1981 Skate America

1981 Skate America
Season:1981–82
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 Vikki de Vries
Pairs:
Canada Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini
Ice dance:
United States Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert
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The 1981 Skate America was held in Lake Placid, New York. 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 Robert Wagenhoffer  United States
3 Brian Boitano  United States
4 Rudi Cerne  West Germany
5 Konstantin Kokora  Soviet Union
6 Gary Beacom  Canada
7 Grzegorz Filipowski  Poland
8 Gordon Forbes  Canada
w/d Brian Pockar  Canada

Ladies

Rank Name Nation
1 Vikki de Vries  United States
2 Elaine Zayak  United States
3 Claudia Kristofics-Binder  Austria
4 Rosalynn Sumners  United States
5 Kay Thomson  Canada
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11 Kerry Smith  Canada
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Pairs

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini  Canada
2 Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers  United States 1
3 Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev  Soviet Union
4 Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver  United States
5 Maria DiDomenico / Burt Lancon  United States
6 Katherina Matousek / Eric Thomsen  Canada

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation
1 Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert  United States
2 Elena Garanina / Igor Zavozin  Soviet Union
4 Karen Barber / Nicky Slater  United Kingdom
3 Elisa Spitz / Scott Gregory  United States
5 Nathalie Hervé / Pierre Béchu  France
6 Joanne French / John Thomas  Canada
7 Nancy Berghoff / James Bower  United States
8 Donna Martini / John Coyne  Canada
9 Yumiko Kage / Yoshitaka Nakajima  Japan

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