2018 NHK Trophy
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| 2018 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 9 – 11 |
| Season: | 2018–19 |
| Location: | Hiroshima |
| Venue: | Hiroshima Green Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Shoma Uno | |
| Ladies' singles: Rika Kihira | |
Pairs:  Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert | |
Ice dance:  Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | |
| Previous: 2017 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 2019 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous Grand Prix: 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki | |
| Next Grand Prix: 2018 Rostelecom Cup | |
The 2018 NHK Trophy was the fourth event of six in the 2018–19 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Hiroshima Green Arena in Hiroshima on November 9–11. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters also earned points toward qualifying for the 2018–19 Grand Prix Final.
Changes to preliminary assignments
The ISU published the preliminary assignments on June 29, 2018.[1]
| Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reason/Other notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 30 and August 6 | Pairs |  Sui Wenjing / Han Cong |
Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov |
Injury recovery (Sui) | [2] |
| August 9 and 31 | Ice dance | Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed |
 Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson |
Split | [3] |
| September 3 | Men | N/A | Sōta Yamamoto |
Host pick | [4] |
| Ladies | Rika Kihira | ||||
| October 8 and 11 | Ladies | Li Xiangning |
 Maé-Bérénice Méité |
[5][6] | |
| October 12 and 17 | Ladies |  Choi Da-bin |
Lim Eun-soo |
[7][8] | |
| October 26 and 29 | Ladies | Elena Radionova |
Alena Leonova |
Back injury | [9][10] |
| October 29 and 30 | Ladies |  Gabrielle Daleman |
 Kailani Craine |
Focus on mental health | [11][12] |
| November 1 | Pairs |  Annika Hocke / Ruben Blommaert |
 Laura Barquero / Aritz Maestu |
[13] | |
| November 6 | Ice dance | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron |
N/A | Back injury (Cizeron) | [14] |