| NHK Trophy (1993) | |
|---|---|
| Date: | December 9 – 12 |
| Season: | 1993–94 |
| Location: | Chiba |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Philippe Candeloro | |
| Ladies' singles: Surya Bonaly | |
Pairs:  Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler | |
Ice dance:  Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov | |
| Previous: 1992 NHK Trophy | |
| Next: 1994 NHK Trophy | |
The NHK Trophy was held in Chiba on December 9-12. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe Candeloro | France | 2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Viacheslav Zagorodniuk |  Ukraine | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Alexei Urmanov | Russia | 3.0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Masakazu Kagiyama |  Japan | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Cornel Gheorghe |  Romania | 7.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Tomoaki Koyama | Japan | 9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Marcus Christensen | Canada | 12.0 | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | Damon Allen |  United States | 13.0 | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | Jung Sung-il |  South Korea | 14.0 | 12 | 8 |
| 10 | David Liu |  Chinese Taipei | 14.5 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Jiao Zhongyi |  China | 14.5 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | Shin Amano | Japan | 17.5 | 11 | 12 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surya Bonaly | France | 2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Yuka Sato | Japan | 3.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Chen Lu | China | 4.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Tonya Harding | United States | 7.5 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Kumiko Koiwai | Japan | 8.0 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Lyudmyla Ivanova | Ukraine | 8.0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Karen Preston | Canada | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Rena Inoue | Japan | 14.0 | 12 | 8 |
| 9 | Zhang Bo | China | 14.5 | 11 | 9 |
| 10 | Tatiana Malinina |  Uzbekistan | 15.0 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Laëtitia Hubert | France | 15.5 | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Kateřina Beránková |  Czech Republic | 16.0 | 8 | 12 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler | Canada | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný | Czech Republic | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Yukiko Kawasaki / Alexei Tikhonov | Japan | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Oksana Kazakova / Dmitri Sukhanov | Russia | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Jamie Salé / Jason Turner | Canada | 8.0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | China | 9.0 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | Jennifer Perez / John Frederiksen | United States | 10.0 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Stephanie Stiegler / Lance Travis | United States | 11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Elena Tobiash / Sergei Smirnov | Russia | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD1 | CD2 | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov | Russia | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Irina Romanova / Igor Yaroshenko | Ukraine | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Aliki Stergiadu / Juris Razgulajevs | Uzbekistan | 6.4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Tatiana Navka / Samvel Gezalian |  Belarus | 7.6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat | France | 10.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Elizaveta Stekolnikova / Dmitri Kazarlyga |  Kazakhstan | 12.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Radmila Chroboková / Milan Brzý | Czech Republic | 14.4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Jennifer Boyce / Michel Brunet | Canada | 15.6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Nakako Tsuzuki / Kazu Nakamura | Japan | 18.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Park Yuu-hee / Ryu Jong-hyun | South Korea | 20.0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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