2006 NHK Trophy
| 2006 NHK Trophy | |
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| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 30 – December 3 |
| Season: | 2006–07 |
| Location: | Nagano |
| Venue: | Big Hat |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Daisuke Takahashi
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| Ladies' singles: Mao Asada
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Pair skating: Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
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Ice dancing: Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon
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| Previous: 2005 NHK Trophy |
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| Next: 2007 NHK Trophy |
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| Previous GP: 2006 Cup of Russia |
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| Next GP: 2006–07 Grand Prix Final |
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The 2006 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 2006–07 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Big Hat in Nagano on November 30 – December 3. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2006–07 Grand Prix Final.
Mao Asada (JPN) set a world record for the combined overall total (199.52) in Ladies singles.
Fourth-place finishers Meryl Davis / Charlie White (USA) made history in their free dance by earning level fours (the highest level of difficulty of an element) for all their elements in that dance. This was the first time a dance team has earned all level fours.
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