All posts tagged "2011 NHK Trophy"
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Takahashi skates to strong victory at NHK Trophy
Daisuke Takahashi of Japan skated to a clear victory at the Men’s event as the NHK Trophy...
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Akiko Suzuki wins NHK Trophy
Akiko Suzuki led the Japanese women to a one-two finish at NHK Trophy on Saturday when she...
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Takahashi outskates rivals in Men’s short at NHK Trophy
Daisuke Takahashi of Japan out skated his rivals with a spectacular performance in the Men’s short program...
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Kavaguti and Smirnov win second gold of the season at NHK Trophy
Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia rallied from fifth place to win the Pairs title at...
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Shibutani and Shibutani capture ice dance gold at NHK Trophy
USA’s Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani edged out Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Canada by just...
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Suzuki claims Ladies short at NHK Trophy
Akiko Suzuki of Japan claimed the Ladies short program with a strong performance ahead of Russia’s Alena Leonova...
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Savchenko and Szolkowy take Pairs Short at NHK Trophy
Three-time World Champions Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy grabbed the Pairs Short Program in spite of a...
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Ilinykh and Katsalapov grab lead in short dance at NHK Trophy
Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia grabbed a narrow lead over Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje...
Did You Know?
Brian Orser of Canada was the first skater to land two triple Axel jumps in the same program (long program) at the world level (1987 World Figure Skating Championships), and the first to land three triple Axels in once competition (same event). He is is the 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medalist, 1987 World champion, and eight-time (1981–88) Canadian national champion.
