The 2013 NHK Trophy was the fourth event of six in the 2013–14 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on November 8–10.[1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2013–14 Grand Prix Final.
| 2013 NHK Trophy | |
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| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 8 – 10 |
| Season: | 2013–14 |
| Location: | Tokyo |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Yoyogi National Gymnasium |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Daisuke Takahashi | |
| Ladies' singles: Mao Asada | |
Pairs:  Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | |
Ice dance:  Meryl Davis / Charlie White | |
| Previous: 2012 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 2014 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous GP: 2013 Cup of China | |
| Next GP: 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard | |
Eligibility
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2013 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
Entries
The entries were as follows.[2]
Changes to initial lineup
In the pairs' event, Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov withdrew due to an injury to Smirnov.[3] Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov were named as their replacements. In the ladies event, Li Zijun withdrew and was not replaced. In the men's event, Chafik Besseghier withdrew and was not replaced.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points[4] | SP[5] | FS[6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daisuke Takahashi | Japan | 268.31 | 1 | 95.55 | 1 | 172.76 |
| 2 | Nobunari Oda | Japan | 253.16 | 3 | 82.70 | 2 | 170.46 |
| 3 | Jeremy Abbott |  United States | 237.41 | 7 | 78.78 | 3 | 158.63 |
| 4 | Adam Rippon | United States | 233.71 | 4 | 82.25 | 4 | 151.46 |
| 5 | Javier Fernández |  Spain | 230.45 | 2 | 84.78 | 8 | 145.67 |
| 6 | Takahito Mura | Japan | 227.22 | 5 | 79.97 | 6 | 147.25 |
| 7 | Max Aaron | United States | 223.35 | 8 | 76.21 | 7 | 147.14 |
| 8 | Konstantin Menshov | Russia | 221.32 | 9 | 73.57 | 5 | 147.75 |
| 9 | Sergei Voronov | Russia | 221.18 | 6 | 79.80 | 9 | 141.38 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points[7] | SP[8] | FS[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mao Asada | Japan | 207.59 | 1 | 71.26 | 1 | 136.33 |
| 2 | Elena Radionova | Russia | 191.81 | 3 | 62.83 | 2 | 128.98 |
| 3 | Akiko Suzuki | Japan | 179.32 | 2 | 66.03 | 4 | 113.29 |
| 4 | Gracie Gold | United States | 177.81 | 4 | 62.83 | 3 | 114.98 |
| 5 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan | 170.21 | 6 | 58.39 | 5 | 111.82 |
| 6 | Valentina Marchei |  Italy | 168.95 | 5 | 61.90 | 6 | 107.05 |
| 7 | Alena Leonova | Russia | 161.94 | 7 | 55.86 | 7 | 106.08 |
| 8 | Mirai Nagasu | United States | 141.71 | 8 | 51.01 | 8 | 90.70 |
| 9 | Elene Gedevanishvili |  Georgia | 129.24 | 9 | 45.14 | 9 | 84.10 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points[10] | SP[11] | FS[12] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Russia | 236.49 | 1 | 82.03 | 1 | 154.46 |
| 2 | Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao |  China | 182.18 | 3 | 65.09 | 2 | 117.09 |
| 3 | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | China | 171.32 | 2 | 70.13 | 5 | 101.19 |
| 4 | Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir | United States | 168.89 | 5 | 58.60 | 3 | 110.29 |
| 5 | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | United States | 167.85 | 4 | 58.67 | 4 | 109.18 |
| 6 | Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers |  Canada | 153.55 | 6 | 52.78 | 6 | 100.77 |
| 7 | Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov | Russia | 145.37 | 8 | 48.97 | 7 | 96.40 |
| 8 | Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara | Japan | 136.13 | 7 | 49.54 | 8 | 86.59 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points[13] | SD[14] | FD[15] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | United States | 186.65 | 1 | 73.70 | 1 | 112.95 |
| 2 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | Italy | 160.06 | 2 | 64.58 | 2 | 95.48 |
| 3 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States | 157.58 | 3 | 63.09 | 3 | 94.49 |
| 4 | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia | 155.37 | 4 | 61.35 | 4 | 94.02 |
| 5 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada | 144.07 | 5 | 55.20 | 5 | 88.87 |
| 6 | Cathy Reed / Chris Reed | Japan | 133.76 | 7 | 51.91 | 6 | 81.85 |
| 7 | Tanja Kolbe / Stefano Caruso |  Germany | 130.51 | 6 | 52.39 | 8 | 78.12 |
| 8 | Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin | Russia | 124.23 | 8 | 44.34 | 7 | 79.89 |