1998 Skate America

{{Infobox Figure Skating Competition

| title = 1998 Skate America

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| comptype = Grand Prix

| startdate = October 29

| enddate = November 1

| skatingseason = 1998–99

| location = Detroit, Michigan

| host = U.S. Figure Skating

| venue = Joe Louis Arena

| prizemoney =

| championmen = {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexei Yagudin

| championladies = {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Butyrskaya

| championpairs = {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze

| championdance = {{flagicon|FRA}} Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat

| previouscomp = 1997 Skate America

| nextcomp = 1999 Skate America

| previousgp =

| nextgp = 1998 Skate Canada International

}}

The 1998 Skate America was the first event of six in the 1998–99 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on October 29 – November 1. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1998–99 Grand Prix Final.

Results

=Men=

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! TFP

! SP

! FS

bgcolor="gold"

| align="center" | 1

| Alexei Yagudin

{{RUS}}1.511
bgcolor="silver"

| align="center" | 2

| Michael Weiss

{{USA}}3.532
bgcolor="cc9966"

| align="center" | 3

| Alexei Urmanov

{{RUS}}5.043
4

| Elvis Stojko || {{CAN}} || 5.0 || 2 || 4

5

| Derrick Delmore || {{USA}} || 7.5 || 5 || 5

6

| Laurent Tobel || {{FRA}} || 9.0 || 6 || 6

7

| Michael Hopfes || {{GER}} || 11.0 || 8 || 7

8

| Yamato Tamura || {{JPN}} || 11.5 || 7 || 8

9

| Shepherd Clark || {{USA}} || 14.5 || 9 || 10

10

| Jean-Francois Hebert || {{CAN}} || 15.0 || 12 || 9

11

| Frédéric Dambier || {{FRA}} || 16.0 || 10 || 11

12

| Yourii Litvinov || {{KAZ}} || 17.5 || 11 || 12

=Ladies=

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! TFP

! SP

! FS

bgcolor="gold"

| align="center" | 1

| Maria Butyrskaya

{{RUS}}1.511
bgcolor="silver"

| align="center" | 2

| Elena Sokolova

{{RUS}}3.532
bgcolor="cc9966"

| align="center" | 3

| Angela Nikodinov

{{USA}}4.023
4

| Nicole Bobek || {{USA}} || 6.0 || 4 || 4

5

| Tatijana Malinina || {{UZB}} || 7.5 || 5 || 5

6

| Anna Rechnio || {{POL}} || 9.0 || 6 || 6

7

| Brittney McConn || {{USA}} || 10.5 || 7 || 7

8

| Jennifer Robinson || {{CAN}} || 12.0 || 8 || 8

9

| Shizuka Arakawa || {{JPN}} || 14.5 || 10 || 9

10

| Silvia Fontana || {{ITA}} || 14.5 || 9 || 10

=Pairs=

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! TFP

! SP

! FS

bgcolor="gold"

| align="center" | 1

| Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze

{{RUS}}1.511
bgcolor="silver"

| align="center" | 2

| Kristy Sargeant / Kris Wirtz

{{CAN}}3.022
bgcolor="cc9966"

| align="center" | 3

| Victoria Maksuta / Vladislav Zhovnirsky

{{RUS}}5.043
4

| Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell || {{USA}} || 5.5 || 3 || 4

5

| Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman || {{USA}} || 8.5 || 7 || 5

6

| Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis || {{FRA}} || 8.5 || 5 || 6

7

| Mariana Khalturina / Andrei Kroukov || {{KAZ}} || 10.0 || 6 || 7

8

| Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler || {{USA}} || 12.0 || 8 || 8

=Ice dancing=

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! TFP

! CD

! OD

! FD

bgcolor="gold"

| align="center" | 1

| Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat

{{FRA}}2.0111
bgcolor="silver"

| align="center" | 2

| Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh

{{RUS}}4.0222
bgcolor="cc9966"

| align="center" | 3

| Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio

{{ITA}}6.0333
4

| Anna Semenovich / Vladimir Fedorov || {{RUS}} || 8.0 || 4 || 4 || 4

5

| Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev || {{USA}} || 10.6 || 5 || 6 || 5

6

| Chantal Lefebvre / Michel Brunet || {{CAN}} || 11.4 || 6 || 5 || 6

7

| Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates || {{USA}} || 14.0 || 7 || 7 || 7

8

| Angelika Fuhring / Bruno Ellinger || {{AUT}} || 16.0 || 8 || 8 || 8

9

| Rie Arikawa / Kenji Miyamoto || {{JPN}} || 18.0 || 9 || 9 || 9