| 1990 Goodwill Games | |
|---|---|
| Date: | July 20 – August 5, 1990 |
| Season: | 1990–91 |
| Location: | Seattle, USA |
| Champions | |
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Ladies' singles:  | |
Pair skating:  | |
| Ice dance: | |
| Next: 1994 Goodwill Games | |
The figure skating competition at the 1990 Goodwill Games was held in Seattle, USA between July 20 and August 5, 1990. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. [1]
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| Rank | Name | Nation | TP | FS | TFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Browning | | 2 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 2 | Viktor Petrenko | | 1 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Todd Eldredge | | 5 | 3 | 5.5 |
| 4 | Paul Wylie | | 4 | 4 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Viacheslav Zagorodniuk | | 3 | 5 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Christopher Bowman | | 6 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Michael Slipchuk | | 7 | 7 | 10.5 |
| WD | Grzegorz Filipowski |  | 8 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TP | FS | TFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristi Yamaguchi | | 3 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 2 | Jill Trenary | | 1 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Surya Bonaly |  | 4 | 4 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Karen Preston | | 7 | 3 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Nancy Kerrigan | | 2 | 6 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Tatiana Rachkova | | 6 | 5 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Natalia Lebedeva | | 5 | 7 | 9.5 |
| 8 | Margot Bion | | 8 | 8 | 12.0 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TP | FS | TFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov | | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev | | 2 | 2 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov | | 3 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Natasha Kuchiki / Todd Sand | | 4 | 4 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Michelle Menzies / Kevin Wheeler | | 5 | 5 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Sharon Carz / Doug Williams | | 6 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Calla Urbanski / Mark Naylor | | 7 | 7 | 10.5 |
| 8 | Patricia MacNeil / Cory Watson | | 8 | 8 | 12.0 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | CD | OD | FD | TFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 2 | Maya Usova / Alexander Zhulin | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Susan Wynne / Joseph Druar | | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6.6 |
| 4 | Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov | | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Michelle McDonald / Mark Mitchell | | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11.0 |
| 6 | April Sargent / Russ Witherby | | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Jacqueline Petr / Mark Janoschak | | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13.0 |
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