1979 Skate America
Season:1979–80
Location:Lake Placid, New York
Host:U.S. Figure Skating
Venue:Olympic Center Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Scott Hamilton
Ladies' singles:
United States Lisa-Marie Allen
Pairs:
East Germany Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach
Ice dance:
Hungary Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay
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1981 Skate America

The 1979 Skate America (officially called Norton Skate) was held in Lake Placid, New York. This was the inaugural event. It was the test event for the upcoming 1980 Winter Olympics.[1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation
1 Scott Hamilton United States
2 Scott Cramer United States
3 Jan Hoffmann East Germany
...

Ladies

Rank Name Nation
1 Lisa-Marie Allen United States
2 Susanna Driano Italy
3 Sandy Lenz United States
4 Denise Biellmann  Switzerland

Pairs

Rank Name Nation
1 Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach East Germany
2 Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers United States
3 Vicki Heasley / Robert Wagenhoffer United States
4 Zhanna Ilyina / Alexander Ulasov Soviet Union

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation
1 Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay Hungary
2 Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin Soviet Union
3 Lorna Wighton / John Dowding Canada
4 Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert United States
5
6 Carol Fox / Richard Dalley United States
...

References

  1. Thomson, Candus (November 10, 2009). "Stars remember how Skate America began". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014.
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