2011 NHK Trophy
| 2011 NHK Trophy | |
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| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 10 – 13 |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Location: | Sapporo |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Daisuke Takahashi
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| Ladies' singles: Akiko Suzuki
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Pair skating: Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
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Ice dancing: Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
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| Previous: 2010 NHK Trophy |
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| Next: 2012 NHK Trophy |
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| Previous GP: 2011 Cup of China |
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| Next GP: 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard |
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The 2011 NHK Trophy was the fourth event of six in the 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo from November 10–13. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2011–12 Grand Prix Final.
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2011 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
In July 2011, minimum score requirements were added to the Grand Prix series and were set at two-thirds of the top scores at the 2011 World Championships. Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to earn the following:
The entries were as follows.
(Local time, GMT +09:00):
On November 12, Brandon Mroz of the United States became the first skater to land the quad lutz in an international competition when he landed it in the short program at NHK. Japan's Daisuke Takahashi won the short program by 10.66 points over Takahiko Kozuka. Takahashi fell on an under-rotated quad flip in the free skating. He stated, "For the first time in my life, I could nail a quad flip in the six-minute warm-up. But in the real competition I overstrained myself in landing and crashed. It still feels great now that I know how I could do it." Mroz attempted a quad lutz in the free but under-rotated and fell. A screw in Menshov's boot became damaged just before he skated his free skating.
Japan's Akiko Suzuki won the short program while Mao Asada was first in the free skating. Suzuki took the gold medal, Asada the silver, and Alena Leonova the bronze.
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