2025 NHK Trophy figure skating prize money
The 2025 NHK Trophy paid £135,338 to 20 entrants. Each of its 4 finals paid its winner £13,534: Yuma Kagiyama, Kaori Sakamoto, Sara Conti / Niccolo Macii and Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson.
Men's payouts
5 entrants paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | ENTRANT | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yuma Kagiyama | Japan | £13,534£14k |
| 2nd | Shun Sato | Japan | £9,774£10k |
| 3rd | Lukas Britschgi | Switzerland | £6,767£7k |
| 4th | Boyang Jin | China | £2,256£2k |
| 5th | Junhwan Cha | South Korea | £1,504£2k |
Women's payouts
5 entrants paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | ENTRANT | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kaori Sakamoto | Japan | £13,534£14k |
| 2nd | Sofia Samodelkina | Kazakhstan | £9,774£10k |
| 3rd | Loena Hendrickx | Belgium | £6,767£7k |
| 4th | Young You | South Korea | £2,256£2k |
| 5th | Sarah Everhardt | United States | £1,504£2k |
Pairs payouts
5 entrants paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | ENTRANT | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sara Conti / Niccolo Macii | Italy | £13,534£14k |
| 2nd | Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko | Hungary | £9,774£10k |
| 3rd | Wenjing Sui / Cong Han | China | £6,767£7k |
| 4th | Yuna Nagaoka / Sumitada Moriguchi | Japan | £2,256£2k |
| 5th | Alisa Efimova / Misha Mitrofanov | United States | £1,504£2k |
Ice dance payouts
5 entrants paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | ENTRANT | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | Great Britain | £13,534£14k |
| 2nd | Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | £9,774£10k |
| 3rd | Caroline Green / Michael Parsons | United States | £6,767£7k |
| 4th | Natalie Taschlerova / Filip Taschler | Czechia | £2,256£2k |
| 5th | Katarina Wolfkostin / Dimitry Tsarevski | United States | £1,504£2k |
How the money splits
Every place paid a different cheque, so each band is one entrant
Where the money went, discipline by discipline
The rest of 2025
Every other figure skating event we hold from 2025
Figure skating prize money in 2026
All 3 figure skating events we hold from 2026. The whole of 2026.
| EVENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 World Figure Skating Championships | Ilia Malinin, Kaori Sakamoto, Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin, Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Guillaume Cizeron | £652,632£653k |
| 2026 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships | Kao Miura, Yuna Aoki, Alisa Efimova / Misha Mitrofanov, Emilea Zingas / Vadym Kolesnik | £221,053£221k |
| 2026 European Figure Skating Championships | Nika Egadze, Niina Petrokina, Anastasiia Metelkina / Luka Berulava, Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Guillaume Cizeron | £221,053£221k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did a winner at the 2025 NHK Trophy get?
£13,534, in each of its 4 finals: Yuma Kagiyama, Kaori Sakamoto, Sara Conti / Niccolo Macii and Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson.
What was the total prize money at the 2025 NHK Trophy?
£135,338, paid to 20 entrants.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2024 NHK Trophy paid £135,338.
Where to next
Every edition is on the NHK Trophy prize money page, and the whole year on figure skating prize money in 2025. The edition before was the 2024 NHK Trophy. How the men's and women's fields compare, year by year, is on men's vs women's figure skating prize money.