2019 NHK Trophy
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| 2019 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 22 – 24 |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Location: | Sapporo |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Makomanai Ice Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Yuzuru Hanyu | |
Ladies' singles:  Alena Kostornaia | |
Pairs:  Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | |
Ice dance:  Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | |
| Previous: 2018 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 2020 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous Grand Prix: 2019 Rostelecom Cup | |
| Next Grand Prix: 2019–20 Grand Prix Final | |
The 2019 NHK Trophy was the sixth event of the 2019–20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo, Japan from November 22–24. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final.
Changes to preliminary assignments
The ISU announced the preliminary assignments on June 20, 2019.[1]
| Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Skater(s) | Date | Skater(s) | |||
| Men | N/a | August 1 | Koshiro Shimada |
Host picks | [2] | |
| Ladies | Yuhana Yokoi | |||||
| Men | August 15 | Artur Dmitriev |
August 23 | Anton Shulepov |
Recovery | [3] |
| Pairs | September 13 | Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès |
September 17 | Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin |
Personal reasons | [4][5] |
| N/a | Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara |
Host picks | [5] | |||
| Men | October 2 | Mikhail Kolyada |
October 9 | Makar Ignatov |
Surgery | [6] |
| Ladies | October 9 |  Ting Cui |
October 14 | Megan Wessenberg |
Injury | [7][8] |
| November 5 |  Viveca Lindfors |
November 6 |  Kailani Craine |
[9] | ||
| Ice dance | November 14 | Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto |
N/a | Recovery | [10] | |