2016 NHK Trophy
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| 2016 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 25 – 27 |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Location: | Sapporo |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Makomanai Sekisuiheim Ice Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Yuzuru Hanyu | |
Ladies' singles:  Anna Pogorilaya | |
Pairs:  Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | |
| Ice dance: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | |
| Previous: 2015 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 2017 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous Grand Prix: 2016 Cup of China | |
| Next Grand Prix: 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | |
The 2016 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 2016–17 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Makomanai Sekisuiheim Ice Arena in Sapporo on November 25–27. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final.
Changes to initial assignments
The ISU published the preliminary assignments on June 30, 2016.[1][2][3][4]
| Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reason/Other notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 26 | Pairs | N/A |  Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer |
Host pick | [5] |
| September 1 and 13 | Ice dancing |  Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland |
 Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus |
Injury (Coomes) | [6][7] |
| September 13 and 20 | Men | Adian Pitkeev |
 Deniss Vasiļjevs |
Injury | [8] |
| October 17 and 31 | Pairs | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov |
 Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert |
[9][10] | |
| October 27 November 11 |
Men | Sota Yamamoto |
Ryuju Hino |
Injury | [11][12] |
| November 7 and 10 | Ladies | Polina Edmunds |
 Choi Da-bin |
[13][14] | |
| November 17 | Pairs | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro |
Not replaced | ||
| November 22 | Men |  Ivan Righini |
Not replaced | ||
| November 22 | Ladies | Alena Leonova |
Not replaced |