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2025 NHK Trophy
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The 2025 NHK Trophy is a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Organized and hosted by the Japan Skating Federation, it is the fourth event of the 2025–26 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It will be held from November 7 to 9 at the Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in Osaka, Japan.[1] 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 2025 Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan.
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Background
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 with whom they will later compete 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.[2] The NHK Trophy debuted in 1979,[3] and when the ISU launched the Grand Prix series in 1995, the NHK Trophy was one of the five qualifying events.[4] It has been a Grand Prix event every year since.
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The International Skating Union published the initial list of entrants on June 6, 2025.[5]
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Single skating
Men and women competing in single skating performed their short programs on Friday, November 7.[1] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,[16] the short program had to include the following elements:
For men: one double or triple Axel; one triple or quadruple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, two triple jumps, or a quadruple jump and a double jump or triple jump; one flying spin; one camel spin or sit spin with a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and a step sequence using the full ice surface.[17]
For women: one double or triple Axel; one triple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, or two triple jumps; one flying spin; one layback spin, sideways leaning spin, camel spin, or sit spin without a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface.[17]
Men and women performed their free skates on Saturday, November 8.[1] The free skate performance for both men and women could last no more than 4 minutes,[16] and had to include the following: seven jump elements, of which one had to be an Axel-type jump; three spins, of which one had to be a spin combination, one had to be a flying spin, and one had to be a spin with only one position; a step sequence; and a choreographic sequence.[18]
Pairs
Couples competing in pair skating performed their short programs on Friday, November 7.[1] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,[16] the short program had to include the following elements: one pair lift, one double or triple twist lift, one double or triple throw jump, one double or triple solo jump, one solo spin combination with a change of foot, one death spiral, and a step sequence using the full ice surface.[19]
Couples performed their free skates on Saturday, November 8.[1] The free skate performance could last no more than 4 minutes,[16] and had to include the following: three pair lifts, of which one has to be a twist lift; two different throw jumps; one solo jump; one jump combination or sequence; one pair spin combination; one death spiral; and a choreographic sequence.[20]
Ice dance
Couples competing in ice dance performed their rhythm dances on Friday, November 7.[1] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 50 seconds,[16] the theme of the rhythm dance this season was "music, dance styles, and feeling of the 1990s". Examples of applicable dance styles and music included, but were not limited to: pop, Latin, house, techno, hip-hop, and grunge.[21] The rhythm dance had to include the following elements: one pattern dance step sequence, one choreographic rhythm sequence, one dance lift, one set of sequential twizzles, and one step sequence.[21]
Couples then performed their free dances on Saturday, November 8.[1] The free dance performance could last no longer than 4 minutes,[16] and had to include the following: three dance lifts, one dance spin, one set of synchronized twizzles, one step sequence in hold, one step sequence while on one skate and not touching, and three choreographic elements.[21]
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For the 2025–26 season, all of the technical elements in any figure skating performance – such as jumps and spins – were assigned a predetermined base point value and were then scored by a panel of seven or nine judges on a scale from -5 to 5 based on their quality of execution.[22] The judging panel's Grade of Execution (GOE) was determined by calculating the trimmed mean (that is, an average after deleting the highest and lowest scores), and this GOE was added to the base value to come up with the final score for each element. The panel's scores for all elements were added together to generate a total element score.[23] At the same time, judges evaluated each performance based on three program components – skating skills, presentation, and composition – and assigned a score from .25 to 10 in .25 point increments.[24] The judging panel's final score for each program component was also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores were then multiplied by the factor shown on the following chart; the results were added together to generate a total program component score.[25]
Deductions were applied for certain violations like time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls.[27] The total element score and total program component score were added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team.[28]
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