2019 NHK Trophy

The 2019 NHK Trophy was the sixth event of the 2019–20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo, Japan from November 22–24. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final.

Entries

The ISU announced the preliminary assignments on June 20, 2019.^[1]

Changes to preliminary assignments

Records

The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:

Results

Men

Ladies

The minutes before the free skating turned into chaos when Alena Kostornaia was not in the arena in time and her team lead by coach Eteri Tutberidze was unable to make a contact with her. At the last moment, it turned out Kostornaia was sleeping in the hotel. Using a taxi she arrived after an off-ice warm-up, but won anyway ahead of Rika Kihira and Alina Zagitova.^[16]

Pairs

Ice dance

References

1. ^ "Olympic and World Champions to compete in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series 2019/20". International Skating Union. June 20, 2019.
2. ^ NHK Trophy (August 1, 2019). "2019NHK杯国際フィギュアスケート競技大会出場選手情報を更新いたしました。" [2019 NHK Trophy international figure skating competition participant information has been updated.] (in Japanese). No. 1156762350977859584.
3. ^ Krasko, Irina (August 15, 2019). "Дмитриев пропустит Гран-при из-за нарушения координации после операции" [Dmitriev will miss the Grand Prix due to a lack of coordination after the operation] (in Russian). NEVA Sport.
4. ^ Russell, Susan D. (September 16, 2019). "James, McGrattan Ready for a Competitive Battle". International Figure Skating Magazine. James and Ciprès will not be competing on the Grand Prix or Challenger circuits this season.
5. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2019/20: Pair Skating". September 17, 2019. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
6. ^ Samokhvalov, Anatoly (October 2, 2019). "Чеботарева: Коляде предстоит операция, он пропустит этапы Гран-при" [Chebotareva: Kolyada will have an operation, he will miss the stages of the Grand Prix] (in Russian). RIA Novosti
7. ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Announces Grand Prix Series Withdrawals". U.S. Figure Skating. October 10, 2019.
8. ^ "Andrews and Wessenberg Added to Grand Prix Series Events". U.S. Figure Skating. October 14, 2019.
9. ^ "2019 NHK Trophy: Competitors". Japan Skating Federation. November 6, 2019.
10. ^ Koleto, Tim (November 14, 2019). "As you guys have probably seen, Misato and I have withdrawn from NHK Trophy.". No. 1195165403456004098.
11. ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Ice Dance – Rhythm Dance Score". International Skating Union. November 22, 2019.
12. ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Pairs – Short Program Score". International Skating Union. November 22, 2019.
13. ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Ladies – Short Program Score". International Skating Union. November 22, 2019.
14. ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Ice Dance – Free Dance Score". International Skating Union. November 23, 2019.
15. ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Ice Dance – Total Score". International Skating Union. November 23, 2019.
16. ^ "“We called her, but she didn’t answer. We finally reached her through the hotel concierge, and she replied, “What? I’m sleeping.” Members of Eteri Tutberidze’s team recounted how Alena Kostornaia almost missed her FP at the 2019 GP in Japan". FS Gossips - blog about figure skating. 2026-01-07. Retrieved 2026-01-30.