1988 Prize of Moscow News

The 1988 Prize of Moscow News was the 23rd edition of an international figure skating competition organized in Leningrad, Soviet Union. It was held November 2–6, 1988. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating and ice dancing. Soviet skaters swept the men's podium, led by Vladimir Petrenko. American Tonya Harding won the ladies' title ahead of Natalia Lebedeva from the Soviet Union. Soviets Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev, who would medal at the European Championships later in the season, took the pairs' title ahead of their compatriots, Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov, who would end their season with the world bronze medal. Olympic silver medalists Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko won the ice dancing title for the third consecutive year.

1988 Prize of Moscow News
Date:November 2 – 6
Season:1988-89
Location:Leningrad
Champions
Men's singles:
 Vladimir Petrenko (URS)
Ladies' singles:
 Tonya Harding (USA)
Pairs:
 Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev (URS)
Ice dance:
 Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko (URS)
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Men edit

Rank Name[1] Nation
1 Vladimir Petrenko   Soviet Union
2 Yuriy Tsymbalyuk   Soviet Union
3 Alexandre Fadeev   Soviet Union
4 Doug Mattis   United States
5 Dmitri Gromov   Soviet Union
6 Andrei Torosian   Soviet Union
7 Éric Millot   France
8 Viktor Baryshevtsev   Soviet Union
9 Michael Shmerkin   Soviet Union
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11 Brent Frank   Canada

Ladies edit

Rank Name[1] Nation
1 Tonya Harding   United States
2 Natalia Lebedeva   Soviet Union
3 Natalia Gorbenko   Soviet Union
4 Anna Kondrashova   Soviet Union
5 Simone Koch   East Germany
6 Natalia Skrabnevskaya   Soviet Union
7 Marina Tveritinova   Soviet Union
8 Elena Taranenko   Soviet Union
9 Suda Atsuko   Japan
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15 Angie Folk   Canada
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Pairs edit

Rank Name[1] Nation
1 Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev   Soviet Union
2 Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov   Soviet Union
3 Marina Eltsova / Sergei Zaitsev   Soviet Union
4 Elena Kvitchenko / Rashid Kadyrkaev   Soviet Union
5 Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov   Soviet Union
6 Lyudmila Koblova / Andrei Kalitin   Soviet Union
7 Evgenia Chernyshova / Dmitri Sukhanov   Soviet Union
8 Michelle Menzies / Kevin Wheeler   Canada
9 Ines Müller / Ingo Steuer   East Germany
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Ice dancing edit

Rank Name[1] Nation
1 Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko   Soviet Union
2 Larisa Fedorinova / Evgeni Platov   Soviet Union
3 Ilona Melnichenko / Gennadi Kaskov   Soviet Union
4 Oksana Grischuk / Alexander Chichkov   Soviet Union
5 Penny Mann / Richard Perkins   Canada
6 Jacqueline Petr / Mark Janoschak   Canada
7 Irina Stavroskaia / Valentin Kadzevich   Soviet Union
8 Tracey Sniadich / Leif Erickson   United States
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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Prize of Moscow News". Pirouette.