1981 NHK Trophy
Figure skating competition held in Kobe
The 1981 NHK Trophy was held in Kobe. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
| 1981 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Season: | 1981–82 |
| Location: | Kobe |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Fumio Igarashi | |
Ladies' singles:  Kristina Wegelius | |
Pairs:  Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | |
Ice dance:  Karen Barber / Nicholas Slater | |
| Previous: 1980 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 1982 NHK Trophy | |
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 | Boris 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 | Lim Hye-kyung |  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 / Valery 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 |