All posts tagged "2011 NHK Trophy"
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Figure Skating News
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 figure skating event wrapped up...
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Figure Skating News
Akiko Suzuki wins NHK Trophy
Akiko Suzuki led the Japanese women to a one-two finish at NHK Trophy on Saturday when she won ahead of Mao Asada....
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Figure Skating News
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 at NHK Trophy on Saturday....
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Figure Skating News
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 NHK Trophy Saturday, their second...
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Figure Skating News
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 0.09 points to win their...
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Figure Skating News
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 and Japanese figure skating super...
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Figure Skating News
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 fall on the throw triple...
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Figure Skating News
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 of Canada and USA’s Maia...
Did you Know?
Dick Button (USA) became the first skater to ever land a triple jump (a triple loop) at the 1952 Olympics. He was also the first skater to land a double Axel in competition (1948 Olympics) and is credited with inventing the Flying Camel Spin, which was originally known as the Button Camel.