1979 NHK Trophy
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| 1979 NHK Trophy | |
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| Date: | October 26 – 28 |
| Season: | 1979–80 |
| Location: | Tokyo |
| Venue: | Yoyogi National Stadium |
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Men's singles: Robin Cousins |
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Ladies' singles: Emi Watanabe |
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Pair skating: Irina Vorobieva / Igor Lisovski |
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| Ice dancing: Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov |
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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 1979, the NHK Trophy was held in Tokyo, Japan. It was the first NHK Trophy competition to be held.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Cousins | United Kingdom |
1 | 1 |
| 2 | Fumio Igarashi | Japan |
2 | 2 |
| 3 | David Santee |  United States |
3 | 4 |
| 4 | Scott Hamilton | United States |
6 | 3 |
| 5 | Mitsuru Matsumura | Japan |
4 | 7 |
| 6 | Takeshi Mura | Japan |
8 | 5 |
| 7 | Shinji Someya | Japan |
9 | 6 |
| 8 | Vladimir Kotin | Soviet Union |
7 | 8 |
| 9 | Alexander Fadeev | Soviet Union |
5 | 9 |
| 10 | Istvan Simon |  Hungary |
11 | 10 |
| 11 | Wenyi Cong |  China |
10 | 11 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emi Watanabe | Japan |
1 | 1 |
| 2 | Lisa-Marie Allen | United States |
3 | 2 |
| 3 | Sandy Lenz | United States |
4 | 3 |
| 4 | Susan Driano |  Italy |
2 | 5 |
| 5 | Karin Riediger |  Germany |
7 | 4 |
| 6 | Mariko Yoshida | Japan |
6 | 6 |
| 7 | Myo Shil Kim |  North Korea |
5 | 7 |
| 8 | Masako Kato | Japan |
10 | 8 |
| 9 | Anita Siegfried |  Switzerland |
11 | 10 |
| 10 | Megumi Yanagihara | Japan |
12 | 9 |
| 11 | Reiko Kobayashi | Japan |
9 | 11 |
| 12 | Yoko Yakushi | Japan |
8 | 13 |
| 13 | Svetlana Frantsuzova | Soviet Union |
13 | 12 |
| 14 | Sonja Stanek |  Austria |
14 | 14 |
| 15 | Hae-sook Shin |  South Korea |
15 | 15 |
| 16 | Zhiying Liu | China |
16 | 16 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Vorobieva / Igor Lisovski | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 |
| 2 | Vicki Heasley / Robert Waggenhoffer | United States |
3 | 2 |
| 3 | Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli | United States |
4 | 3 |
| 4 | Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov | Soviet Union |
2 | 5 |
| 5 | Yukiko Okabe / Takashi Mura | Japan |
5 | 4 |
| 6 | Kyoko Hagiwara / Hisao Ozaki | Japan |
6 | 6 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | OSP | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | United Kingdom |
2 | 2 |
| 3 | Natalia Karamisheva / Rostislav Sinitsin | Soviet Union |
4 | 3 |
| 4 | Stacey Smith / John Summers | United States |
3 | 4 |
| 5 | Jana Berankova / Jan Bartak |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 5 |
| 6 | Hola Jindra / Karel Foltan | Czechoslovakia |
6 | 6 |
| 7 | Michiko Abe / Nozomi Sakai | Japan |
7 | 7 |
