T | 29th |
| Rika Kihira | Japan | Grand Prix Final - 1st (233.12) | Skate Canada - 2nd (230.33) | 2nd | SP: Breakfast in Baghdad / FP: "International Angel of Peace" | 3F+3T / 3A | 5th |
| Mako Yamashita | Japan | Skate Canada - 2nd (203.06) | Nepela Memorial - 6th (163.54) | 6th | SP: Una voce poco fa / FP: Scent of a Woman | 3Lz+2T | 23rd |
| Yuhana Yokoi | Japan | JGP Yerevan - 3rd (184.09, J) | Finlandia Trophy - 3rd (191.90) | 7th | SP: Ten Dark Woman / FP: Phantom Of The Opera | 3S+3T | 40th |
| Eunsoo Lim | South Korea | Worlds - 10th (205.57) | Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy - 1st (197.63) | 2nd | SP: Somewhere in Time / FP: Sabrina (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 12th |
| Alena Kostornaia | Russia | Junior Grand Prix Final - 1st (217.98, J) | Internationaux de France - 1st (236.00) | 3rd | SP: Departure (Lullaby)/November / FP: Twilight (soundtrack) | 3F+1Eu+3S / 3A | 22nd |
| Sofia Samodurova | Russia | Europeans - 1st (213.84) | Ice Star - 1st (187.16) | 6th | SP: Bamboleo / FP: Roxanne | 3F+3T | 9th |
| Alina Zagitova | Russia | Nebelhorn Trophy - 1st (238.43) | Internationaux de France - 2nd (216.06) | 5th | SP: Me Voy / FP: The Feeling Begins/Lawrence Of Arabia/Ramses | 3Lz+3Lo | 1st |
| Starr Andrews | USA | Challenge Cup - 2nd (187.69) | Lombardia Trophy - 5th (181.18) | 8th | SP: You Lost Me / FP: Dance of the Seven Veils | 3T+3T | 26th |
| Karen Chen | USA | Philadelphia Summer International - 2nd (182.99) | SP: You Say / FP: Illumination | 2A+3T | 39th | ||
| Megan Wessenberg | USA | Skate America - 6th (170.33) | Finlandia Trophy - 8th (148.21) | 6th | SP: Tainted Love / FP: The Friends of Mr Cairo | 3T+2T+2Lo | 84th |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad Orzel | Canada | JGP Ljubljana - 4th (212.94, J) | Autumn Classic - 6th (214.98) | 5th | SP: In My Blood / FP: Les Miserables | 4T+3T | 48th |
| Roman Sadovsky | Canada | Autumn Classic - 3rd (233.86) | Finlandia Trophy - 3rd (222.23) | 7th | SP: Fly Me to the Moon / FP: Schindler's List (soundtrack)/Prelude in C-Sharp Minor | 4S+1Eu+3S | 69th |
| Kevin Aymoz | France | Worlds - 11th (247.47) | Autumn Classic - 2nd (262.47) | 1st | SP: The Question Of U / FP: Lighthouse | 4T+3T | 22nd |
| Alexei Bychenko | Israel | Open Ice Mall Cup - 2nd (234.57) | Skate America - 7th (219.70) | 2nd | SP: Words / FP: Pirates of the Caribbean (soundtrack) | 4T | 19th |
| Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | Worlds - 2nd (300.97) | Skate Canada - 1st (322.59) | SP: Otonal / FP: Origin | 4T+1Eu+3F | 3rd | |
| Koshiro Shimada | Japan | JGP Linz - 2nd (220.45, J) | Skate America - 10th (216.22) | 5th | SP: Stay / FP: The Artist (soundtrack) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 32nd |
| Sota Yamamota | Japan | Challenge Cup - 1st (253.87) | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 2nd (240.11) | 9th | SP: East of Eden / FP: In This Shirt | 4S+3T | 36th |
| Makar Ignatov | Russia | Tallinn Trophy International - 4th (165.33, J) | Cup of Russia - 3rd (252.87) | SP: In this Shirt / FP: Remember (Troy soundrack) | 4S+3T | 33rd | |
| Anton Shulepov | Russia | Tallinn Trophy - 3rd (230.30) | Internationaux de France - 11th (183.98) | 10th | SP: Call Out My Name / FP: Schindler's List (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 113th |
| Sergei Voronov | Russia | NHK Trophy - 2nd (254.28) | Internationaux de France - 6th (220.98) | SP: Somebody To Love / FP: I Belong to You/Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix | 4T+3T | 20th | |
| Jason Brown | USA | Golden Spin - 1st (263.42) | Skate America - 2nd (255.09) | 3rd | SP: I Can't Go On Without You / FP: Schindler's List (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 10th |
| Tomoki Hiwatashi | USA | Four Continents - 8th (236.79) | Internationaux de France - 5th (227.43) | 4th | SP: Love Runs Out / FP: Petrushka | 4T+3T | 24th |
