NHK Update Day One

The short programs in three of the events have been skated in Sapporo to kick off the NHK Trophy.  

Results after the jump...

Ice Dancing

Three teams are very close together in the ice dancing, but the short program winners today are Russia's Ilinykh and Katsalapov.

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SD	FD
1	Elena ILINYKH / Nikita KATSALAPOV	RUS	61.83	1
2	Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE	CAN	60.07	2
3	Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI	USA	59.02	3
4	Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI	GER	55.69	4
5	Lorenza ALESSANDRINI / Simone VATURI	ITA	54.37	5
6	Lynn KRIENGKRAIRUT / Logan GIULIETTI-SCHMITT	USA	50.81	6
7	Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM	CAN	49.36	7
8	Cathy REED / Chris REED	JPN	49.36	8

Pairs

Sounds like the pairs were not impressive but Germany's Savchenko and Szolkowy have the lead.

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Aliona SAVCHENKO / Robin SZOLKOWY	GER	59.23	1
2	Narumi TAKAHASHI / Mervin TRAN	JPN	57.89	2
3	Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK	ITA	56.23	3
4	Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN	USA	55.48	4
5	Yuko KAVAGUTI / Alexander SMIRNOV	RUS	55.02	5
6	Lubov ILIUSHECHKINA / Nodari MAISURADZE	RUS	53.12	6
7	Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR	USA	49.93	7
8	Natasha PURICH / Raymond SCHULTZ	CAN	45.56	8

Ladies

Akiko Suzuki confidently grabs the lead over Alena Leonova and Mao Asada.  She's in a fantastic position to grab her first Grand Prix gold of the season.

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Akiko SUZUKI	JPN	66.55	1
2	Alena LEONOVA	RUS	61.76	2
3	Mao ASADA	JPN	58.42	3
4	Elene GEDEVANISHVILI	GEO	57.37	4
5	Ashley WAGNER	USA	55.88	5
6	Agnes ZAWADZKI	USA	53.84	6
7	Kiira KORPI	FIN	53.70	7
8	Mae Berenice MEITE	FRA	52.05	8
9	Cynthia PHANEUF	CAN	45.42	9
10	Shoko ISHIKAWA	JPN	45.07	10