The 1997 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 1997–98 ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Nagano on November 27–30. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1997–98 Champions Series Final.[1][2]
| 1997 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Champions Series |
| Date: | November 27 – 30 |
| Season: | 1997–98 |
| Location: | Nagano |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Ilia Kulik | |
Ladies' singles:  Tanja Szewczenko | |
Pairs:  Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | |
| Ice dance: Oksana Grishuk / Evgeny Platov | |
| Previous: 1996 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 1998 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous GP: 1997 Cup of Russia | |
| Next GP: 1997–98 Champions Series Final | |
Results
editMen
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilia Kulik | Russia |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Scott Davis |  United States |
4.5 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Guo Zhengxin | China |
5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Dan Hollander | United States |
6.0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Thierry Cerez |  France |
8.5 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | Takeshi Honda |  Japan |
8.5 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Andrejs Vlascenko | Germany |
9.5 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Dmitri Dmitrenko |  Ukraine |
12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Makoto Okazaki | Japan |
13.0 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Yamato Tamura | Japan |
14.0 | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Jean-Francois Hebert |  Canada |
17.0 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Roman Skorniakov |  Uzbekistan |
17.5 | 11 | 12 |
Ladies
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanja Szewczenko | Germany |
2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Maria Butyrskaya | Russia |
2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Chen Lu | China |
4.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Vanessa Gusmeroli | France |
6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Fumie Suguri | Japan |
8.5 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Shizuka Arakawa | Japan |
9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Tatiana Malinina | Uzbekistan |
11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Elena Liashenko | Ukraine |
12.0 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Hanae Yokoya | Japan |
13.0 | 10 | 8 |
| 10 | Yulia Vorobieva |  Azerbaijan |
13.0 | 8 | 9 |
| 11 | Joanne Carter |  Australia |
17.5 | 13 | 11 |
| 12 | Angela Derochie | Canada |
18.0 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Sydne Vogel | United States |
18.5 | 11 | 13 |
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | China |
2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Jenni Meno / Todd Sand | United States |
2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Peggy Schwarz / Mirko Müller | Germany |
5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Evgenia Filonenko / Igor Marchenko | Ukraine |
6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Maria Petrova / Teimuraz Poulin | Russia |
8.0 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Danielle McGrath / Stephen Carr | Australia |
9.5 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Samantha Marchant / Chad Hawse | Canada |
11.0 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Marie Arai / Shin Amano | Japan |
12.5 | 9 | 8 |
| WD | Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev | Russia |
2 |
Ice dancing
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov | Russia |
2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz | Canada |
4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio |  Italy |
6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Sylwia Novak / Sebastian Kolasiński |  Poland |
8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Kateřina Mrázová / Martin Šimeček |  Czech Republic |
10.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Elizaveta Stekolnikova / Dmitri Kazarlyga |  Kazakhstan |
12.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovsky |  Israel |
14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Isabelle Deloebel / Olivier Schoenfelder | France |
16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Kate Robinson / Peter Breen | United States |
18.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Aya Kawai / Hiroshi Tanaka | Japan |
20.0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Nozomi Watanabe / Akiyuki Kido | Japan |
23.0 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Zhang Weina / Cao Xianming | China |
23.0 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
References
edit- ^ "Szewczenko Triumphs in NHK Trophy". The Washington Post. 29 November 1997. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "NHK Trophy – German Woman Overcomes Maladies". The New York Times. 30 November 1997. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "97 NHK Trophy". The Art's Room. Archived from the original on 2 November 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2024.