2012 NHK Trophy
| 2012 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| File:Hanyu and Asada in Yutaka ' s room at the 2012 NHK Trophy.jpg 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: Japan Yuzuru Hanyu | |
| Ladies' singles: Japan Mao Asada | |
| Pairs: Russia Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | |
| Ice dance: United States 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 | |
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.
Eligibility
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
The entries were as follows.[3]
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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
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
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 261.03 | 1 | 95.32 | 1 | 165.71 |
| 2 | Daisuke Takahashi | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 251.51 | 2 | 87.47 | 2 | 164.04 |
| 3 | Ross Miner | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 235.37 | 4 | 73.41 | 3 | 161.96 |
| 4 | Javier Fernández | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 232.78 | 3 | 86.23 | 5 | 146.55 |
| 5 | Richard Dornbush | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 217.56 | 6 | 70.05 | 4 | 147.51 |
| 6 | Kevin Reynolds | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 216.26 | 5 | 70.20 | 6 | 146.06 |
| 7 | Sergei Voronov | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 214.88 | 7 | 70.03 | 7 | 144.85 |
| 8 | Adam Rippon | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 210.47 | 8 | 67.89 | 8 | 142.58 |
| 9 | Andrei Rogozine | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 182.39 | 9 | 67.70 | 9 | 114.69 |
| WD | Daisuke Murakami | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | |||||
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mao Asada | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 185.27 | 1 | 67.95 | 2 | 117.32 |
| 2 | Akiko Suzuki | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 185.22 | 5 | 58.60 | 1 | 126.62 |
| 3 | Mirai Nagasu | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 176.68 | 2 | 61.18 | 3 | 115.50 |
| 4 | Li Zijun | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 174.11 | 3 | 59.62 | 4 | 114.49 |
| 5 | Agnes Zawadzki | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 160.37 | 7 | 55.02 | 5 | 105.35 |
| 6 | Elene Gedevanishvili | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | 156.96 | 6 | 57.50 | 6 | 99.46 |
| 7 | Ksenia Makarova | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 156.52 | 4 | 58.93 | 7 | 97.59 |
| 8 | Haruka Imai | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 145.42 | 9 | 48.10 | 8 | 97.32 |
| 9 | Sofia Biryukova | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 139.12 | 8 | 49.31 | 9 | 89.81 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 192.02 | 1 | 65.61 | 1 | 126.41 |
| 2 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 180.63 | 2 | 65.14 | 2 | 115.49 |
| 3 | Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 174.51 | 3 | 61.85 | 3 | 112.66 |
| 4 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 163.10 | 5 | 54.41 | 4 | 108.69 |
| 5 | Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 162.25 | 4 | 57.07 | 5 | 105.18 |
| 6 | Lindsay Davis / Mark Ladwig | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 143.70 | 6 | 45.61 | 6 | 98.09 |
| 7 | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 121.53 | 7 | 42.14 | 7 | 79.39 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 178.48 | 1 | 69.86 | 1 | 108.62 |
| 2 | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 156.62 | 3 | 59.96 | 2 | 96.66 |
| 3 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 154.56 | 2 | 60.84 | 3 | 93.72 |
| 4 | Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 130.10 | 4 | 49.76 | 4 | 80.34 |
| 5 | Cathy Reed / Chris Reed | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 124.46 | 5 | 48.33 | 5 | 76.13 |
| 6 | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 122.80 | 6 | 46.72 | 6 | 76.08 |
| 7 | Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 119.56 | 7 | 45.99 | 7 | 73.57 |
| 8 | Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 108.28 | 8 | 40.92 | 8 | 67.36 |
References
- ↑ "Announcement". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ↑ "Competitors for ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series 2012/2013 Announced". International Skating Union. May 21, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ↑ International Skating Union Archived 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 русский).
- ↑ "Recovering Czisny withdraws from NHK Trophy". U.S. Figure Skating. IceNetwork. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sato, Shigemi (November 27, 2012). "Japan win raises roof in tsunami morgue". Google News. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014.
- ↑ Sato, Shigemi (November 26, 2012). "Hanyu seeks Olympic glory after disaster". Google News. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 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. Archived 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.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 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.