The2021NHK Trophywas the fourth event in the2021–22 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating,a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at theYoyogi National GymnasiuminTokyoon November 12–14. Medals were awarded in the disciplines ofmen's singles, women's singles,pairs,andice dance.Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the2021–22 Grand Prix Final.

2021 NHK Trophy
Type:Grand Prix
Date:November 12 – 14
Season:2021–22
Location:Tokyo
Host:Japan Skating Federation
Venue:Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Champions
Men's singles:
JapanShoma Uno
Women's singles:
JapanKaori Sakamoto
Pairs:
RussiaAnastasia Mishina/Aleksandr Galliamov
Ice dance:
RussiaVictoria Sinitsina/Nikita Katsalapov
Navigation
Previous:
2020 NHK Trophy
Next:
2022 NHK Trophy
Previous GP:
2021 Gran Premio d'Italia
Next GP:
2021 Internationaux de France

Entries

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TheInternational Skating Unionannounced the preliminary assignments on June 29, 2021.[1]

Country Men[2] Women[3] Pairs[4] Ice dance[5]
Canada Nam Nguyen Evelyn Walsh/Trennt Michaud Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha
Germany Nicole Schott Minerva Fabienne Hase/Nolan Seegert
Great Britain Lilah Fear/Lewis Gibson
Italy Matteo Rizzo
Japan Kao Miura
Shoma Uno
Sōta Yamamoto
Mana Kawabe
Rino Matsuike
Kaori Sakamoto
Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara Misato Komatsubara/Tim Koleto
Kana Muramoto/Daisuke Takahashi
Russia Makar Ignatov
Alexander Samarin
Daria Usacheva Anastasia Mishina/Aleksandr Galliamov
Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov
Sofia Shevchenko/Igor Eremenko
Victoria Sinitsina/Nikita Katsalapov
South Korea Cha Jun-hwan Lim Eun-soo
Wi Seo-yeong
You Young
Spain Sara Hurtado/Kirill Khaliavin
Ukraine Oleksandra Nazarova/Maxim Nikitin
United States Tomoki Hiwatashi
Camden Pulkinen
Vincent Zhou
Amber Glenn
Alysa Liu
Ashley Cain-Gribble/Timothy LeDuc
Audrey Lu/Misha Mitrofanov
Madison Chock/Evan Bates

Changes to preliminary assignments

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Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Ref.
Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s)
Men September 15 Kao Miura Host picks [6]
Women Rino Matsuike [7]
Ice dance Misato Komatsubara/Tim Koleto [8]
October 6 Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu October 6 Sofia Shevchenko/Igor Eremenko
Men October 27 Daniil Samsonov [6]
Women Olga Mikutina Injury recovery[9] [7]
Pairs Miriam Ziegler/Severin Kiefer Lack of preparation after injury[10] [11]
Men November 4 Yuzuru Hanyu November 5 Sōta Yamamoto Injury[12] [6]
Women November 5 Rika Kihira November 8 Mana Kawabe Injury[13] [7]
November 7 Alexandra Trusova Injury[14]
Ice dance Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker Concussion (Hawayek)[15] [8]

Results

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Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Shoma Uno Japan 290.15 1 102.58 1 187.57
2 Vincent Zhou United States 260.69 2 99.51 6 161.18
3 Cha Jun-hwan South Korea 259.60 3 95.92 5 163.68
4 Makar Ignatov Russia 257.20 4 90.54 4 166.66
5 Matteo Rizzo Italy 255.84 6 84.78 3 171.06
6 Alexander Samarin Russia 255.65 7 84.32 2 171.33
7 Sōta Yamamoto Japan 238.90 5 86.05 8 152.85
8 Kao Miura Japan 232.89 8 76.62 7 156.27
9 Tomoki Hiwatashi United States 217.08 9 72.36 9 144.72
10 Nam Nguyen Canada 208.39 10 64.28 10 144.11
11 Camden Pulkinen United States 193.18 11 55.53 11 137.65

Women

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Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Kaori Sakamoto Japan 223.34 1 76.56 1 146.78
2 Mana Kawabe Japan 205.44 2 73.88 4 131.56
3 You Young South Korea 203.60 3 68.08 2 135.52
4 Alysa Liu United States 202.90 4 67.72 3 135.18
5 Lim Eun-soo South Korea 186.68 5 65.23 6 121.45
6 Rino Matsuike Japan 186.17 7 63.34 5 122.83
7 Amber Glenn United States 175.83 6 63.43 8 112.40
8 Nicole Schott Germany 172.37 8 59.26 7 113.11
9 Wi Seo-yeong South Korea 170.54 9 58.23 9 112.31
WD Daria Usacheva Russia withdrew withdrew from competition

Pairs

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Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Anastasia Mishina/Aleksandr Galliamov Russia 227.28 1 78.40 1 148.88
2 Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov Russia 213.27 2 75.78 2 137.49
3 Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara Japan 209.42 3 73.98 3 135.44
4 Ashley Cain-Gribble/Timothy LeDuc United States 202.79 4 70.75 4 132.04
5 Audrey Lu/Misha Mitrofanov United States 190.03 5 64.95 5 125.08
6 Evelyn Walsh/Trennt Michaud Canada 167.98 6 56.97 6 111.01
7 Minerva Fabienne Hase/Nolan Seegert Germany 161.89 7 54.63 7 107.26

Ice dance

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Rank Name Nation Total points RD FD
1 Victoria Sinitsina/Nikita Katsalapov Russia 215.44 1 86.33 1 129.11
2 Madison Chock/Evan Bates United States 210.78 2 86.02 2 124.76
3 Lilah Fear/Lewis Gibson Great Britain 191.91 3 76.43 3 115.48
4 Sara Hurtado/Kirill Khaliavin Spain 188.09 4 76.40 5 111.69
5 Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha Canada 187.38 5 74.45 4 112.93
6 Kana Muramoto/Daisuke Takahashi Japan 179.50 6 70.74 6 108.76
7 Misato Komatsubara/Tim Koleto Japan 172.20 7 68.13 7 104.07
8 Alexandra Nazarova/Maxim Nikitin Ukraine 165.38 8 66.07 8 99.31
9 Sofia Shevchenko/Igor Eremenko Russia 160.13 9 65.17 9 94.96

References

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  1. ^"ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021/22 assignments announced".International Skating Union.June 29, 2021.
  2. ^"ISU GP NHK Trophy 2021: Men".International Skating Union.June 29, 2021.
  3. ^"ISU GP NHK Trophy 2021: Women".International Skating Union.June 29, 2021.
  4. ^"ISU GP NHK Trophy 2021: Pairs".International Skating Union.June 29, 2021.
  5. ^"ISU GP NHK Trophy 2021: Ice Dance".International Skating Union.June 29, 2021.
  6. ^abc"ISU GP NHK Trophy 2021: Men".International Skating Union.September 15, 2021.
  7. ^abc"ISU GP NHK Trophy 2021: Women".International Skating Union.September 15, 2021.
  8. ^ab"ISU GP NHK Trophy 2021: Ice Dance".International Skating Union.September 15, 2021.
  9. ^Mikutina, Olga [@olgamikutina](October 28, 2021)."Unfortunately I will not take part in the Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan as I am still recovering from my injury"– viaInstagram.
  10. ^Ziegler, Miriam;Kiefer, Severin(October 28, 2021)."After a couple of weeks of missed practice due to an ongoing injury, we were forced to withdraw from GP NHK Trophy and are working hard to be back at our competition level for GP Rostelecom Cup in Sochi"– viaFacebook.
  11. ^"ISU GP NHK Trophy 2021: Pairs".International Skating Union.October 27, 2021.
  12. ^"Yuzuru Hanyu to miss NHK Trophy due to injury".The Japan Times.November 4, 2021.
  13. ^"Figure skating: Rika Kihira to miss NHK Trophy due to ankle injury".The Mainichi.November 5, 2021. Archived fromthe originalon November 6, 2021.RetrievedNovember 5,2021.
  14. ^Kuznetsov, Dmitry (November 7, 2021)."Трусова не поедет на «Гран-при Японии»"[Trusova will not go to the Japanese Grand Prix].Sport Express.
  15. ^"Hawayek and Baker Withdraw from 2021 NHK Trophy"(Press release).U.S. Figure Skating.November 7, 2021.
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