| 1981 NHK Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Season: | 1981–82 |
| Location: | Kobe |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Fumio Igarashi | |
Ladies' singles:  Kristina Wegelius | |
Pairs:  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 |