Skate America is an annual international figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. It is organized by U.S. Figure Skating. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
The first Skate America (officially called Norton Skate) was held in 1979 in Lake Placid, New York, and was the test event for the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. It was incorporated into the Grand Prix Series in 1995.
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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| 1979 | Lake Placid |
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| 1981 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1983 | Rochester | ||||
| 1985 | Saint Paul | ||||
| 1986 | Portland | ||||
| 1988 |
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| 1989 | Indianapolis | ||||
| 1990 | Buffalo | ||||
| 1991 | Oakland | ||||
| 1992 | Atlanta | ||||
| 1993 | Dallas | ||||
| 1994 | Pittsburgh | ||||
| 1995 | Detroit | ||||
| 1996 | Springfield | ||||
| 1997 | Detroit | ||||
| 1998 | [1] | ||||
| 1999 | Colorado Springs | [2] | |||
| 2000 | [3] | ||||
| 2001 | [4] | ||||
| 2002 | Spokane | [5] | |||
| 2003 | Reading | [6] | |||
| 2004 | Pittsburgh | [7] | |||
| 2005 | Atlantic City | [8] | |||
| 2006 | Hartford | [9] | |||
| 2007 | Reading | [10] | |||
| 2008 | Everett | [11] | |||
| 2009 | Lake Placid | [12] | |||
| 2010 | Portland | [13] | |||
| 2011 | Ontario | [14] | |||
| 2012 | Kent | [15] | |||
| 2013 | Detroit | [16] | |||
| 2014 | Chicago | [17] | |||
| 2015 | Milwaukee | [18] | |||
| 2016 | Chicago | [19] | |||
| 2017 | Lake Placid | [20] | |||
| 2018 | Everett | [21] | |||
| 2019 | Las Vegas | [22] | |||
| 2020 | [23] | ||||
| 2021 | [24] | ||||
| 2022 | Norwood | [25] | |||
| 2023 | Allen | [26] |
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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| 1979 | Lake Placid | ||||
| 1981 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1983 | Rochester | ||||
| 1985 | Saint Paul |
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| 1986 | Portland |
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| 1988 | |||||
| 1989 | Indianapolis |
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| 1990 | Buffalo | ||||
| 1991 | Oakland | ||||
| 1992 | Atlanta | ||||
| 1993 | Dallas | ||||
| 1994 | Pittsburgh | ||||
| 1995 | Detroit | ||||
| 1996 | Springfield | ||||
| 1997 | Detroit | ||||
| 1998 | [1] | ||||
| 1999 | Colorado Springs | [2] | |||
| 2000 | [3] | ||||
| 2001 | [4] | ||||
| 2002 | Spokane | [5] | |||
| 2003 | Reading | [6] | |||
| 2004 | Pittsburgh | [7] | |||
| 2005 | Atlantic City | [8] | |||
| 2006 | Hartford | [9] | |||
| 2007 | Reading | [10] | |||
| 2008 | Everett | [11] | |||
| 2009 | Lake Placid | [12] | |||
| 2010 | Portland | [13] | |||
| 2011 | Ontario | [14] | |||
| 2012 | Kent | [15] | |||
| 2013 | Detroit | [16] | |||
| 2014 | Chicago | [17] | |||
| 2015 | Milwaukee | [18] | |||
| 2016 | Chicago | [19] | |||
| 2017 | Lake Placid | [20] | |||
| 2018 | Everett | [21] | |||
| 2019 | Las Vegas | [22] | |||
| 2020 | [23] | ||||
| 2021 | [24] | ||||
| 2022 | Norwood | [25] | |||
| 2023 | Allen | [26] |
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