1991 Skate America

Figure skating competition held in Oakland, California

1991 Skate America

Season:| 1991–92
Location:| Oakland, California
Host:| U.S. Figure Skating
Venue:| Oakland Coliseum Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
Christopher Bowman
Ladies' singles:
Tonya Harding
Pairs:
Calla Urbanski / Rocky Marval
Ice dance:
Tatiana Navka / Samvel Gezalian

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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[edit]

### Men[edit]

Rank  | Name  | Nation

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|

1 | Christopher Bowman |  United States
2 | Petr Barna |  Czechoslovakia
3 | Todd Eldredge |  United States
4  | Michael Chack |  United States
5  | Éric Millot |  France
6  | Viacheslav Zagorodniuk |  Soviet Union
7  | Steven Cousins |  United Kingdom
8  | Mirko Eichhorn |  Germany
9  | Fumihiro Oikawa |  Japan
10  | Michael Slipchuk |  Canada

### Ladies[edit]

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.[1]

Rank  | Name  | Nation

|
|

1 | Tonya Harding |  United States
2 | Kristi Yamaguchi |  United States
3 | Surya Bonaly |  France
4  | Chen Lu |  China
5  | Natalia Gorbenko |  Soviet Union
6  | Tisha Walker |  United States
7  | Patricia Neske |  Germany
8  | Junko Yaginuma |  Japan
9  | Josée Chouinard |  Canada
10  | Nathalie Krieg |  Switzerland

### Pairs[edit]

Rank  | Name  | Nation

|
|

1 | Calla Urbanski / Rocky Marval |  United States
2 | Elena Nikonova / Nikolai Apter |  Soviet Union
3 | Peggy Schwarz / Alexander König |  Germany
4  | Elena Leonova / Sergey Petrovskiy |  Soviet Union
5  | Jennifer Huerlin / John Fredericksen |  United States
6  | Natasha Kuchiki / Todd Sand |  United States
7  | Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon / Luc Bradet |  Canada
8  | Cheryl Peake / Andrew Naylor |  United Kingdom
9  | Penny Papaioannou / Raoul Leblanc |  Canada
10  | Anna Tabacchi / Massimo Salvade |  Italy

### Ice dancing[edit]

Rank  | Name  | Nation

|
|

1 | Tatiana Navka / Samvel Gezalian |  Soviet Union
2 | Susanna Rahkamo / Petri Kokko |  Finland
3 | Dominique Yvon / Frédéric Palluel |  France
4  | Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow |  United States
5  | Jacqueline Petr / Mark Janoschak |  Canada
6  | Rachel Mayer / Peter Breen |  United States
7  | Regina Woodward / Csaba Szentpéteri |  Hungary
8  | Anna Croci / Luca Mantovani |  Italy
9  | Beth Buhl / Neale Smull |  United States
10  | Ayako Higashino / Tatsuro Matsumura |  Japan

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment".

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