NHK Trophy

NHK Trophy
StatusActive
GenreISU Grand Prix
FrequencyAnnual
Country Japan
Inaugurated1979
Previous event2024 NHK Trophy
Next event2025 NHK Trophy
Organized byJapan Skating Federation

The NHK Trophy is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Japan Skating Federation. The first NHK Trophy was held in 1979 in Tokyo. When the ISU launched the Champions Series (later renamed the Grand Prix Series) in 1995, the NHK Trophy was one of the five qualifying events. It has been a Grand Prix event every year since.

Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earn points based on their results at the qualifying competitions each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to then compete at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

Daisuke Takahashi of Japan holds the record for winning the most NHK Trophy titles in men's singles (with six), while Midori Ito of Japan holds the record in women's singles (also with six). Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo of China hold the record in pair skating (with four), while Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat of France hold the record in ice dance (with five).

The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the men's event at the 2012 NHK Trophy: Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan (center), Daisuke Takahashi of Japan (left), and Ross Miner of the United States (right)
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the women's event at the 2017 NHK Trophy: Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia (center), Carolina Kostner of Italy (left), and Polina Tsurskaya of Russia (right)
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the pairs event at the 2011 NHK Trophy: Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia (center), Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran of Japan (right), and Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany (left)
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the ice dance event at the 2016 NHK Trophy: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada (center), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France (left), and Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte of Italy (right)
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