| 1981 Skate Canada International | |
|---|---|
| Date: | October 28 – October 31 [1] |
| Season: | 1981–82 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Norbert Schramm | |
Ladies' singles:  Tracey Wainman | |
Ice dance:  Carol Fox / Richard Dalley | |
| Previous: 1980 Skate Canada International | |
| Next: 1982 Skate Canada International | |
The 1981 Skate Canada International was held in Ottawa, Ontario. [2] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.
Norbert Schramm won the compulsory figures, and took both second places in short program and free skating (receiving in free skating five 5.7 marks for technical merit and five 5.8 for artistic impression). Brian Orser was only 4th in the figures, but he was 1st in the short, and won the free, completed a triple Axel jump, received seven 5.9 for technical merit. Vitaly Egorov also have trying a triple Axel. [3]
| Rank | Name [2] | Nation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norbert Schramm | West Germany | 3.4 |
| 2 | Brian Orser | Canada | 3.8 |
| 3 | Jozef Sabovčík |  Czechoslovakia | 5.4 |
| 4 | Grzegorz Filipowski |  Poland | 7.4 |
| 5 | Mark Cockerell |  United States | 10.6 |
| 6 | Vitali Egorov |  Soviet Union | 11.4 |
| 7 | Kevin Parker | Canada | 14.8 |
| 8 | Christopher Howarth |  United Kingdom | 16.6 |
| WD | Gordon Forbes | Canada |
Tracey Wainman captured first place, being only third in each part of competition (figures, short, and free). Rosalynn Sumners won the free skating.
| Rank | Name [2] | Nation | TFP | CF | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracey Wainman | Canada | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Rosalynn Sumners | United States | 6.6 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Kira Ivanova | Soviet Union | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Claudia Kristofics-Binder |  Austria | 7.6 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Priscilla Hill | United States | 8.2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Manley | Canada | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Karen Wood | United Kingdom | 15.2 | |||
| 8 | Reiko Kobayashi |  Japan | 17.0 | |||
| 9 | Catarina Lindgren |  Sweden | 17.2 | |||
| 10 | Anne-Sophie de Kristoffy |  France | 18.2 | |||
| 11 | Claudia Leistner | West Germany | 21.0 | |||
| 12 | Paivi Nieminen |  Finland | 23.0 |
| Rank | Name [2] | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Fox / Richard Dalley | United States |
| 2 | Karen Barber / Nicky Slater | United Kingdom |
| 3 | Natalia Karamysheva / Rostislav Sinitsyn | Soviet Union |
| 4 | Nancy Berghoff / Jim Bowser | United States |
| 5 | Wendy Sessions / Stephen Williams | United Kingdom |
| 6 | Kelly Johnson / Kris Barber | Canada |
| 7 | Petra Born / Rainer Schönborn | West Germany |
| 8 | Jindra Holá / Karol Foltán | |
| 9 | Tracey Michael / Kerry Spong | Canada |
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