1991 Skate America
Season:1991–92
Location:Oakland, California
Host:U.S. Figure Skating
Venue:Oakland Coliseum Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Christopher Bowman
Ladies' singles:
United States Tonya Harding
Pairs:
United States Calla Urbanski / Rocky Marval
Ice dance:
Soviet Union Tatiana Navka / Samvel Gezalian
Previous:
1990 Skate America
Next:
1992 Skate America

The 1991 Skate America was held at the Oakland Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation
1 Christopher Bowman United States
2 Petr Barna Czechoslovakia
3 Todd Eldredge United States
4 Michael Chack United States
5 Éric Millot France
6 Viacheslav Zagorodniuk Soviet Union
7 Steven Cousins United Kingdom
8 Mirko Eichhorn Germany
9 Fumihiro Oikawa Japan
10 Michael Slipchuk Canada

Ladies

Harding performed a triple axel in her short program and free skating. She became the first woman to land the triple axel in the short program in major international competition.[1]

Rank Name Nation
1 Tonya Harding United States
2 Kristi Yamaguchi United States
3 Surya Bonaly France
4 Chen Lu China
5 Natalia Gorbenko Soviet Union
6 Tisha Walker United States
7 Patricia Neske Germany
8 Junko Yaginuma Japan
9 Josée Chouinard Canada
10 Nathalie Krieg  Switzerland

Pairs

Rank Name Nation
1 Calla Urbanski / Rocky Marval United States
2 Elena Nikonova / Nikolai Apter Soviet Union
3 Peggy Schwarz / Alexander König Germany
4 Elena Leonova / Sergey Petrovskiy Soviet Union
5 Jennifer Huerlin / John Fredericksen United States
6 Natasha Kuchiki / Todd Sand United States
7 Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon / Luc Bradet Canada
8 Cheryl Peake / Andrew Naylor United Kingdom
9 Penny Papaioannou / Raoul Leblanc Canada
10 Anna Tabacchi / Massimo Salvade Italy

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation
1 Tatiana Navka / Samvel Gezalian Soviet Union
2 Susanna Rahkamo / Petri Kokko Finland
3 Dominique Yvon / Frédéric Palluel France
4 Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow United States
5 Jacqueline Petr / Mark Janoschak Canada
6 Rachel Mayer / Peter Breen United States
7 Regina Woodward / Csaba Szentpéteri Hungary
8 Anna Croci / Luca Mantovani Italy
9 Beth Buhl / Neale Smull United States
10 Ayako Higashino / Tatsuro Matsumura Japan

References

  1. "Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment".
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