1996 Skate America
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| 1996 Skate America | |
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| Type: | Champions Series |
| Date: | October 31 – November 3 |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Location: | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Venue: | Springfield Civic Center |
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Men's singles: Todd Eldredge |
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| Ladies' singles: Michelle Kwan |
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Pair skating: Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev |
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| Ice dancing: Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsiannikov |
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The 1996 Skate America was the Skate America Grand Prix competition of the 1996–97 figure skating season. It was the first event of six in the 1996–97 ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the 1996–97 Champions Series Final. The event was organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The competition was held in Springfield, Massachusetts from 31 October through 3 November.[1]
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | FP | SP | FS |
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| 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
| Rank | Name | Nation | FP | SP | FS |
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| 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
| Rank | Name | Nation | FP | SP | FS |
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| 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
| Rank | Name | Nation | FP | CD | OD | FD |
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| 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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