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1997 Skate America
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1997 Skate America |
| comptype | Champions Series |
| startdate | October 23 |
| enddate | 25 |
| skatingseason | 1997–98 |
| location | Detroit, Michigan |
| host | U.S. Figure Skating |
| venue | Joe Louis Arena |
| championmen | USA Todd Eldredge |
| championladies | USA Michelle Kwan |
| championpairs | RUS Marina Eltsova / Andrey Bushkov |
| championdance | USA Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow |
| previouscomp | 1996 Skate America |
| nextcomp | 1998 Skate America |
| nextgp | 1997 Nations Cup |
The 1997 Skate America was the first event of six in the 1997–98 ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on October 23–25. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1997–98 Champions Series Final. The compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Eldredge | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Evgeni Plushenko | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Alexander Abt | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Scott Davis | 6.5 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Viacheslav Zagorodniuk | 8.5 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Evgeny Pliuta | 10.5 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Takeshi Honda | 10.5 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Jayson Dénommée | 11.0 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Michael Chack | 14.0 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Jens ter Laak | 14.5 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Gabriel Monnier | 16.0 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Stanick Jeannette | 16.0 | 8 | 12 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Kwan | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Tara Lipinski | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Elena Sokolova | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| Angela Nikodinov | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Yulia Lavrenchuk | 6.5 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Julia Lautowa | 8.5 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Yuka Kanazawa | 11.0 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Fanny Cagnard | 13.0 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Angela Derochie | 13.5 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Tony Bombardieri | 13.5 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Franziska Guenther | 16.5 | 11 | 11 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Eltsova / Andrey Bushkov | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Michelle Menzies / Jean-Michel Bombardier | 6.5 | 5 | 4 | |||||||
| Mariana Khalturina / Andrey Kroukov | 8.0 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| Danielle Hartsell / Steven Hartsell | 8.5 | 7 | 5 | |||||||
| Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells | 10.0 | 6 | 7 | |||||||
| Oľga Beständigová / Josev Bestandig | 12.0 | 8 | 8 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Anna Semenovich / Vladimir Fedorov | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| Kateřina Mrázová / Martin Šimeček | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Dominique Deniaud / Martial Jaffredo | 10.6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |||||||
| Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev | 11.4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe | 14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
| Šárka Vondrková / Lukáš Král | 16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
References
- https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/26/sports/figure-skating-eldredge-overcomes-injury-to-win-kwan-beats-lipinski.html
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-10-26-9710260146-story,amp.html
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