2011 NHK Trophy
| 2011 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
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| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 10 – 13 |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Location: | Sapporo |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Japan Daisuke Takahashi | |
| Ladies' singles: Japan Akiko Suzuki | |
Pairs:  Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | |
| Ice dance: United States Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | |
| Previous: 2010 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 2012 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous Grand Prix: 2011 Cup of China | |
| Next Grand Prix: 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard | |
The 2011 NHK Trophy was the fourth event of six in the 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo from November 10–13. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2011–12 Grand Prix Final.
Eligibility
[edit | edit source]Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2011 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
In July 2011, minimum score requirements were added to the Grand Prix series and were set at two-thirds of the top scores at the 2011 World Championships. Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to earn the following:[1]
| Discipline | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Men | 168.60 |
| Ladies | 117.48 |
| Pairs | 130.71 |
| Ice dancing | 111.15 |
Entries
[edit | edit source]The entries were as follows.[2]
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Schedule
[edit | edit source](Local time, GMT +09:00):[3]
- Thursday, November 10
- 07:00–17:30 – Official practices
- Friday, November 11
- 09:00–14:10 – Official practices
- 14:55–16:00 – Short dance
- 16:45–17:53 – Pairs' short
- 19:15–20:33 – Ladies' short
- Saturday, November 12
- 06:30–11:10 – Official practices
- 12:00–13:14 – Free dance
- 14:05–15:26 – Pairs' free
- 15:30–16:00 – Medal ceremonies
- 16:30–17:51 – Men's short
- 19:00–20:33 – Ladies' free
- 20:45–21:05 – Medal ceremony
- Sunday, November 13
- 08:00–12:00 – Official practices
- 12:55–14:35 – Men's free
- 14:45–15:00 – Medal ceremony
- 15:50–18:00 – Gala/Exhibitions
Results
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]On November 12, Brandon Mroz of the United States became the first skater to land the quad lutz in an international competition when he landed it in the short program at NHK.[4] Japan's Daisuke Takahashi won the short program by 10.66 points over Takahiko Kozuka.[5] Takahashi fell on an under-rotated quad flip in the free skating.[6] He stated, "For the first time in my life, I could nail a quad flip in the six-minute warm-up. But in the real competition I overstrained myself in landing and crashed. It still feels great now that I know how I could do it."[7] Mroz attempted a quad lutz in the free but under-rotated and fell.[7] A screw in Menshov's boot became damaged just before he skated his free skating.[8]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daisuke Takahashi | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 259.75 | 1 | 90.43 | 1 | 169.32 |
| 2 | Takahiko Kozuka | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 235.02 | 2 | 79.77 | 2 | 155.25 |
| 3 | Ross Miner | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 212.36 | 6 | 71.12 | 4 | 141.24 |
| 4 | Samuel Contesti | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 209.69 | 7 | 63.83 | 3 | 145.86 |
| 5 | Tomáš Verner |  Czech Republic
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196.63 | 9 | 62.96 | 5 | 133.67 |
| 6 | Konstantin Menshov | Russia
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195.88 | 4 | 74.67 | 8 | 121.21 |
| 7 | Tatsuki Machida | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 195.45 | 5 | 72.26 | 6 | 123.19 |
| 8 | Armin Mahbanoozadeh | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 185.58 | 8 | 63.52 | 7 | 122.06 |
| 9 | Brandon Mroz | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 184.83 | 3 | 74.83 | 9 | 110.00 |
Ladies
[edit | edit source]Japan's Akiko Suzuki won the short program[9] while Mao Asada was first in the free skating.[10] Suzuki took the gold medal, Asada the silver, and Alena Leonova the bronze.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akiko Suzuki | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 185.98 | 1 | 66.55 | 2 | 119.43 |
| 2 | Mao Asada | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 184.19 | 3 | 58.42 | 1 | 125.77 |
| 3 | Alena Leonova | Russia
|
170.68 | 2 | 61.76 | 4 | 108.92 |
| 4 | Ashley Wagner | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 165.65 | 5 | 55.88 | 3 | 109.77 |
| 5 | Elene Gedevanishvili | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | 160.44 | 4 | 57.37 | 6 | 103.07 |
| 6 | Kiira Korpi | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 157.53 | 7 | 53.70 | 5 | 103.83 |
| 7 | Maé Bérénice Méité | File:Flag of France.svg France | 143.69 | 8 | 52.05 | 7 | 91.64 |
| 8 | Agnes Zawadzki | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 138.19 | 6 | 53.84 | 9 | 84.35 |
| 9 | Cynthia Phaneuf | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 131.82 | 9 | 45.42 | 8 | 86.40 |
| 10 | Shoko Ishikawa | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 122.14 | 10 | 45.07 | 10 | 77.07 |
Pairs
[edit | edit source]Having first attempted a rare throw triple axel at 2011 Skate America, Germany's Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy again attempted the element at NHK but again took a hard fall.[11] They recovered to win the short program. Russia's Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov pulled up from fifth in the short to take the gold medal, while Takahashi and Tran won silver and Savchenko and Szolkowy the bronze.[12]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Russia
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177.51 | 5 | 55.02 | 1 | 122.49 |
| 2 | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 172.09 | 2 | 57.89 | 2 | 114.20 |
| 3 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 171.68 | 1 | 59.23 | 3 | 112.45 |
| 4 | Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 163.83 | 3 | 56.23 | 5 | 107.60 |
| 5 | Caydee Denney / John Coughlin | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 163.75 | 4 | 55.48 | 4 | 108.27 |
| 6 | Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze | Russia
|
159.01 | 6 | 53.12 | 6 | 105.89 |
| 7 | Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 149.02 | 7 | 49.93 | 7 | 99.09 |
| 8 | Natasha Purich / Raymond Schultz | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 128.17 | 8 | 45.56 | 8 | 82.61 |
Ice dancing
[edit | edit source]Russia's Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov placed first in the short dance, followed by Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje in second and Maia and Alex Shibutani of the United States in third.[13] There were several accidents before the free dance. Canada's Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam withdrew after Paul suffered a cut to the back of the thigh in a collision with Italy's Lorenza Alessandrini and Simone Vaturi during the morning practice on November 12.[14] There was also a collision in the warm-up just before the free dance involving Lynn Kriengkrairut and Logan Giulietti-Schmitt of the United States and Cathy Reed and Chris Reed of Japan; Chris Reed injured his right leg but both teams were able to compete in the free dance.[15][16] Elena Ilinykh injured her knee when she crashed into the boards in the warm-up before the free dance; she and her partner finished the competition, winning the bronze, but withdrew from the exhibitions.[15] The Shibutanis took the gold, edging out by 0.09 points Weaver and Poje, who had a one point deduction due to a lift held too long.[15]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 151.85 | 3 | 59.02 | 1 | 92.83 |
| 2 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 151.76 | 2 | 60.07 | 2 | 91.69 |
| 3 | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia
|
149.48 | 1 | 61.83 | 3 | 87.65 |
| 4 | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 136.12 | 4 | 55.69 | 4 | 80.43 |
| 5 | Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 133.29 | 5 | 54.37 | 5 | 78.92 |
| 6 | Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 126.39 | 6 | 50.81 | 6 | 75.58 |
| 7 | Cathy Reed / Chris Reed | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 123.22 | 8 | 49.36 | 7 | 73.86 |
| WD | Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 7 | 49.36 | |||
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2011 NHK Trophy at the International Skating Union
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