| 1996 Skate America | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Champions Series |
| Date: | October 31 – November 3 |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Location: | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Host: | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Venue: | Springfield Civic Center |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Todd Eldredge | |
| Ladies' singles:Michelle Kwan | |
Pairs: Oksana Kazakova /Artur Dmitriev | |
| Ice dance:Anjelika Krylova /Oleg Ovsiannikov | |
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The1996Skate America was the first event of six in the 1996–97ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at theSpringfield Civic Center inSpringfield, Massachusetts on October 31 – November 3.[1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines ofmen's singles, ladies' singles,pair skating, andice dancing. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the1996–97 Champions Series Final.
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 |