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2021 NHK Trophy
The 2021 NHK Trophy was the fourth event in the 2021–22 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on November 12–14. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, pairs, and ice dance. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2021–22 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2021–22 Grand Prix Final. Entries The International Skating Union announced the preliminary assignments on June 29, 2021. Changes to preliminary assignments Results Men Women Pairs Ice dance References External links NHK Trophyat the International Skating Union * Results {{DEFAULTSORT:NHK Trophy NHK Trophy, 2021 NHK Trophy 2021 in figure skating 2021 in Japanese sport November 2021 sports events in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISU Grand Prix Of Figure Skating
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating (known as ISU Champions Series from 1995 to 1997) is a series of senior international figure skating competitions organized by the International Skating Union. The invitational series was inaugurated in 1995, incorporating several previously existing events. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The junior-level equivalent is the ISU Junior Grand Prix. Seasons Summary Competitions Currently, the sanctioned competitions for the Grand Prix are: * Skate America. First held in 1979 as Norton Skate, the event has been part of the series since 1995 and its location changes yearly. * Skate Canada International. First held in 1973, the event has been part of the series since 1995 and its location changes yearly. It was cancelled in 2020 Skate Canada International, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. * Grand Prix de France (figure skating), Grand Prix de France (Grand P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 ISU Grand Prix Of Figure Skating
The 2021–22 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of invitational senior internationals held from October 2021 through December 2021. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earned points based on their placement at each event and the top six in each discipline qualified to compete at the Grand Prix Final in Osaka, Japan. The Grand Prix Final was cancelled on December 2, 2021, with the possibility of postponement to the end of the season, before being definitively cancelled on December 17. Organized by the International Skating Union, the series set the stage for the 2022 European, the 2022 Four Continents, and the 2022 World Championships, as well as the 2022 Winter Olympics. The corresponding series for junior-level skaters was the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix. Schedule The series comprised the following events: Cancelled Requirements Skaters were eligible to compete on the senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolan Seegert
Nolan Seegert (born 11 July 1992) is a German retired pair skater. With his skating partner, Minerva Fabienne Hase, he was the 2019 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist, 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and three-time German national champion (2019–20, 2022). The pair represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Personal life Seegert was born on 11 July 1992 in Berlin. He has studied sports science and biology at Humboldt University Berlin. In 2017, he joined the Bundeswehr's Sportfördergruppe (sports support group). Career Early career Seegert began learning to skate in 1999. During the 2007–2008 season, he competed with Josephine Klinger in novice pairs. The following season, he continued in the novice ranks with a new partner, Karolin Salatzki. In 2009–2010, Salatzki/Seegert moved up a level and debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. Before ending their partnership, they competed at two more JGP events in 2010–2011. Seegert's next skating partn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minerva Fabienne Hase
Minerva Fabienne Hase (born 10 June 1999) is a German pair skater. With her skating partner, Nolan Seegert, she is the 2019 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist, 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and three-time German national champion (2019–20, 2022). The pair represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Personal life Hase was born on 10 June 1999 in Berlin. She studied at the Schul- und Leistungssportzentrum in Berlin. Career Single skating Hase began learning to skate in 2004. She skated internationally in the novice ranks until 2013. In January 2016, she finished fifth in the junior ladies' category at the German Youth Championships. 2014–2015 season: First season in pairs Hase teamed up with Nolan Seegert in 2014. The pair's international debut came in late November, at the 2014 NRW Trophy, where they took the bronze medal. In January 2015, they took bronze at the Toruń Cup before competing at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden; they pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Schott
Nicole Schott (born 12 September 1996) is a German figure skater. She is the 2016 CS Warsaw Cup champion, the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist, a two-time NRW Trophy champion (2014, 2016), and a seven-time German national champion (2012, 2015, 2018–20, 2022–23). She has finished within the top ten at one World and four European Championships. Schott represented Germany at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, placing eighteenth and seventeenth, respectively. Personal life Nicole Schott was born in Essen. Her father played ice hockey and her younger sister, Vivienne Schott, has competed in figure skating. Career In March 2011, Schott represented Germany at the World Junior Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. Ranked 15th in the short program, she qualified for the free skate and finished 22nd overall. In January 2012, Schott won the German national senior title. She was coached by Gudrun Pladdies. Schott switched to Michael Huth in Oberstdorf in the summer of 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zachary Lagha
Zachary Lagha (born April 15, 1999) is a Canadian ice dancer. With his skating partner Marjorie Lajoie, he is the 2023 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix bronze medalist, 2022 CS Nepela Memorial champion, 2022 CS Budapest Trophy champion, and a three-time Canadian national medalist. Lajoie and Lagha represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He is also the 2019 World Junior champion, the 2016 Youth Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, and a three-time Canadian national junior champion. Personal life Lagha was born on April 15, 1999, in Greenfield Park, Quebec. His family is of Algerian Canadian heritage. His mother, Fella Hammoutene, is an accomplished pianist and encouraged her son to study piano as well. Lagha enters musical competitions in the skating off-season. In June 2018, he won a scholarship after winning the first round and getting to the final at the prestigious Canadian Music Competition. Skating career Early years Lagha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Lajoie
Marjorie Lajoie (born November 6, 2000) is a Canadian ice dancer. With her partner Zachary Lagha, she is the 2023 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix bronze medalist, 2022 CS Nepela Memorial champion, 2022 CS Budapest Trophy champion, and a three-time Canadian national medalist. Lajoie and Lagha represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She is also the 2019 World Junior champion, the 2016 Youth Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, and a three-time Canadian national junior champion. Personal life Lajoie was born on November 6, 2000, in Boucherville, Quebec. Aside from skating, she has worked as an actress, appearing in commercials and on the Canadian TV series ''Just Kidding''. She limits her auditions to small parts so as not to interfere with skating. Her elder brother competes in judo. Lajoie's younger brother, Charles-Étienne, is autistic, and she organized an "Atypical Skating" charity event to raise money benefiting the Autism Founda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trennt Michaud
Trennt Michaud (born August 22, 1996) is a Canadian pair skater. With his skating partner, Lia Pereira, he is the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist and 2023 Canadian national bronze medalist. With his former skating partner, Evelyn Walsh, he is the 2022 Four Continents bronze medalist and a three-time Canadian national silver medalist. Walsh/Michaud also won the 2017 Canadian national junior title and competed at two World Junior Championships, achieving their highest placement, fifth, in 2017. Personal life Michaud was born on August 22, 1996, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Career Early career Michaud started learning to skate in 2004. He competed on the novice level at the 2013 Canadian Championships, placing eighth in men's singles and second in pairs with Judith Murtha-Anderson where they were coached by Lisa Conley and represented the Prince Edward County Skating Club. His partnership with Hope McLean began in 2014. They won the junior pairs' titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evelyn Walsh
Evelyn Walsh (born July 8, 2001) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With Trennt Michaud, she is the 2022 Four Continents bronze medalist and a three-time Canadian national silver medalist. Earlier in their career, Walsh/Michaud won the 2017 Canadian national junior title and competed at two World Junior Championships, achieving their highest placement, fifth, in 2017. Personal life Evelyn Walsh was born on July 8, 2001, in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. She grew up in Seaforth, Ontario and attended St. James Catholic Elementary School before moving to London. She is the daughter of Jayne (Delaney), a secondary school teacher, and Brad Walsh, a retired elementary school teacher. She attended St. Andre Bessette Catholic Secondary School in London, Ontario. Career Early years Walsh started learning to skate in 2003. Alison Purkiss became her coach 2010. She placed tenth in the novice women's event at the 2016 Canadian Championships. Partnership with Michaud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nam Nguyen
Nam Nguyen (born May 20, 1998) is a Canadian retired competitive figure skater. He is the 2014 World Junior champion, 2019 Skate Canada silver medallist, and two-time Canadian national champion (2015, 2019). He has placed as high as fifth at the World Championships, in 2015. Personal life Nam Nguyen was born May 20, 1998 in Ottawa. Both of his parents are from Vietnam — his father, Sony, moved to Canada in 1988 and sponsored his wife, Thu, in 1994. His father is an engineer and his mother works for a medical software company. His sister, Kim, is six years younger and is also a figure skater. He lived in Richmond, British Columbia and Burnaby, B.C. from 1999 to 2012, and then moved to Toronto, Ontario, so that he and his sister could train under Brian Orser. Nguyen studied health sciences at York University. Career Nguyen began skating in 2003. Growing up, his figure skating idols were Evgeni Plushenko, Stephane Lambiel, and Jeffrey Buttle. Nguyen also cited his former traini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Skating Union
The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands, in July 1892, making it one of the oldest international sport federations. The ISU was formed to establish standardized international rules and regulations for the skating disciplines it governs, and to organize international competitions in these disciplines. It is now based in Switzerland. History The International Skating Union (ISU) was founded in 1892 in the Dutch seaside town of Scheveningen. The meeting was attended by 15 men, as the national association representatives from the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany/Austria, and two clubs from Stockholm (Sweden) and Budapest (Hungary). The ISU was the first international winter sports federation to govern speed skating and figure skating, as it laid down the rules for spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Grand Prix Of Figure Skating Final
The 2021–22 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and ISU Junior Grand Prix Final were scheduled to be held from December 9–12, 2021 at the Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in Osaka, Japan. The combined event was to be the culmination of two international series — the Grand Prix of Figure Skating and the Junior Grand Prix. Medals would have been awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance on the senior and junior levels. On December 2, 2021, the event was cancelled due to Japanese travel restrictions imposed in response to the Omicron variant (as part of the COVID-19 pandemic), with the possibility of postponement to the end of the season. On December 17, the event was definitively cancelled. It was the second consecutive season that the Grand Prix Final was cancelled. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and cancellation Due to varying travel and quarantine restrictions during the pandemic, several countries had logistical issues gaining ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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