1998 NHK Trophy
| 1998 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | December 2 – 6 |
| Season: | 1998–99 |
| Location: | Sapporo |
| Venue: | Makomanai Ice Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Evgeni Plushenko | |
Ladies' singles:  Tatyana Malinina | |
| Pairs: Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | |
Ice dance:  Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat | |
| Previous: 1997 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 1999 NHK Trophy | |
| Previous GP: 1998 Cup of Russia | |
| Next GP: 1998–99 Grand Prix Final | |
The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level invitation-only 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. The NHK Trophy is the final competition of the six in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series.
In 1998, the NHK Trophy was held in Sapporo, Japan from December 2 through 6.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeni Plushenko | Russia |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Takeshi Honda |  Japan |
3.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Li Chengjiang |  China |
4.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Andrejs Vlascenko |  Germany |
7.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Evgeny Pliuta |  Ukraine |
8.0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Emanuel Sandhu |  Canada |
10.0 | 12 | 4 |
| 7 | Stanick Jeannette | France |
11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Roman Skorniakov | Uzbekistan |
11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Yamato Tamura | Japan |
12.0 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | Derrick Delmore |  United States |
15.0 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Yuri Litvinov |  Kazakhstan |
15.0 | 8 | 11 |
| 12 | Naoki Shigematsu | Japan |
17.5 | 11 | 12 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Malinina | Uzbekistan |
2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Irina Slutskaya | Russia |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Fumie Suguri | Japan |
5.5 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Elena Liashenko | Ukraine |
5.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Vanessa Gusmeroli | France |
6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Yulia Vorobieva |  Azerbaijan |
9.5 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Eva-Maria Fitze | Germany |
10.0 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Shizuka Arakawa | Japan |
12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Hanae Yokoya | Japan |
15.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Keyla Ohs | Canada |
15.5 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Elena Ivanova | Russia |
16.0 | 10 | 11 |
| WD | Angela Nikodinov | United States |
12 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | Russia |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | China |
3.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Jamie Salé / David Pelletier | Canada |
5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell | United States |
5.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov | Russia |
8.0 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Marina Khalturina / Andrei Kroukov | Kazakhstan |
8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| WD | Nadia Micalleff / Bruno Marcotte | Canada |
7 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat | France |
2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh | Russia |
4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas |  Lithuania |
6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Kati Winkler / René Lohse | Germany |
8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov | Russia |
10.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe | Canada |
12.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates | United States |
14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Charlotte Clements / Gary Shortland |  United Kingdom |
16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Rie Arikawa / Kenji Miyamoto | Japan |
18.4 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Nozomi Watanabe / Akiyuki Kido | Japan |
19.8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |