1991 Skate America
{{Infobox Figure Skating Competition
| title = 1991 Skate America
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| skatingseason = 1991–92
| location = Oakland, California
| host = U.S. Figure Skating
| venue = Oakland Coliseum Arena
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| championmen = {{flagicon|USA}} Christopher Bowman
| championladies = {{flagicon|USA}} Tonya Harding
| championpairs = {{flagicon|USA}} Calla Urbanski / Rocky Marval
| championdance = {{flagicon|URS}} Tatiana Navka / Samvel Gezalian
| previouscomp = 1990 Skate America
| nextcomp = 1992 Skate America
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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.
Results
=Men=
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| Rank
! Name ! Nation | |
|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{USA}} |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{TCH}} |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{USA}} |
| 4
| Michael Chack || {{USA}} | |
| 5
| Éric Millot || {{FRA}} | |
| 6
| Viacheslav Zagorodniuk || {{URS}} | |
| 7
| Steven Cousins || {{GBR}} | |
| 8
| Mirko Eichhorn || {{GER}} | |
| 9
| Fumihiro Oikawa || {{JPN}} | |
| 10
| Michael Slipchuk || {{CAN}} |
=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.{{Cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-10-13/sports/9104020751_1_duchesnays-long-program-christopher-dean|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325220824/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-10-13/sports/9104020751_1_duchesnays-long-program-christopher-dean|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 25, 2014|title = Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment}}
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| Rank
! Name ! Nation | |
|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{USA}} |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{USA}} |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{FRA}} |
| 4
| Chen Lu || {{CHN}} | |
| 5
| Natalia Gorbenko || {{URS}} | |
| 6
| Tisha Walker || {{USA}} | |
| 7
| Patricia Neske || {{GER}} | |
| 8
| Junko Yaginuma || {{JPN}} | |
| 9
| Josée Chouinard || {{CAN}} | |
| 10
| Nathalie Krieg || {{SUI}} |
=Pairs=
| class="wikitable" | |
| Rank
! Name ! Nation | |
|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{USA}} |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{URS}} |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{GER}} |
| 4
| Elena Leonova / Sergey Petrovskiy || {{URS}} | |
| 5
| Jennifer Huerlin / John Fredericksen || {{USA}} | |
| 6
| Natasha Kuchiki / Todd Sand || {{USA}} | |
| 7
| Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon / Luc Bradet || {{CAN}} | |
| 8
| Cheryl Peake / Andrew Naylor || {{GBR}} | |
| 9
| Penny Papaioannou / Raoul Leblanc || {{CAN}} | |
| 10
| Anna Tabacchi / Massimo Salvade || {{ITA}} |
=Ice dancing=
| class="wikitable" | |
| Rank
! Name ! Nation | |
|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{URS}} |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{FIN}} |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{FRA}} |
| 4
| Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow || {{USA}} | |
| 5
| Jacqueline Petr / Mark Janoschak || {{CAN}} | |
| 6
| Rachel Mayer / Peter Breen || {{USA}} | |
| 7
| Regina Woodward / Csaba Szentpéteri || {{HUN}} | |
| 8
| Anna Croci / Luca Mantovani || {{ITA}} | |
| 9
| Beth Buhl / Neale Smull || {{USA}} | |
| 10
| Ayako Higashino / Tatsuro Matsumura || {{JPN}} |
References
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External links
- [http://millotfan.tripod.com/results/91sa.html Results]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090920093849/http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf Skate Canada results]
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