2020 NHK Trophy explained

2020 NHK Trophy
Comptype:	Grand Prix
Startdate:	November 27
Enddate:	29
Skatingseason:	2020–21
Location:	Kadoma, Osaka
Venue:	Osaka Prefectural Kadoma Sports Center (Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome)
Host:	Japan Skating Federation
Championmen:	Yuma Kagiyama
Championladies:	Kaori Sakamoto
Championdance:	Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
Previouscomp:	2019 NHK Trophy
Nextcomp:	2021 NHK Trophy
Previousgp:	2020 Rostelecom Cup

The 2020 NHK Trophy was the sixth event in the 2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Osaka Prefectural Kadoma Sports Center (Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome) in Osaka, Japan on November 27–29. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dance.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of modifications were made to the Grand Prix structure. The competitors consisted only of skaters from the home country, skaters already training in the host nation, and skaters assigned to that event for geographic reasons.^[1] As a result, there were no entrants for the pair skating segment of the competition.^[2]

Entries

The International Skating Union announced the preliminary assignments on October 1, 2020.^[3]

Country	Men^[4]	Ladies^[5]	Ice dance^[6]
	Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda Yuma Kagiyama Yuto Kishina Kao Miura Sena Miyake Shun Sato Mitsuki Sumoto Keiji Tanaka Kazuki Tomono Sōta Yamamoto Nozomu Yoshioka	Nana Araki Wakaba Higuchi Marin Honda Tomoe Kawabata Mana Kawabe Rino Matsuike Mai Mihara Kaori Sakamoto Chisato Uramatsu Mako Yamashita Yuhana Yokoi	Rikako Fukase / Eichu Cho Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi
		You Young

Changes to preliminary assignments

Results

Men

Mitsuki Sumoto withdrew prior to the short program due to a fever.^[8]

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	SP		FS
1	Yuma Kagiyama		275.87	1	87.26	1	188.61
2	Kazuki Tomono		226.62	2	83.27	3	143.69
3	Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda		217.56	3	79.22	6	138.34
4	Keiji Tanaka		215.52	4	76.57	5	138.95
5	Shun Sato		214.75	7	72.04	4	142.71
6	Kao Miura		210.53	8	66.84	2	143.69
7	Yuto Kishina		199.34	5	74.44	8	124.90
8	Sōta Yamamoto		190.19	9	62.38	7	127.81
9	Sena Miyake		185.50	6	74.34	9	111.16
10	Nozomu Yoshioka		164.70	10	55.88	10	108.82
	Mitsuki Sumoto

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	SP		FS
1	Kaori Sakamoto		229.51	1	75.60	1	153.91
2	Wakaba Higuchi		200.98	2	69.71	4	131.27
3	Rino Matsuike		198.97	4	65.74	2	133.23
4	Mai Mihara		194.73	7	63.41	3	131.32
5	Mako Yamashita		186.13	3	67.56	7	118.57
6	Mana Kawabe		185.70	6	63.62	6	122.08
7	You Young		181.73	12	55.56	5	126.17
8	Yuhana Yokoi		176.49	5	65.18	8	111.31
9	Marin Honda		162.57	9	58.30	11	104.27
10	Tomoe Kawabata		162.24	8	59.83	12	102.41
11	Nana Araki		162.15	10	57.45	10	104.70
12	Chisato Uramatsu		162.14	11	56.45	9	105.69

Ice dance

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	RD		FD
1	Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto		179.05	1	70.76	1	108.29
2	Rikako Fukase / Eichu Cho		157.89	3	63.46	2	94.43
3	Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi		157.25	2	64.15	3	93.10

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grand Prix figure skating series downsized to localized events. Associated Press. CBC. August 4, 2020.
2. Web site: ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2020/21: Pairs. International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
3. Web site: ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2020/21 assignments announced. International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
4. Web site: ISU GP NHK Trophy 2020: Men. International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
5. Web site: ISU GP NHK Trophy 2020: Ladies. International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
6. Web site: ISU GP NHK Trophy 2020: Ice Dance. International Skating Union. October 1, 2020.
7. Web site: ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2020/21: Ladies. International Skating Union. October 19, 2020.
8. Web site: 男子の須本光希が体調不良でＮＨＫ杯を棄権. Men's Mitsuki Sumoto withdraws from NHK Trophy due to poor physical condition. ja. Nikkan Sports. November 27, 2020.