Protocol of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2011 / 2012 NHK Trophy (PDF):
http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpjpn ... otocol.pdf
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: NHK Trophy, Day 1:
http://www.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/ ... tml?id=945
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: NHK Trophy, Day 2:
http://www.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/ ... tml?id=949
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: NHK Trophy, Day 3:
http://www.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/ ... tml?id=950
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Takahashi skates to strong victory at NHK Trophy ... by Tatjana Flade:
http://www.goldenskate.com/2011/11/taka ... hk-trophy/
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Grand Prix series standings and medal count (after four):
http://www.examiner.com/figure-skating- ... after-four
With NHK Trophy wrapped up this weekend in Sapporo, Japan, the Grand Prix series now moves onto its final two qualifying events before the Grand Prix Final. Eight of the 24 spots in the Final have been wrapped up, with all four winners from NHK securing their berths – Daisuke Takahashi, Akiko Suzuki, Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov, and Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani all earned enough points with their gold medals. Germans Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy also qualified for the Final.
Japan’s five medals in its home Grand Prix vaulted it to the top of the medal count with nine medals, two of them gold (both at NHK Trophy). Russia and the United States both have earned eight medals each, with the Russians taking five golds and the Americans taking four golds.
MEDAL COUNT
Japan 9 (2 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze)
Russia 8 (5 gold, 0 silver, 3 bronze)
United States 8 (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
Canada 7 (2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)
China 4 (0 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
Italy 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
France 2 (0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze )
Czech Republic 1 (1 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze)
Germany 2 (1 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze)
Belgium 1 (0 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze)
Spain 1 (0 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze)
Lithuania 1 (0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze)
Sweden 1 (0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze)
MEN (Top ten after four events)
*1. Daisuke Takahashi JPN – 26 (CAN 11, JPN 15) *Qualified for the Grand Prix Final
2. Takahiko Kozuka JPN – 24 (USA 11, JPN 13)
3. Kevin Van Der Perren BEL – 16 (USA 13, CAN 3)
4. Ross Miner USA – 16 (CAN 5, JPN 11)
5. Patrick Chan CAN – 15 (CAN 15)
6. Jeremy Abbott USA – 15 (CHN 15)
7. Michal Brezina CZE – 15 (USA 15)
8. Richard Dornbush USA – 14 (USA 9, CHN 5)
9. Denis Ten KAZ – 14 (USA 7, CAN 7)
10. Javier Fernandez ESP – 13 (CAN 13)
LADIES (Top ten after four events)
*1. Carolina Kostner ITA – 28 (USA 13, CHN 15) *Qualified for the Grand Prix Final
*2. Akiko Suzuki JPN – 28 (CAN 13, JPN 15) *Qualified for the Grand Prix Final
3. Mirai Nagasu USA – 20 (CAN 7, CHN 13)
4. Ashley Wagner USA – 20 (CAN 11, JPN 9)
5. Alena Leonova RUS – 20 (CAN 9, JPN 11)
6. Alissa Czisny USA – 15 (USA 15)
7. Elizaveta Tuktamisheva RUS – 15 (CAN 15)
8. Mao Asada JPN – 13 (JPN 13)
9. Adelina Sotnikova RUS – 11 (CHN 11)
10. Viktoria Helgesson SWE – 11 (USA 11)
PAIRS (Top ten after four events)
*1. Kavaguti/Smirnov RUS – 30 (CHN 15, JPN 15) *Qualified for the Grand Prix Final
*2. Savchenko/Szolkowy GER – 26 (USA 15, JPN 11) *Qualified for the Grand Prix Final
*3. Zhang/Zhang CHN – 26 (USA 13, CHN 13) *Qualified for the Grand Prix Final
4. Takahashi/Tran JPN – 22 (CAN 9, JPN 13)
5. Moore-Towers/Moscovitch CAN – 22 (USA 11, CHN 11)
6. Sui/Han CHN – 20 (CAN 13, CHN 7)
7. Denney/Coughlin USA – 16 (USA 9, JPN 7)
8. Volosozhar/Trankov RUS – 15 (CAN 15)
9. Iliushechkina/Maisuradze RUS – 12 (CAN 7, JPN 5)
10. Duhamel/Radford CAN – 11 (CAN 11)
DANCE (Top ten after four events)
*1. Shibutani/Shibutani USA – 28 (CHN 13, JPN 15) *Qualified for the Grand Prix Final
2. Weaver/Poje CAN – 26 (CAN 13, JPN 13)
3. Zhiganshina/Gazsi GER – 18 (USA 9, JPN 9)
4. Virtue/Moir CAN – 15 (CAN 15)
5. Davis/White USA – 15 (USA 15)
6. Bobrova/Soloviev RUS – 15 (CHN 15)
7. Pechalat/Bourzat FRA – 13 (USA 13)
8. Cappellini/Lanotte ITA – 11 (CAN 11)
9. Ilinykh/Katsalapov RUS – 11 (JPN 11)
10. Tobias/Stagniunas LTU – 11 (USA 11)
Daisuke was an artist on the ice, not only a performer of elements. And this is rare and another class! Like Plushi is!
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