NHK Trophy figure skating prize money
The NHK Trophy has paid £541,353 across 4 events from 2022 to 2025. In 2025 it paid £135,338 to 20 entrants.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the event paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Yuma Kagiyama, Kaori Sakamoto, Sara Conti / Niccolo Macii, Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | £13,534£14k | £135,338£135k |
| 2024 | Yuma Kagiyama, Kaori Sakamoto, Anastasiia Metelkina / Luka Berulava, Madison Chock / Evan Bates | £13,534£14k | £135,338£135k |
| 2023 | Yuma Kagiyama, Ava Marie Ziegler, Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin, Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | £13,534£14k | £135,338£135k |
| 2022 | Shoma Uno, Yelim Kim, Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara, Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Soerensen | £13,534£14k | £135,338£135k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2025 NHK Trophy payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | ENTRANTS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1st | 1 | £13,534£14k | £13,534£14k |
| Men's 2nd | 1 | £9,774£10k | £9,774£10k |
| Men's 3rd | 1 | £6,767£7k | £6,767£7k |
| Men's 4th | 1 | £2,256£2k | £2,256£2k |
| Men's 5th | 1 | £1,504£2k | £1,504£2k |
| Women's 1st | 1 | £13,534£14k | £13,534£14k |
| Women's 2nd | 1 | £9,774£10k | £9,774£10k |
| Women's 3rd | 1 | £6,767£7k | £6,767£7k |
| Women's 4th | 1 | £2,256£2k | £2,256£2k |
| Women's 5th | 1 | £1,504£2k | £1,504£2k |
| Pairs 1st | 1 | £13,534£14k | £13,534£14k |
| Pairs 2nd | 1 | £9,774£10k | £9,774£10k |
| Pairs 3rd | 1 | £6,767£7k | £6,767£7k |
| Pairs 4th | 1 | £2,256£2k | £2,256£2k |
| Pairs 5th | 1 | £1,504£2k | £1,504£2k |
| Ice dance 1st | 1 | £13,534£14k | £13,534£14k |
| Ice dance 2nd | 1 | £9,774£10k | £9,774£10k |
| Ice dance 3rd | 1 | £6,767£7k | £6,767£7k |
| Ice dance 4th | 1 | £2,256£2k | £2,256£2k |
| Ice dance 5th | 1 | £1,504£2k | £1,504£2k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2025 NHK Trophy payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the NHK Trophy
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
The top 12 here
Other figure skating competitions
The competitions either side of the NHK Trophy by prize money paid
| # | COMPETITION | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World Figure Skating Championships | 4 | £2,610,526£2.6m |
| 2 | European Figure Skating Championships | 4 | £884,211£884k |
| 3 | Four Continents Figure Skating Championships | 4 | £884,211£884k |
| 4 | Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final | 4 | £818,045£818k |
| 5 | Grand Prix de France | 4 | £541,353£541k |
| 6 | NHK Trophy | 4 | £541,353£541k |
| 7 | Skate America | 4 | £541,353£541k |
| 8 | Skate Canada International | 4 | £541,353£541k |
| 9 | Cup of China | 3 | £406,015£406k |
| 10 | Finlandia Trophy | 2 | £270,677£271k |
| 11 | Grand Prix of Espoo | 2 | £270,677£271k |
| 12 | MK John Wilson Trophy | 1 | £135,338£135k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2025 NHK Trophy?
Yuma Kagiyama, Kaori Sakamoto, Sara Conti / Niccolo Macii and Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson took £13,534 each. The whole event paid £135,338 across 20 entrants.
How much prize money has the NHK Trophy paid?
£541,353 across 4 editions from 2022 to 2025. The richest was the 2025 NHK Trophy, at £135,338.
Who has won the most money at the NHK Trophy?
Yuma Kagiyama, with £40,601 and 3 wins. Kaori Sakamoto is next on £36,842.
Who has won the NHK Trophy the most times?
Yuma Kagiyama, 3 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the NHK Trophy rank for prize money?
6th of the 12 figure skating competitions we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every figure skating competition and entrant is ranked on figure skating prize money. The latest edition is the 2025 NHK Trophy, and the one before it the 2024 NHK Trophy. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's figure skating prize money. How much of the pot a figure skating winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money. How far down the field the money runs, against every other sport, is on how deep prize money pays.