1991 Skate America

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

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Results

Men

RankNameNation
1 Christopher Bowman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2 Petr Barna Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
3 Todd Eldredge Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
4 Michael Chack Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
5 Éric Millot Flag of France.svg  France
6 Viacheslav Zagorodniuk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
7 Steven Cousins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
8 Mirko Eichhorn Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
9 Fumihiro Oikawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
10 Michael Slipchuk Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  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]

RankNameNation
1 Tonya Harding Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2 Kristi Yamaguchi Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
3 Surya Bonaly Flag of France.svg  France
4 Chen Lu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
5 Natalia Gorbenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
6 Tisha Walker Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
7 Patricia Neske Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
8 Junko Yaginuma Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
9 Josée Chouinard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
10 Nathalie Krieg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland

Pairs

RankNameNation
1 Calla Urbanski / Rocky Marval Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2 Elena Nikonova / Nikolai Apter Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
3 Peggy Schwarz / Alexander König Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
4 Elena Leonova / Sergey Petrovskiy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
5 Jennifer Huerlin / John Fredericksen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
6 Natasha Kuchiki / Todd Sand Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
7 Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon / Luc Bradet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
8 Cheryl Peake / Andrew Naylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
9 Penny Papaioannou / Raoul Leblanc Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
10 Anna Tabacchi / Massimo Salvade Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Ice dancing

RankNameNation
1 Tatiana Navka / Samvel Gezalian Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
2 Susanna Rahkamo / Petri Kokko Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
3 Dominique Yvon / Frédéric Palluel Flag of France.svg  France
4 Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
5 Jacqueline Petr / Mark Janoschak Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
6 Rachel Mayer / Peter Breen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
7 Regina Woodward / Csaba Szentpéteri Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
8 Anna Croci / Luca Mantovani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
9 Beth Buhl / Neale Smull Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
10 Ayako Higashino / Tatsuro Matsumura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

References

  1. "Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment". Archived from the original on March 25, 2014.