| 1996 Karl Schäfer Memorial | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Senior International |
| Date: | October |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Location: | Vienna |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Szabolcs Vidrai | |
Ladies' singles:  Julia Lautowa | |
Ice dance:  Olga Sharutenko / Dimitri Naumkin | |
| Previous: 1995 Karl Schäfer Memorial | |
| Next: 1997 Karl Schäfer Memorial | |
The 1996 Vienna Cup took place in October 1996. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Szabolcs Vidrai | Hungary |
| 2 | Ivan Dinev |  Bulgaria |
| 3 | Damon Allen |  United States |
| ... |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julia Lautowa | Austria | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Anna Rechnio |  Poland | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Amber Corwin | United States | 7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Karen Kwan | United States | 7.5 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Julia Soldatova | Russia | 8.0 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Elena Pingacheva | Russia | 8.0 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | Diána Póth | Hungary | 10.0 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Krisztina Czakó | Hungary | 11.5 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Astrid Hochstetter |  Germany | 12.5 | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Tsvetelina Abrasheva | Bulgaria | 15.5 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Lucinda Ruh |  Switzerland | 17.5 | 7 | 14 |
| 12 | Miriam Manzano |  Australia | 21.0 | 16 | 13 |
| 13 | Silvia Fontana |  Italy | 21.5 | 21 | 11 |
| 14 | Zuzana Paurova |  Slovakia | 21.5 | 13 | 15 |
| 15 | Mojca Kopac |  Slovenia | 23.0 | 22 | 12 |
| 16 | Anna Wenzel | Austria | 23.5 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | Martine Degenais |  Canada | 27.0 | 20 | 17 |
| 18 | Katarina Blohonova |  Czechoslovakia | 28.0 | 18 | 19 |
| 19 | Karoline Höferova | Czechoslovakia | 28.0 | 14 | 21 |
| 20 | Anna Ivancic |  Croatia | 30.0 | 24 | 18 |
| 21 | Ana Dimova | Bulgaria | 31.5 | 23 | 20 |
| 22 | Liina-Greete Lilender |  Estonia | 31.5 | 19 | 22 |
| 23 | Angela Tuska | Austria | 31.5 | 17 | 23 |
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