2008 NHK Trophy
| 2008 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 27 – November 30 |
| Season: | 2008–2009 |
| Location: |  Tokyo |
| Venue: | Yoyogi National Gymnasium |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Nobunari Oda | |
| Ladies' singles: Mao Asada | |
Pairs:  Pang Qing / Tong Jian | |
Ice dance:  Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali | |
| Previous: 2007 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 2009 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous GP: 2008 Cup of Russia | |
| Next GP: 2008–2009 Grand Prix Final | |
The 2008 NHK Trophy was the NHK Trophy Grand Prix competition of the 2008–2009 figure skating season. It was the final event of six in the 2008–2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition. It was organized by the Japan Skating Federation. Medals were awarded in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
In 2008, the NHK Trophy was held in Tokyo, from November 27 through 30.
The compulsory dance was the Paso Doble.
Schedule
(Japan local time, UTC+9)
- Friday, November 28:
- 14:20 Ice Dance - Compulsory Dance
- 15:40 PAIRS - Short Program
- 17:05 Men - Short Program
- 19:00 Ladies - Short Program
- 20:55 Ice Dance - Original Dance
- Saturday, November 29:
- 14:30 Pairs - Free Skating
- 16:40 Ice Dance - Free Skating
- 18.55 Ladies - Free Skating
- Sunday, November 30
- 13:00 Men - Free Skating
- 16:00 Gala Exhibition
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobunari Oda | Japan |
236.18 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Johnny Weir |  United States |
224.42 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Yannick Ponsero |  France |
217.24 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Kevin Reynolds |  Canada |
199.74 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Takahito Mura | Japan |
198.07 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Stephen Carriere | United States |
192.30 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Adrian Schultheiss |  Sweden |
177.75 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Yasuharu Nanri | Japan |
167.73 | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | Andrei Lutai |  Russia |
166.36 | 11 | 8 |
| 10 | Peter Liebers |  Germany |
165.90 | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Anton Kovalevski |  Ukraine |
157.94 | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | Jamal Othman |  Switzerland |
157.90 | 12 | 11 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mao Asada | Japan |
191.13 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Akiko Suzuki | Japan |
167.64 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Yukari Nakano | Japan |
166.87 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Ashley Wagner | United States |
161.10 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Laura Lepistö |  Finland |
158.85 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Katrina Hacker | United States |
139.46 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Cynthia Phaneuf | Canada |
138.90 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Mirai Nagasu | United States |
124.22 | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | Kim Na-Young |  South Korea |
119.77 | 9 | 11 |
| 10 | Annette Dytrt | Germany |
115.57 | 12 | 8 |
| 11 | Anastasia Gimazetdinova |  Uzbekistan |
115.10 | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | Katarina Gerboldt | Russia |
113.95 | 11 | 12 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | China |
186.06 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | United States |
161.49 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison | Canada |
156.76 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Stacey Kemp / David King |  United Kingdom |
132.89 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov |  Estonia |
127.70 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Laura Magitteri / Ondřej Hotárek | Italy |
127.18 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Meeran Trombley / Laureano Ibarra | United States |
124.92 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Monica Pisotta / Michael Stewart | Canada |
124.80 | 5 | 8 |
Ice Dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali | Italy |
176.67 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | France |
175.42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates | United States |
161.45 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Russia |
159.96 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov | Russia |
159.51 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre | United States |
155.60 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada |
151.10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Cathy Reed / Chris Reed | Japan |
135.83 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen | China |
131.90 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Isabella Pajardi / Stefano Caruso | Italy |
128.35 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
References
External links
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