1996 NHK Trophy
| 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 | |
The 1996 NHK Trophy was the fifth event of six in the 1996–97
ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1996–97 Champions Series Final
.
Competition notes
- 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
Men
| 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
| 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
| 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 | 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
| 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 |