| 1981 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Season: | 1981–82 |
| Location: | Kobe |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Fumio Igarashi | |
Ladies' singles:  Kristina Wegelius | |
Pair skating:  Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | |
Ice dance:  Karen Barber / Nicholas Slater | |
| Previous: 1980 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 1982 NHK Trophy | |
The 1981 NHK Trophy was held in Kobe. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fumio Igarashi | Japan | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Norbert Schramm |  Germany | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jean-Christophe Simond |  France | 5.5 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Grzegorz Filipowski |  Poland | 6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Paul Wylie | United States | 8.0 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Bobby Beauchamp | United States | 10.5 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Takashi Mura | Japan | 11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Makoto Kano | Japan | 13.0 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | Boris Uspenski |  Soviet Union | 14.0 | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | Tatsuya Fujii | Japan | 14.5 | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | Kevin Hicks |  Canada | 18.0 | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Cong Wenyi |  China | 20.0 | 14 | 13 |
| WD | Jozef Sabovčík |  Czechoslovakia | 3 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristina Wegelius | Finland | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Vikki De Vries | United States | 3.5 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Charlene Wong | Canada | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Simone Grigorescu | United States | 5.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Sanda Dubravčić |  Yugoslavia | 6.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Sachie Yuki | Japan | 10.0 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Anna Antonova | Soviet Union | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Anne-Sophie de Kristoffy | France | 11.0 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Sonja Stanek |  Austria | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | S. Kawakami | Japan | 16.0 | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | Manuela Ruben | West Germany | 16.0 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Izumi Aotani | Japan | 19.0 | 14 | 12 |
| 13 | Masako Kato | Japan | 19.5 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Megumi Aotani | Japan | 19.5 | 11 | 14 |
| 15 | Lim Hye-kyung |  South Korea | 22.5 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Lijie Yu | China | 24.0 | 16 | 16 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | United States | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert |  East Germany | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Maria Di Domenico / Burt Lancon | United States | 4.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Inna Volyanskaya / Valery Spiridonov | Soviet Union | 5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Katherina Matousek / Eric Thomsen | Canada | 7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Toshimi Ito / Takashi Mura | Japan | 9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | OSP | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Barber / Nicholas Slater | United Kingdom | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Natalia Karamysheva / Rostislav Sinitsyn | Soviet Union | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jana Berankova / Jan Bartok | Czechoslovakia | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Elisa Spitz / Scott Gregory | United States | 6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Olga Makarova / Genrikh Sretenski | Soviet Union | 7.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Kelly Johnson / Kris Barber | Canada | 9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Noriko Sato / Tadayuki Takahashi | Japan | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Maria Kniffer / Manfred Hubler | Austria | 12.0 | 8 | 8 |
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