The 1996 Skate America was the first event of six in the 1996–97 ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts on October 31 – November 3.[1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the 1996–97 Champions Series Final.
| 1996 Skate America | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Champions Series |
| Date: | October 31 – November 3 |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Location: | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Host: | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Venue: | Springfield Civic Center |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Todd Eldredge | |
| Ladies' singles: Michelle Kwan | |
Pairs:  Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev | |
| Ice dance: Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsiannikov | |
| Previous: 1995 Skate America | |
| Next: 1997 Skate America | |
| Next GP: 1996 Skate Canada International | |
Results edit
Men edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Eldredge |  United States |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Alexei Urmanov | Russia |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Alexei Yagudin | Russia |
6.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Viacheslav Zagorodniuk |  Ukraine |
6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Éric Millot |  France |
7.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Takeshi Honda |  Japan |
7.5 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Scott Davis | United States |
11.0 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Cornel Gheorghe |  Romania |
13.0 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | Dan Hollander | United States |
13.5 | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | Michael Hopfes |  Germany |
15.0 | 12 | 9 |
| 11 | Stanick Jeannette | France |
15.5 | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Jeffrey Langdon |  Canada |
17.5 | 11 | 12 |
Ladies edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Kwan | United States |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tonia Kwiatkowski | United States |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Sydne Vogel | United States |
4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Julia Lautowa |  Austria |
6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Hanae Yokoya | Japan |
8.0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Elena Sokolova | Russia |
9.5 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Vanessa Gusmeroli | France |
11.0 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Lenka Kulovaná |  Czech Republic |
12.0 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Szusanna Szwed |  Poland |
13.0 | 10 | 8 |
| 10 | Maria Butyrskaya | Russia |
13.5 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Fanny Cagnard | France |
17.0 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Jennifer Robinson | Canada |
17.5 | 11 | 12 |
Pairs edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev | Russia |
2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells | United States |
2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Stephanie Stiegler / John Zimmerman | United States |
5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Marina Khaltourina / Andrei Krioukov |  Kazakhstan |
5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Silvia Dimitrov / Rico Rex | Germany |
7.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Sara Ward / Lance Travis | United States |
9.5 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon / Luc Bradet | Canada |
10.0 | 6 | 7 |
Ice dancing edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsiannikov | Russia |
2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh | Russia |
4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Sophie Moniotte / Pascal Lavanchy | France |
6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow | United States |
9.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Irina Romanova / Igor Yaroshenko | Ukraine |
9.0 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Kati Winkler / René Lohse | Germany |
12.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Kateřina Mrázová / Martin Šimeček | Czech Republic |
14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe | Canada |
16.4 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Kate Robinson / Peter Breen | United States |
19.2 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Barbara Piton / Alexandre Piton | France |
20.6 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Amy Webster / Ron Kravette | United States |
21.4 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| WD | Elizaveta Stekolnikova / Dmitri Kazarlyga | Kazakhstan |
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References edit
External links edit
- 1996 Skate America Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine