1979 NHK Trophy - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

competition. Elite figure skaters

Figure skating

compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, men's singles

Single skating

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

. The location changes yearly.

In 1979, the NHK Trophy was held in Tokyo, Japan. It was the first NHK Trophy competition to be held.

Men

Rank	Name	SP	FS
1	Robin Cousins Robin Cousins Robert "Robin" Cousins is a British retired competitive figure skater. He is the 1980 Olympic Champion, the 1980 European champion, a three-time World medalist and four-time British national champion. He later starred in ice shows and also produced his own...	1	1
2	Fumio Igarashi Fumio Igarashi is a former Japanese figure skater from Tokyo, Japan. He was the 1977 and 1979-1981 Japanese national champion. His highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was fourth, in 1981. He placed ninth at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He was coached by Frank Carroll.-Results:-References:* *...	2	2
3	David Santee David Santee David Santee was an American figure skater. He is the 1981 World silver medalist and an eight-time U.S. National medalist. He also competed at the Winter Olympics twice. His younger brother Jimmy Santee was also an elite-level skater....	3	4
4	Scott Hamilton Scott Hamilton (figure skater) Scott Scovell Hamilton is an American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won four consecutive U.S. championships , four consecutive World Championships and a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics....	6	3
5	Mitsuru Matsumura Mitsuru Matsumura is a Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. He won the Japan Figure Skating Championships in 1978. He placed 18th in the 1976 Winter Olympic Games, and 8th in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.-Competitive highlights:- See also :...	4	7
6	Takeshi Mura	8	5
7	Shinji Someya	9	6
8	Vladimir Kotin Vladimir Kotin Vladimir Grigorievich Kotin is a former Soviet figure skater. He was the 1978 World Junior silver medalist and the 1985-1988 European silver medalist. Kotin competed for the Soviet Union at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where he placed eighth, and at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he placed sixth...	7	8
9	Alexander Fadeev	5	9
10	Istvan Simon	11	10
11	Wenyi Cong	10	11

Ladies

Rank	Name	SP	FS
1	Emi Watanabe Emi Watanabe is a Japanese figure skater of Filipino ancestry. Her father is Japanese, and mother is Filipino. She won eight consecutive Japanese championships and earned the first World Championship medal in ladies' singles for Japan in 1979...	1	1
2	Lisa-Marie Allen Lisa-Marie Allen Lisa-Marie Allen was an American figure skater. She won the silver medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships three times and competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics...	3	2
3	Sandy Lenz Sandy Lenz Sandy Lenz is a former American figure skater. She won the bronze medal at the 1980 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed at that year's Winter Olympics. She was also the 1977 U.S. junior champion....	4	3
4	Susan Driano	2	5
5	Karin Riediger Karin Riediger Karin Riediger-Heintges is a former German figure skater. She represented the Duisburger SCK and is the 1981 German Ladies Figure Skating champion. Between 1978 and 1982 she won five medals at the West Germany Figure Skating Championships....	7	4
6	Mariko Yoshida	6	6
7	Myo Shil Kim	5	7
8	Masako Kato Masako Kato is a Japanese figure skater. She won the 1984 Japan Figure Skating Championships. She placed 19th in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games.-Results:-References:...	10	8
9	Anita Siegfried	11	10
10	Megumi Yanagihara	12	9
11	Reiko Kobayashi	9	11
12	Yoko Yakushi	8	13
13	Svetlana Frantsuzova	13	12
14	Sonja Stanek	14	14
15	Hae-Sook Shin	15	15
16	Zhiying Liu	16	16

Pairs

Rank	Name	SP	FS
1	Irina Vorobieva Irina Vorobieva Irina Nikolayevna Vorobieva is a Russian pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With partner and then-husband Igor Lisovsky, she is the 1981 World champion and the 1981 European champion... / Igor Lisovski	1	1
2	Vicki Heasley / Robert Waggenhoffer	3	2
3	Sheryl Franks Sheryl Franks Sheryl Franks was an American pair skater who competed with Michael Botticelli. The couple won the bronze medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships four consecutive times, beginning in 1977, and finished seventh at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.-Results:-References:*... / Michael Botticelli Michael Botticelli Michael C. Botticelli was an American figure skater who competed in pairs with Sheryl Franks. The couple won the bronze medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships four consecutive times, beginning in 1977, and finished seventh at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.-Results:-References:...	4	3
4	Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov Marat Akbarov Marat Akbarov is a former Soviet pair skater. With partner Veronika Pershina, he was the 1985 European bronze medalist and 1979 World Junior champion. He married fellow pair skater Marina Pestova. Together, they have a daughter, Angela....	2	5
5	Yukiko Okabe / Takashi Mura Takashi Mura is a Japanese former competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach. He is the 1976 World Junior silver medalist, winning that medal at the first World Junior Championships to be held. He went on to win six medals in singles at the Japan Figure Skating Championships, and won it twice in...	5	4
6	Kyoko Hagiwara / Hisao Ozaki	6	6

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	OSP	FD
1	Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov Andrei Minenkov Andrei Olegovich Minenkov is a Russian retired ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union. With partner and wife Irina Moiseeva, he is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist, 1980 Olympic bronze medalist, and two-time World champion .- Career :Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov met at the rink when...	1	1
2	Jayne Torvill Jayne Torvill Jayne Torvill, OBE is a British ice dancer. With Christopher Dean, she won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.-Early life:... / Christopher Dean Christopher Dean Christopher Colin Dean, OBE is a famous British ice dancer who won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with his skating partner Jayne Torvill...	2	2
3	Natalia Karamisheva / Rostislav Sinitsin	4	3
4	Stacey Smith Stacey Smith Stacey Lee Smith is an American ice dancer. With partner John Summers, she is the 1978-1980 U.S. national champion. They represented the United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics where they placed 9th. She received her bachelor's degree and M.D. at Northwestern University, completed her residency... / John Summers John Summers (figure skater) John F. Summers is an American ice dancer. With partner Stacey Smith, he is the 1978-1980 U.S. national champion. They represented the United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics where they placed 9th....	3	4
5	Jana Berankova / Jan Bartak	5	5
6	Hola Jindra / Karel Foltan	6	6
7	Michiko Abe / Nozomi Sakai	7	7

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.