1981 NHK Trophy
| 1981 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Season: | 1981-1982 |
| Location: | Kobe |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Fumio Igarashi | |
Ladies' singles:  Kristina Wegelius | |
Pair skating:  Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | |
Ice dancing:  Karen Barber / Nicholas Slater | |
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The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition. Elite figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The location changes yearly.
In 1981, the NHK Trophy was held in Kobe, Japan. It was the third NHK Trophy competition to be held.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fumio Igarashi | Japan | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Norbert Schramm |  Germany | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jean-Christophe Simond |  France | 5.5 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Grzegorz Filipowski |  Poland | 6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Paul Wylie | United States | 8.0 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Bobby Beauchamp | United States | 10.5 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Takashi Mura | Japan | 11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Makoto Kano | Japan | 13.0 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | B. Uspenski |  Soviet Union | 14.0 | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | Tatsuya Fujii | Japan | 14.5 | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | Kevin Hicks |  Canada | 18.0 | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Cong Wenyi |  China | 20.0 | 14 | 13 |
| WD | Jozef Sabovčík |  Czechoslovakia | 3 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristina Wegelius | Finland | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Vikki De Vries | United States | 3.5 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Charlene Wong | Canada | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Simone Grigorescu | United States | 5.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Sanda Dubravčić |  Yugoslavia | 6.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Sachie Yuki | Japan | 10.0 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Anna Antonova | Soviet Union | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Anne-Sophie de Kristoffy | France | 11.0 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Sonja Stanek |  Austria | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | S. Kawakami | Japan | 16.0 | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | Manuela Ruben | West Germany | 16.0 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Izumi Aotani | Japan | 19.0 | 14 | 12 |
| 13 | Masako Kato | Japan | 19.5 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Megumi Aotani | Japan | 19.5 | 11 | 14 |
| 15 | Hye Kyung Lim |  South Korea | 22.5 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Lijie Yu | China | 24.0 | 16 | 16 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | United States | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert |  East Germany | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Maria Di Domenico / Burt Lancon | United States | 4.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Inna Volyanskaya / Valeri Spiridonov | Soviet Union | 5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Katherina Matousek / Eric Thomsen | Canada | 7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Toshimi Ito / Takashi Mura | Japan | 9.0 | 6 | 6 |
Ice Dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | OSP | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Barber / Nicholas Slater | United Kingdom | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Natalia Karamysheva / Rostislav Sinitsyn | Soviet Union | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jana Berankova / Jan Bartok | Czechoslovakia | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Elisa Spitz / Scott Gregory | United States | 6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Olga Makarova / Genrikh Sretenski | Soviet Union | 7.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Kelly Johnson / Kris Barber | Canada | 9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Noriko Sato / Tadayuki Takahashi | Japan | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Maria Kniffer / Manfred Hubler | Austria | 12.0 | 8 | 8 |