| 1996 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Champions Series |
| Date: | December 5 – 8 |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Location: | Osaka |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Elvis Stojko | |
Ladies' singles:  Maria Butyrskaya | |
Pairs:  Jenni Meno / Todd Sand | |
Ice dance:  Sophie Moniotte / Pascal Lavanchy | |
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The 1996 NHK Trophy was the fifth event of six in the 1996–97 ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Osaka on December 5–8. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1996–97 Champions Series Final.
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvis Stojko | Canada |
2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Ilia Kulik | Russia |
2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Dmitri Dmitrenko |  Ukraine |
6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Scott Davis |  United States |
6.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Éric Millot | France |
8.0 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Zhenxin Guo |  China |
9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Philippe Candeloro | France |
11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Cornel Gheorghe |  Romania |
12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Takeshi Honda |  Japan |
12.5 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Michael Shmerkin |  Israel |
15.5 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | David Liu |  Chinese Taipei |
17.0 | 12 | 11 |
| WD | Todd Eldredge | United States |
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| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Butyrskaya | Russia |
2.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Tonia Kwiatkowski | United States |
2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Yulia Vorobieva |  Azerbaijan |
6.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Hanae Yokoya | Japan |
6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Susan Humphreys | Canada |
6.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Fumie Suguri | Japan |
8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Shizuka Arakawa | Japan |
11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Tatjana Malinina |  Uzbekistan |
11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Krisztina Czakó |  Hungary |
14.0 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Amber Corwin | United States |
14.0 | 8 | 10 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenni Meno / Todd Sand | United States |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov | Russia |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen | United States |
4.5 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Xue Shen / Hongbo Zhao | China |
7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Marina Khalturina / Andrei Krukov |  Kazakhstan |
8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Michelle Menzies / Jean-Michel Bombardier | Canada |
8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Dorota Zagórska / Mariusz Siudek |  Poland |
10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Danielle Carr / Stephen Carr |  Australia |
12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophie Moniotte / Pascal Lavanchy | France |
3.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat | France |
3.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Irina Romanova / Igor Yaroshenko | Ukraine |
6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas |  Lithuania |
8.4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio |  Italy |
9.6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Sylwia Nowak / Sebastian Kolasiński | Kazakhstan |
12.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Anna Semenovich / Vladimir Fedorov | Russia |
14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Kate Robinson / Peter Breen | United States |
16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Chantal Lefebvre / Michel Brunet | Canada |
18.6 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Aya Kawai / Hiroshi Tanaka | Japan |
19.4 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Akiko Kinoshita / Yosuke Moriwaki | Japan |
22.0 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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