The 2026 NHK Trophy is a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Organized and hosted by Japan Skating Federation, it is the fourth event of the 2026–27 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It will be held from November 27 to 29 at the Keio Arena Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan. Medals will be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters will earn points based on their results, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline at the end of the season will be invited to then compete at the 2026–27 Grand Prix Final in Chongqing, China.
Background The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of seven events sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and held during the autumn: six qualifying events and the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. This allows skaters to perfect their programs earlier in the season, as well as compete against the skaters whom they would later encounter at the World Championships. Skaters earn points based on their results in their respective competitions and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to compete at the Grand Prix Final. The NHK Trophy debuted in 1979, and when the ISU launched the Grand Prix series in 1995, the NHK Trophy was one of the five qualifying events. It has been a Grand Prix event every year since.
The 2026 NHK Trophy is the sixth event of the 2026–27 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It will be held from November 27 to 29 at the Keio Arena Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan.
Entries The International Skating Union published the initial list of entrants on June 16, 2026. Country Men Women Pairs Ice dance colspan="2" Madeline Schizas colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="3" rowspan="2" Kévin Aymoz François Pitot colspan="3" colspan="2" Daniel Grassl colspan="3" Rio Nakata Yuna Aoki Shun Sato Mone Chiba rowspan="2" Nozomu Yoshioka Mako Yamashita Cha Jun-hwan Kim Chae-yeon colspan="2" rowspan="3" rowspan="2" Shin Ji-a You Young Vlaidimir Samoilov colspan="3" Julia Sauter colspan="2" Lukas Britschgi Kimmy Repond colspan="2" Adam Hagara colspan="3" Jason Brown Sarah Everhardt Ilia Malinin Amber Glenn
Changes to preliminary assignments Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s) Pairs July 31 August 12 Sitting out the season Women August 21 August 31 Taking a break rowspan=4 colspan=2 September 16 Host picks Men Ice dance
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