2019 NHK Trophy

{{Short description|Figure skating competition}}

{{Infobox Figure Skating Competition

| title = 2019 NHK Trophy

| comptype = Grand Prix

| startdate = November 22

| enddate = 24

| skatingseason = 2019–20

| location = Sapporo

| venue = Makomanai Ice Arena

| host = Japan Skating Federation

| prizemoney =

| championmen = {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuzuru Hanyu

| championladies = {{flagicon|RUS}} Alena Kostornaia|

| championpairs = {{flagicon|CHN}} Sui Wenjing / Han Cong

| championdance = {{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron

| previouscomp = 2018 NHK Trophy

| nextcomp = 2020 NHK Trophy

| previousgp = 2019 Rostelecom Cup

| nextgp = 2019–20 Grand Prix Final

}}

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.{{cite press release|url=https://www.isu.org/media-centre/press-releases/2019-6/21488-gp19-20-assignments/file|title=Olympic and World Champions to compete in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series 2019/20|publisher=International Skating Union|date=June 20, 2019}}

class="wikitable"
Country

! Men

! Ladies

! Pairs

! Ice dance

{{AUS}}

|

| Kailani Craine

|

|

{{CAN}}

| Conrad Orzel
Roman Sadovsky

|

| Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro

| Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus

{{CHN}}

|

|

| Sui Wenjing / Han Cong

| Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu

{{FRA}}

| Kévin Aymoz

| Maé-Bérénice Méité

|

| Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron

{{GBR2}}

|

|

|

| Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson

{{ISR}}

| Alexei Bychenko

|

|

|

{{ITA}}

|

|

| Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise

| Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri

{{JPN}}

| Yuzuru Hanyu
Koshiro Shimada
Sōta Yamamoto

| Rika Kihira
Mako Yamashita
Yuhana Yokoi

| Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara

|

{{RUS}}

| Makar Ignatov
Anton Shulepov
Sergei Voronov

| Alena Kostornaia
Sofia Samodurova
Alina Zagitova

| Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin
Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov

| Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko
Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin

{{KOR}}

|

| Lim Eun-soo

|

|

{{USA}}

| Jason Brown
Tomoki Hiwatashi

| Starr Andrews
Karen Chen
Megan Wessenberg

| Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea
Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim

| Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko
Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter

=Changes to preliminary assignments=

class="wikitable unsortable"
scope="col" rowspan=2 | Discipline

! scope="col" colspan=2 | Withdrew

! scope="col" colspan=2 | Added

! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Notes

! scope="col" rowspan=2 | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

Date

! Skater(s)

! Date

! Skater(s)

scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Men

| rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{NA}}

| rowspan="2" | August 1

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Koshiro Shimada

| rowspan=2 | Host picks

| rowspan=2 | {{cite tweet|number=1156762350977859584|user=NHKTrophyFigure|title=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。|trans-title=2019 NHK Trophy international figure skating competition participant information has been updated.|language=Japanese|author=NHK Trophy|author-link=Japan Skating Federation|date=August 1, 2019}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Ladies

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuhana Yokoi

scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Men

| August 15

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Artur Dmitriev

| August 23

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Shulepov

| Recovery

| {{cite web|url=https://nevasport.ru/90072-dmitriev-propustit-gran-pri-iz-za-narusheniya-koordinatsii-posle-operatsii/|title=Дмитриев пропустит Гран-при из-за нарушения координации после операции|trans-title=Dmitriev will miss the Grand Prix due to a lack of coordination after the operation|language=Russian|first=Irina|last=Krasko|publisher=NEVA Sport|date=August 15, 2019}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left" rowspan="2" | Pairs

| September 13

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès

| rowspan="2" | September 17

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin

| Personal reasons

| {{cite web|url=https://www.ifsmagazine.com/james-mcgrattan-ready-for-a-competitive-battle/|title=James, McGrattan Ready for a Competitive Battle|first=Susan D.|last=Russell|publisher=International Figure Skating Magazine|date=September 16, 2019|quote=James and Ciprès will not be competing on the Grand Prix or Challenger circuits this season.}}{{cite web|url=https://isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/figure-skating-4/2019-20/grand-prix/series-files-27/entries-4/21485-entries-pairs-2019-20-all-6-events/file|title=ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2019/20: Pair Skating|date=September 17, 2019}}

colspan="2" {{NA}}

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara

| Host picks

|

scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Men

| October 2

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Kolyada

| October 9

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Makar Ignatov

| Surgery

| {{cite web|url=https://rsport.ria.ru/20191002/1559357713.html|title=Чеботарева: Коляде предстоит операция, он пропустит этапы Гран-при|trans-title=Chebotareva: Kolyada will have an operation, he will miss the stages of the Grand Prix|language=Russian|first=Anatoly|last= Samokhvalov|publisher=RIA Novosti|date=October 2, 2019}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left" rowspan="2" | Ladies

| October 9

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ting Cui

| October 14

| {{flagicon|USA}} Megan Wessenberg

| Injury

| {{cite web|url=https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2019/10/10/us-figure-skating-announces-grand-prix-series-withdrawals.aspx|title=U.S. Figure Skating Announces Grand Prix Series Withdrawals|publisher=U.S. Figure Skating|date=October 10, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2019/10/14/figure-skating-andrews-and-wessenberg-added-to-grand-prix-series-events.aspx|title=Andrews and Wessenberg Added to Grand Prix Series Events|publisher=U.S. Figure Skating|date=October 14, 2019}}

November 5

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Viveca Lindfors

| November 6

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Kailani Craine

|

| {{cite web|url=http://nhk-trophy2019.jp/competitors.html|title=2019 NHK Trophy: Competitors|publisher=Japan Skating Federation|date=November 6, 2019}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Ice dance

| November 14

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto

| colspan="2" {{NA}}

| Recovery

| {{cite tweet|number=1195165403456004098|user=Timkoleto|title=As you guys have probably seen, Misato and I have withdrawn from NHK Trophy.|first=Tim|last=Koleto|author-link=Tim Koleto|date=November 14, 2019}}

Records

{{for|the all-time highest scores|list of highest scores in figure skating}}

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

class="wikitable sortable"
Eventclass="unsortable"|ComponentSkater(s)ScoreDateclass="unsortable"|Ref
Ice dance

| Rhythm dance

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron

| 90.03

| rowspan=3|November 22, 2019

| {{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/phsdrd.htm|title=Progression of Highest Score: Ice Dance – Rhythm Dance Score|date=November 22, 2019|publisher=International Skating Union}}

Pairs

| rowspan=2|Short program

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Sui Wenjing / Han Cong

| 81.27

| {{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/phspsp.htm|title=Progression of Highest Score: Pairs – Short Program Score|date=November 22, 2019|publisher=International Skating Union}}

Ladies

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Alena Kostornaia

| 85.04

| {{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/phslsp.htm|title=Progression of Highest Score: Ladies – Short Program Score|date=November 22, 2019|publisher=International Skating Union}}

rowspan=2|Ice dance

| Free dance

| rowspan=2|{{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron

| 136.58

| rowspan=2|November 23, 2019

| {{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/phsdfd.htm|title=Progression of Highest Score: Ice Dance – Free Dance Score|date=November 23, 2019|publisher=International Skating Union}}

Total score

| 226.61

| {{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/phsdfd.htm|title=Progression of Highest Score: Ice Dance – Total Score|date=November 23, 2019|publisher=International Skating Union}}

Results

=Men=

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! Total points

! colspan="2" width="80px" | SP

! colspan="2" width="80px" | FS

bgcolor="gold"

| align="center" | 1

| Yuzuru Hanyu

| {{JPN}}

| align="center" | 305.05

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 109.34

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 195.71

bgcolor="silver"

| align="center" | 2

| Kévin Aymoz

| {{FRA}}

| align="center" | 250.02

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 91.47

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 158.55

bgcolor="cc9966"

| align="center" | 3

| Roman Sadovsky

| {{CAN}}

| align="center" | 247.50

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 78.51

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 168.99

4

| Sergei Voronov

| {{RUS}}

| align="center" | 239.05

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 88.63

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 150.42

5

| Jason Brown

| {{USA}}

| align="center" | 231.37

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 73.73

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 157.54

6

| Sōta Yamamoto

| {{JPN}}

| align="center" | 226.27

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | 74.88

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 151.39

7

| Makar Ignatov

| {{RUS}}

| align="center" | 222.45

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 78.47

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 143.98

8

| Anton Shulepov

| {{RUS}}

| align="center" | 218.38

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 71.76

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | 146.62

9

| Koshiro Shimada

| {{JPN}}

| align="center" | 213.65

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 75.98

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 137.67

10

| Tomoki Hiwatashi

| {{USA}}

| align="center" | 207.30

| align="center" | 11

| align="center" | 64.54

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 142.76

11

| Alexei Bychenko

| {{ISR}}

| align="center" | 197.63

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | 61.97

| align="center" | 11

| align="center" | 135.66

12

| Conrad Orzel

| {{CAN}}

| align="center" | 196.34

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 70.35

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | 125.99

=Ladies=

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! Total points

! colspan="2" width="80px" | SP

! colspan="2" width="80px" | FS

bgcolor="gold"

| align="center" | 1

| Alena Kostornaia

| {{RUS}}

| align="center" | 240.00

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 85.04

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 154.96

bgcolor="silver"

| align="center" | 2

| Rika Kihira

| {{JPN}}

| align="center" | 231.84

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 79.89

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 151.95

bgcolor="cc9966"

| align="center" | 3

| Alina Zagitova

| {{RUS}}

| align="center" | 217.99

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 66.84

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 151.15

4

| Yuhana Yokoi

| {{JPN}}

| align="center" | 189.54

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 62.67

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 126.87

5

| Mako Yamashita

| {{JPN}}

| align="center" | 189.25

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 65.70

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 123.55

6

| Sofia Samodurova

| {{RUS}}

| align="center" | 183.27

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | 63.85

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 119.42

7

| Lim Eun-soo

| {{KOR}}

| align="center" | 172.47

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 65.28

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 107.19

8

| Starr Andrews

| {{USA}}

| align="center" | 166.72

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 58.92

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 107.80

9

| Karen Chen

| {{USA}}

| align="center" | 165.70

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 67.21

| align="center" | 11

| align="center" | 98.49

10

| Kailani Craine

| {{AUS}}

| align="center" | 165.46

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 55.82

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 109.64

11

| Maé-Bérénice Méité

| {{FRA}}

| align="center" | 159.98

| align="center" | 11

| align="center" | 49.77

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | 110.21

12

| Megan Wessenberg

| {{USA}}

| align="center" | 131.73

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | 44.78

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | 86.95

=Pairs=

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! Total points

! colspan="2" width="80px" | SP

! colspan="2" width="80px" | FS

bgcolor="gold"

| align="center" | 1

| Sui Wenjing / Han Cong

| {{CHN}}

| align="center" | 226.96

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 81.27

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 145.69

bgcolor="silver"

| align="center" | 2

| Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro

| {{CAN}}

| align="center" | 208.49

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 71.21

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 137.28

bgcolor="cc9966"

| align="center" | 3

| Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov

| {{RUS}}

| align="center" | 203.35

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 69.00

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 134.35

4

| Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin

| {{RUS}}

| align="center" | 189.34

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 64.94

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 124.40

5

| Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara

| {{JPN}}

| align="center" | 179.94

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 62.41

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 117.53

6

| Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea

| {{USA}}

| align="center" | 178.73

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | 58.70

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 120.03

7

| Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim

| {{USA}}

| align="center" | 173.33

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 63.63

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 109.70

8

| Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise

| {{ITA}}

| align="center" | 171.43

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 57.55

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | 113.88

=Ice dance=

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! Total points

! colspan="2" width="80px" | RD

! colspan="2" width="80px" | FD

bgcolor="gold"

| align="center" | 1

| Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron

| {{FRA}}

| align="center" | 226.61

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 90.03

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 136.58

bgcolor="silver"

| align="center" | 2

| Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin

| {{RUS}}

| align="center" | 208.81

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 84.07

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 124.74

bgcolor="cc9966"

| align="center" | 3

| Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri

| {{ITA}}

| align="center" | 198.06

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 82.13

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 115.93

4

| Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson

| {{GBR2}}

| align="center" | 193.01

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 76.09

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 116.92

5

| Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu

| {{CHN}}

| align="center" | 183.11

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 74.73

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 108.38

6

| Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko

| {{USA}}

| align="center" | 182.26

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 75.25

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | 107.01

7

| Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko

| {{RUS}}

| align="center" | 178.08

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | 69.59

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 108.49

8

| Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus

| {{CAN}}

| align="center" | 172.01

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 68.39

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 103.62

9

| Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter

| {{USA}}

| align="center" | 170.21

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 68.80

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 101.41

References

{{Reflist}}

{{NHK Trophy Figure skating}}

{{2019–20 in figure skating}}

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