2021 NHK Trophy Entries

[litenkyckling]

Hawayek and Baker are out - shes recovering from a concussion

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

That's it, NHK is cursed.

 

[icybear]

With Trusova out, this will make for an interesting competition of who will win. Daria, Kaori, Alysa, You Young.

 

[16Olympics]

I think I'm just going to pencil in my predictions until right before the first program starts. Such a shame for all of these skaters but better to do the repair/rehab work before their nationals and the Olympics, I suppose.

 

[elektra blue]

do we know why Sasha withdrew?

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

do we know why Sasha withdrew?

Recovery from foot fracture

 

[CoyoteChris]

Recovery from foot fracture

The agony of da feet! So many foot injuries this year......I am getting scared of just turning on the computer and seeing who else is injured. Hugs to Hawayek and Baker...... hope for a quick recovery. Want to see you at nats...Hanyu, Ting, Rika, Sasha....everyone please heal....

 

[moonvine]

I have to wonder if the changing sport is the curse. The emphasis of trick jumps over artistry is depressing for us old folks that remember skating in the last century. Nathan, Vincent, Shoma, et al are one jump gone bad away from disaster. Sure, there were injuries before the quad...but not like this.....hugs to Ting, Yuzu, and Rika and all the other skaters fighting injuries. Healing takes time, a commodity of which there is precious little of....

Kaitlyn didn’t get a concussion attempting a quad.

 

[moonvine]

That's it, NHK is cursed.

Literally I am afraid to watch it.

 

[purplecat]

Mana Kawabe has been added to the entries for the women.

 

[Azikin]

With Trusova out, this will make for an interesting competition of who will win. Daria, Kaori, Alysa, You Young.

Exactly. Withdrawals are sad, of course, but as for the competition for the 1st place, this just got very exciting..

 

[chasingneverland]

I have to wonder if the changing sport is the curse. The emphasis of trick jumps over artistry is depressing for us old folks that remember skating in the last century. Nathan, Vincent, Shoma, et al are one jump gone bad away from disaster. Sure, there were injuries before the quad...but not like this.....hugs to Ting, Yuzu, and Rika and all the other skaters fighting injuries. Healing takes time, a commodity of which there is precious little of....

I think this is at least partially a factor; however, another thing to consider is the pandemic and athlete's loss of training time, conditioning, etc combined with the need to peak this season for the Olympics.

 

[Dawn825]

Very sad that Sasha is out. I expect Daria will win but its a big opportunity for Young to make the final if she gets second. It could be Alysa instead. I expect Kaori on the podium if one of those two falter.
Vincent shud have an easy win if he skates well, I just hope Shoma is better than he was in America.
Pairs look pretty exciting, with another T/M vs M/G showdown. T/M have all the momentum behind them this season. And it'll be huge for whichever team, the American or the Japanese, that gets a second medal.