2012 NHK Trophy
The 2012 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Sekisui Heim Super Arena in Miyagi on November 22–25.[1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final.
| 2012 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
Figure Skating Competition, Hanyu and Asada in Yutaka's room at the 2012 NHK Trophy. | |
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 22 – 25 |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Location: | Miyagi |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Sekisui Heim Super Arena |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Yuzuru Hanyu | |
| Ladies' singles: Mao Asada | |
| Pairs: Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | |
| Ice dance: Meryl Davis / Charlie White | |
| Previous: 2011 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 2013 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous GP: 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard | |
| Next GP: 2012–13 Grand Prix Final | |
Eligibility edit
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2012 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following scores (3/5 of the top scores at the 2012 World Championships):[2]
| Discipline | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Men | 159.66 |
| Ladies | 113.43 |
| Pairs | 120.90 |
| Ice dancing | 109.59 |
Entries edit
The entries were as follows.[3]
Withdrawals included Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker of the United States due to the end of their partnership,[4] Japan's Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran in order to undergo surgery on Takahashi's repeatedly dislocating shoulder,[5] China's Sui Wenjing / Han Cong due to an injury to Sui, Russia's Polina Shelepen due to worsening of a long-standing ankle injury[6] (she was replaced by the United States' Mirai Nagasu), the United States' Alissa Czisny to continue her recovery from surgery,[7] Caitlin Yankowskas / Joshua Reagan due to Reagan's rib injury, and Germany's Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave due to Van Cleave's broken cheekbone.
Overview edit
The competition took place in Miyagi, one of the regions severely affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, with the arena used as a temporary morgue.[8] The Japan Skating Federation said it selected the location to "send a message about our recovery, in response to support from around the world."[8] Moderate tremors occurred during the weekend of the event but did not affect the competition.[9]
Skating in his hometown, Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu won the men's short program with a world record score of 95.32 points – slightly surpassing the record he set at the 2012 Skate America (95.07) – while his teammate Daisuke Takahashi and Spain's Javier Fernández rounded out the top three.[10][11][12] Daisuke Murakami attempted to continue after partially dislocating his right shoulder in a fall but eventually withdrew.[10] In the free skating, Hanyu maintained his lead and won the second GP gold medal of his career, Takahashi took silver, and the United States' Ross Miner rose from fourth after the short to take the bronze.[13][14]
Japan's Mao Asada won the ladies' short program ahead of the United States' Mirai Nagasu and China's Li Zijun.[15][16] Akiko Suzuki of Japan won the free skating by over nine points and finished with the silver medal, Asada was second in the segment but finished first overall by 0.05 points, and Nagasu took the bronze.[17][18]
Meryl Davis / Charlie White of the United States placed first in the short dance, followed by their teammates Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani and Russia's Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov.[19][20] Ilinykh fell ill with food poisoning before the free dance.[21] Davis / White also placed first in the free dance and won the gold medal, Ilinykh / Katsalapov the silver, and the Shibutanis the bronze.[21][22]
Russia's Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov won the pairs' short program, slightly ahead of Canada's Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch, with the United States' Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir in third.[23][24] The top three remained the same after the free skating and Bazarova / Larionov won their first gold medal on the Grand Prix series.[25][26]
Results edit
Men edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 261.03 | 1 | 95.32 | 1 | 165.71 |
| 2 | Daisuke Takahashi | Japan | 251.51 | 2 | 87.47 | 2 | 164.04 |
| 3 | Ross Miner | United States | 235.37 | 4 | 73.41 | 3 | 161.96 |
| 4 | Javier Fernández | Spain | 232.78 | 3 | 86.23 | 5 | 146.55 |
| 5 | Richard Dornbush | United States | 217.56 | 6 | 70.05 | 4 | 147.51 |
| 6 | Kevin Reynolds | Canada | 216.26 | 5 | 70.20 | 6 | 146.06 |
| 7 | Sergei Voronov | Russia | 214.88 | 7 | 70.03 | 7 | 144.85 |
| 8 | Adam Rippon | United States | 210.47 | 8 | 67.89 | 8 | 142.58 |
| 9 | Andrei Rogozine | Canada | 182.39 | 9 | 67.70 | 9 | 114.69 |
| WD | Daisuke Murakami | Japan | |||||
Ladies edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mao Asada | Japan | 185.27 | 1 | 67.95 | 2 | 117.32 |
| 2 | Akiko Suzuki | Japan | 185.22 | 5 | 58.60 | 1 | 126.62 |
| 3 | Mirai Nagasu | United States | 176.68 | 2 | 61.18 | 3 | 115.50 |
| 4 | Li Zijun | China | 174.11 | 3 | 59.62 | 4 | 114.49 |
| 5 | Agnes Zawadzki | United States | 160.37 | 7 | 55.02 | 5 | 105.35 |
| 6 | Elene Gedevanishvili | Georgia | 156.96 | 6 | 57.50 | 6 | 99.46 |
| 7 | Ksenia Makarova | Russia | 156.52 | 4 | 58.93 | 7 | 97.59 |
| 8 | Haruka Imai | Japan | 145.42 | 9 | 48.10 | 8 | 97.32 |
| 9 | Sofia Biryukova | Russia | 139.12 | 8 | 49.31 | 9 | 89.81 |
Pairs edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Russia | 192.02 | 1 | 65.61 | 1 | 126.41 |
| 2 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | Canada | 180.63 | 2 | 65.14 | 2 | 115.49 |
| 3 | Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir | United States | 174.51 | 3 | 61.85 | 3 | 112.66 |
| 4 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | United States | 163.10 | 5 | 54.41 | 4 | 108.69 |
| 5 | Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov | Russia | 162.25 | 4 | 57.07 | 5 | 105.18 |
| 6 | Lindsay Davis / Mark Ladwig | United States | 143.70 | 6 | 45.61 | 6 | 98.09 |
| 7 | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Italy | 121.53 | 7 | 42.14 | 7 | 79.39 |
Ice dancing edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | United States | 178.48 | 1 | 69.86 | 1 | 108.62 |
| 2 | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia | 156.62 | 3 | 59.96 | 2 | 96.66 |
| 3 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States | 154.56 | 2 | 60.84 | 3 | 93.72 |
| 4 | Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams | Canada | 130.10 | 4 | 49.76 | 4 | 80.34 |
| 5 | Cathy Reed / Chris Reed | Japan | 124.46 | 5 | 48.33 | 5 | 76.13 |
| 6 | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland | United Kingdom | 122.80 | 6 | 46.72 | 6 | 76.08 |
| 7 | Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun | China | 119.56 | 7 | 45.99 | 7 | 73.57 |
| 8 | Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen | China | 108.28 | 8 | 40.92 | 8 | 67.36 |
References edit
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- ^ . International Skating Union. May 21, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ^ International Skating Union 2011-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "U.S. pairs skaters Marley, Brubaker end partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. Icenetwork. August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (October 26, 2012). "Takahashi, Tran out of Grand Prix, worlds doubtful". Icenetwork.
- ^ Simonenko, Andrei (November 8, 2012). Фигуристка Полина Шелепень снялась с этапа Гран-при в Японии [Figure skater Polina Shelepen withdrew from the Grand Prix event in Japan]. rsport.ru (in Russian).
- ^ . U.S. Figure Skating. IceNetwork. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ^ a b Sato, Shigemi (November 27, 2012). "Japan win raises roof in tsunami morgue". Google News. Agence France-Presse. from the original on February 26, 2014.
- ^ Sato, Shigemi (November 26, 2012). "Hanyu seeks Olympic glory after disaster". Google News. Agence France-Presse. from the original on February 26, 2014.
- ^ a b Flade, Tatjana (November 23, 2012). "Hanyu sets new world record at NHK Trophy". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Dominant Hanyu breaks own record in NHK short". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 23, 2012.
- ^ Sato, Shigemi (November 24, 2012). "Hanyu breaks sets skating world record at home GP". Google News. Agence France-Presse. from the original on February 26, 2014.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (November 24, 2012). "Hanyu celebrates victory on home ice". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Rising son: Young Hanyu tops Takahashi for gold". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 24, 2012.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (November 23, 2012). "Asada leads ladies at NHK Trophy". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Asada tops Nagasu to claim ladies lead in Sendai". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 23, 2012.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (November 24, 2012). "Asada edges out Suzuki for NHK Trophy gold". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Asada withstands Suzuki's charge for NHK crown". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 24, 2012.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (November 23, 2012). "Davis and White dance to confident lead at NHK Trophy". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "U.S. duos Davis and White, Shibutanis rule short". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 23, 2012.
- ^ a b Flade, Tatjana (November 24, 2012). "Davis and White dominate at NHK Trophy". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Innovative free lifts Davis, White to easy victory". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 24, 2012.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (November 24, 2012). "Bazarova and Larionov take narrow lead in Pairs short". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Bazarova, Larionov grab slim lead in pairs short". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 24, 2012.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (November 25, 2012). "Bazarova and Larionov take first Grand Prix gold at NHK Trophy". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Bazarova, Larionov skate to first Grand Prix gold". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 25, 2012.
External links edit
- 2012 NHK Trophy results
- Entries