The 1996 NHK Trophy was the fifth event of six in the 1996–97 ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Osaka on December 5–8. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1996–97 Champions Series Final.
| 1996 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Champions Series |
| Date: | December 5 – 8 |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Location: | Osaka |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Elvis Stojko | |
Ladies' singles:  Maria Butyrskaya | |
Pairs:  Jenni Meno / Todd Sand | |
Ice dance:  Sophie Moniotte / Pascal Lavanchy | |
| Previous: 1995 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 1997 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous GP: 1996 Nations Cup | |
| Next GP: 1996 Cup of Russia | |
Competition notes
edit- Midori Ito was expected to compete, but withdrew before the competition when she retired from competitive figure skating and just skated in the Exhibition.[1]
Results
editMen
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvis Stojko | Canada |
2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Ilia Kulik | Russia |
2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Dmitri Dmitrenko |  Ukraine |
6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Scott Davis |  United States |
6.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Éric Millot | France |
8.0 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Zhenxin Guo |  China |
9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Philippe Candeloro | France |
11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Cornel Gheorghe |  Romania |
12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Takeshi Honda |  Japan |
12.5 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Michael Shmerkin |  Israel |
15.5 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | David Liu |  Chinese Taipei |
17.0 | 12 | 11 |
| WD | Todd Eldredge | United States |
5 |
Ladies
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Butyrskaya | Russia |
2.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Tonia Kwiatkowski | United States |
2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Yulia Vorobieva |  Azerbaijan |
6.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Hanae Yokoya | Japan |
6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Susan Humphreys | Canada |
6.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Fumie Suguri | Japan |
8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Shizuka Arakawa | Japan |
11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Tatjana Malinina |  Uzbekistan |
11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Krisztina Czakó |  Hungary |
14.0 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Amber Corwin | United States |
14.0 | 8 | 10 |
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenni Meno / Todd Sand | United States |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov | Russia |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen | United States |
4.5 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Xue Shen / Hongbo Zhao | China |
7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Marina Khalturina / Andrei Krukov |  Kazakhstan |
8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Michelle Menzies / Jean-Michel Bombardier | Canada |
8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Dorota Zagórska / Mariusz Siudek |  Poland |
10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Danielle Carr / Stephen Carr |  Australia |
12.0 | 8 | 8 |
Ice dancing
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophie Moniotte / Pascal Lavanchy | France |
3.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat | France |
3.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Irina Romanova / Igor Yaroshenko | Ukraine |
6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas |  Lithuania |
8.4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio |  Italy |
9.6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Sylwia Nowak / Sebastian Kolasiński | Kazakhstan |
12.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Anna Semenovich / Vladimir Fedorov | Russia |
14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Kate Robinson / Peter Breen | United States |
16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Chantal Lefebvre / Michel Brunet | Canada |
18.6 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Aya Kawai / Hiroshi Tanaka | Japan |
19.4 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Akiko Kinoshita / Yosuke Moriwaki | Japan |
22.0 | 11 | 11 | 11 |