NHK Trophy 2024 – Preview

The 2024/25 Grand Prix Series continues with an event in Tokyo, Japan from the 8th-10th of November.

Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.

*Denotes domestic competitions if they haven’t competed internationally


Women

SkaterCountryNotable Results 23/24Notable Results 24/25NationalsProgram InformationNotable JumpsWorld Standing
Olga MikutinaAustriaWorlds 2024 - 14th (177.76)Skate America 2024 - 9th (166.77)1stSP: El Mariachi/Uccen / FS: La terre vue du ciel3Lz+3T32nd
Niina PetrokinaEstoniaSkate America 2023 - 3rd (194.55)Trophy Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur - 2nd (187.57)SP: Soldier / FS: Dune (soundtrack)3Lz+1Eu+3S16th
Lara Naki GutmannItalySonja Henie Trophy 2024 - 1st (181.64)Denis Ten Memorial 2024 - 3rd (188.86)2ndSP: Squid Game / FS: Wayward Sisters/Sheltering Sky3Lz+1Eu+3S23rd
Yuna AokiJapanChallenge Cup 2024 - 2nd (209.37)Skate America 2024 - 7th (183.03)9thSP: Adios Nonino Rhapsody / FS: Popsical3Lz+3Lo65th
Mone ChibaJapan4CC 2024 - 1st (214.98)Neelhorn Trophy 2024 - 4th (193.37)2ndSP: Last Dance / FS: Ariana Concerto No. 13Lz+2A15th
Kaori SakamotoJapanSkate Canada 2023 - 1st (226.13)Skate Canada 2024 - 1st (201.21)1stSP: Resurreccion del Angel/La muerte del Angel / FS: All That Jazz3F+3T1st
Yelim KimSouth KoreaFinlandia Trophy 2023 - 1st (187.91)Skate Canada 2024 - 12th (136.14)SP: Ladies in Lavender / FS: Je suis malade/Tormented Mad Love3Lz+3T17th
Seoyeong WiSouth Korea4CC 2024 - 5th (193.57)Nebelborn Trophy 2024 - 13th (145.13)SP: Viejos Aires / FS: Tristan and Isolde3Lz+3T63rd
Ekaterina KurakovaPolandWorlds 2024 - 11th (184.76)Shanghai Trophy 2024 - 4th (174.29)1stSP: Let's Get Loud / FS: Cats (soundtrack)3Lz+1Eu+3F13th
Alysa LiuUSABudapest Trophy 2024 - 1st (192.77)SP: Promise / FS: MacArthur Park3F+3Tq113th
Bradie TennellUSAShanghai Trophy 2023 - 1st (199.80)Shanghai Trophy 2024 - 2nd (196.61)SP: Lord of the Dance medley / FS: Nessun Dorma3Lo+2A40th
Lindsay ThorngrenUSACranberry Cup 2023 - 1st (199.16)Budapest Trophy 2024 - 4th (179.45)7thSP: Windmills of Your Mind / FS: Movement3Lz+3T22nd


Pairs

TeamCountryNotable Results 23/24Notable Results 24/25NationalsProgram InformationWorld Standing
Anastasia Vaipan-Law / Luke DigbyGreat BritainWarsaw Cup 2023 - 2nd (164.34)Skate America 2024 - 6th (180.13)1stSP: Lighthouse / FS: Arrival of the Birds/Carry You15th
Anastasiia Metelkina / Luka BerulavaGeorgiaWarsaw Cup 2023 - 1st (204.01)Skate America 2024 - 4th (191.43)1stSP: Why? / FS: A Necessary End17th
Annika Hocke / Robert KunkelGermanyWorlds 2024 - 5th (198.23)Skate Canada 2024 - 4th (184.30)SP: I Love Rock n Roll/Black Betty / FS: Falco medley7th
Riku Miura / Ryuichi KiharaJapanWorlds 2024 - 2nd (217.88)Skate America 2024 - 1st (214.23)SP: Paint it Black / FS: Adios4th
Yuna Nagaoka / Sumitada MoriguchiJapanChallenge Cup 2024 - 6th (158.44)John Nicks 2024 - 8th (158.90)1stSP: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road / FS: Space Table Symphony60th
Daria Danilova / Michel TsibaNetherlandsNHK Trophy 2023 - 5th (177.54)Skate Canada 2024 - 7th (171.02)SP: Give Me Love / FS: The Chain13th
Ellie Kam / Danny O'SheaUSA4CC 2024 - 3rd (187.28)Skate America 2024 - 2nd (201.73)1stSP: Rain, In Your Black Eyes / FD: Stand By Me9th
Isabelle Martins / Ryan BedardUSAChallenge Cup 2024 - 4th (161.00)*Glacier Falls 2024 - 3rd (141.52)6thSP: Dream On / FS: To Build A Home/Our Sanctuary57th

Men

SkaterCountryNotable Results 23/24Notable Results 24/25NationalsProgram InformationNotable JumpsWorld Standing
Vladimir LitvintsevAzerbaijanSkate America 2023 - 5th (237.44)Denis Ten Memorial 2024 - 2nd (246.00)SP: Game of Thrones medley / FS: The Nutcracker4T+3T20th
Mark GorodnitskyIsraelWarsaw Cup 2023 - 2nd (243.29)Skate Canada 2024 - 10th (213.41)1stSP- I - A Colours Show / FS: Devil May Cry/Dies Irae3A+2A28th
Gabriele FrangipaniItalyCup of China 2023 - 5th (251.59)Nebelhorn Trophy 2024 - 2nd (246.11)2ndSP: Fjara / FS: Echo Sax End/Naval/Big Plans/Silhouette4T+3T15th
Daniel GrasslItalyNepela Memorial 2024 - 1st (267.08)SP: Nocturne No 20 / FS: Billy Elliot3A+2A+2A27th
Matteo RizzoItalyEuropeans 2024 - 3rd (250.87)Budapest Trophy 2024 - 1st (247.26)SP: Two Men In Love / FS: Fix You3A+2A 8th
Yuma KagiyamaJapanWorlds 2024 - 2nd (309.65)Lombardia Trophy 2024 - 2nd (291.54)2ndSP: The Sound of Silence / FS: Ameksa/Romanza from Concertino for Guitar and Orchestra4T+1Eu+3S12th
Kao MiuraJapanGrand Prix Espoo 2023 - 1st (274.56)Skate America 2024 - 3rd (278.67)4thSP: Conquest of Spaces / FS: Umbrellas of Cherbourg4T+3T3rd
Tatsuya TsuboiJapanChallenge Cup 2024 - 2nd (254.81)Asian Open Trophy 2024 - 5th (204.98)7thSP: En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor / FS: I Pagliacci4S+3T58th
Juheon LimSouth KoreaDenis Ten Memorial 2023 - 1st (234.86)Lombardia Trophy 2024 - 8th (215.54)SP: Waves / FS: Interstellar (soundtrack)3A+3T44th
Jason BrownUSAWorlds 2024 - 5th (274.33)Shanghai Trophy 2024 - 3rd (242.79)2ndSP: The Legend of Tarzan (soundtrack) / FS: Spiegal im Spiegal3F+2A+2A24th
Tomoki HiwatashiUSABudapest Trophy 2023 - 3rd (223.79)Cranberry Cup 2024 - 11th (190.56)8thSP: Super Bad / FS: Jimmy's Tux/Fight or Flight4T+3T80th
Andrew TorgashevUSA4CC 2024 - 8th (237.20)Grand Prix de France 2024 - 3rd (233.64)5thSP: L'enfer / FS: Scheherazade4T / 3F+3T30th

Ice Dance

TeamCountryNotable Results 23/24Notable Results 24/25NationalsProgram InformationWorld Standing
Yuka Orihara / Juho PirinenFinlandMezzaluna Cup 2023 - 1st (189.01)Trophy Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2024 - 4th (180.48)2ndRD: Disco Inferno/Love to Love You Baby/YMCA / FD: A Chorus Line23rd
Loicia Demougeot / Theo le MercierFranceEuropeans 2024 - 5th (192.15)Nepela Memorial 2024 - 5th (178.45)2ndRD: I Want You Back/The Love You Save / FD: Akram's Khan's Giselle: Ceremony/Desh: Bleeding Soles/Flesh and Bone: Dakini: Movement IV12th
Marie Dupayage / Thomas NabaisFranceBosphorus Cup 2023 - 1st (194.36)Denis Ten Memorial 2024 - 8th (164.53)3rdRD: Love Is All/Move Over / FD: Weakened/Delighted33rd
Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin SteffanGermanyBavarian Open 2024 - 1st (185.27)1stRD: Boogie Shoes/Land of 1000 Dances / FD: Phantasia26th
Azusa Tanaka / Shingo NishiyamaJapanGolden Spin 2023 - 9th (158.69)2ndRD: September/Sir Duke/Land of 1000 Dances / FD: Fur Elise89th
Utana Yoshida / Masaya MoritaJapan4CC 2024 - 10th (166.13)Nebelhorn Trophy 2024 - 5th (171.59)3rdRD: Elvis Presley medley / FD: Romeo and Juliet58th
Allison Reed / Saulius AmbruleviciusLithuaniaEuropeans 2024 - 3rd (203.37)Trophy Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2024 - 1st (189.93)RD: Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? / FD: Apashe medley5th
Christina Carreira / Anthony PonomarenkoUSAWorlds 2024 - 7th (200.32)Nebelhorn Trophy 2024 - 2nd (197.51)2ndRD: I Just Want To Make Love to You/Long Tall Sally / FD: Carmen9th
Madison Chock / Evan BatesUSAWorlds 2024 - 1st (222.20)Skate America 2024 - 2nd (205.63)1stRD: 11 song medley / FD: Take Five3rd
Caroline Green / Michael ParsonsUSA4CC 2024 - 6th (190.53)Trophy Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2024 - 2nd (186.47)4thRD: These Boots are Made for Walkin/Soul Bossa Nova / FD: Spiegel im Spiegel/Dance Me To The End of Love13th

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