2026 NHK Trophy
| 2026 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 27 – 29 |
| Season: | 2026–27 |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Keio Arena Tokyo |
| Previous: 2025 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 2027 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous Grand Prix: 2026 Finlandia Trophy | |
| Next Grand Prix: 2026–27 Grand Prix Final | |
The 2026 NHK Trophy is a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Organized and hosted by Japan Skating Federation, it is the fourth event of the 2026–27 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It will be held from November 27 to 29 at the Keio Arena Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan. Medals will be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters will earn points based on their results, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline at the end of the season will be invited to then compete at the 2026–27 Grand Prix Final in Chongqing, China.
Background
[edit]The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of seven events sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and held during the autumn: six qualifying events and the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. This allows skaters to perfect their programs earlier in the season, as well as compete against the skaters whom they would later encounter at the World Championships. Skaters earn points based on their results in their respective competitions and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to compete at the Grand Prix Final.[1] The NHK Trophy debuted in 1979,[2] and when the ISU launched the Grand Prix series in 1995, the NHK Trophy was one of the five qualifying events.[3] It has been a Grand Prix event every year since.
The 2026 NHK Trophy is the fourth event of the 2026–27 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It will be held from November 27 to 29 at the Keio Arena Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
Entries
[edit]The International Skating Union published the initial list of entrants on June 16, 2026.[5]
| Country | Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armenia |
N/a | N/a | ||
 Canada |
N/a | Madeline Schizas | ||
 Czech Republic |
N/a | N/a | ||
 Spain |
N/a | |||
 Finland |
N/a | |||
 France |
Kévin Aymoz | Lorine Schild | ||
| François Pitot | N/a | |||
 Germany |
N/a | N/a | ||
 Italy |
Daniel Grassl | N/a | ||
 Japan |
Rio Nakata | Yuna Aoki | ||
| Shun Sato | Mone Chiba | N/a | TBA | |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
 South Korea |
Cha Jun-hwan | Kim Chae-yeon | N/a | |
| N/a | Shin Ji-a | |||
| You Young | ||||
 Poland |
Vlaidimir Samoilov | N/a | ||
 Romania |
N/a | Julia Sauter | N/a | |
 Switzerland |
Lukas Britschgi | Kimmy Repond | N/a | |
 Slovakia |
Adam Hagara | N/a | ||
 United States |
Jason Brown | Sarah Everhardt | ||
| Ilia Malinin | Amber Glenn | N/a | ||
Changes to preliminary assignments
[edit]| Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Skater(s) | Date | Skater(s) | |||
| Pairs | July 31 | Sitting out the 2026/27 season | [6] | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ Hines, James R. (2006). Figure Skating: A History. University of Illinois Press. pp. 246–247, 332–335. ISBN 978-0-252-07286-4.
- ↑ "79 NHK Trophy". The Arts Room. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
- ↑ "Lucrative Grand Prix gets green light" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 72, no. 8. August 1995. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 25, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ Slater, Paula (June 16, 2026). "ISU announces 2026-27 international figure skating events". Golden Skate. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "2026/27 Grand Prix Assignments #GPFigure". X. Anything GOEs. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ Danilova, Daria [@da.ryad]; (July 31, 2026). "Last season we achieved our lifelong dream: competing at the Olympic Games" – via Instagram.