1997 Skate America
| 1997 Skate America | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Andrey Bushkov |
Ice dance:  Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow | |
| Previous: 1996 Skate America | |
| Next: 1998 Skate America | |
| Next GP: 1997 Nations Cup | |
The 1997 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Eldredge |  United States |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Evgeni Plushenko |  Russia |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Alexander Abt | Russia |
5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Scott Davis | United States |
6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Viacheslav Zagorodniuk |
 Ukraine |
8.5 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Evgeny Pliuta |
Ukraine |
10.5 | 11 | 5 |
| 7 | Takeshi Honda |  Japan |
10.5 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Jayson Dénommée |  Canada |
11.0 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Michael Chack | United States |
14.0 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Jens ter Laak |  Germany |
14.5 | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | Gabriel Monnier |  France |
16.0 | 12 | 10 |
| 12 | Stanick Jeannette | France |
16.0 | 8 | 12 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Kwan | United States |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tara Lipinski | United States |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Elena Sokolova | Russia |
6.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Angela Nikodinov | United States |
6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Yulia Lavrenchuk | Ukraine |
6.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Julia Lautowa |  Austria |
8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Yuka Kanazawa | Japan |
11.0 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Fanny Cagnard | France |
13.0 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | Angela Derochie | Canada |
13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Tony Bombardieri |  Italy |
13.5 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Franziska Guenther | Germany |
16.5 | 11 | 11 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrey Bushkov |
Russia |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen | United States |
3.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov | Russia |
4.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Michelle Menzies / Jean-Michel Bombardier | Canada |
6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Andrey Kroukov |
 Kazakhstan |
8.0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Steven Hartsell |
United States |
8.5 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells | United States |
10.0 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Josev Bestandig |
 Slovakia |
12.0 | 8 | 8 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow | United States |
2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio | Italy |
4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Anna Semenovich / Vladimir Fedorov | Russia |
7.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Kateřina Mrázová / Martin Šimeček |  Czech Republic |
7.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Dominique Deniaud / Martial Jaffredo | France |
10.6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev | United States |
11.4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe | Canada |
14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Šárka Vondrková / Lukáš Král | Czech Republic |
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