title: 1997 Skate Israel
text: # 1997 Skate Israel
  
  The 1997 Skate Israel was the 3rd edition of a senior-level international figure skating competition held in Metulla, Israel. It was held at the Canada Centre. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alexei Yagudin | Russia | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Michael Shmerkin | Israel | 4.0 | 4 | 2 |
  | 3 | Sergei Rylov | Azerbaijan | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
  | 4 | Cornel Gheorghe | Romania | 6.0 | 2 | 5 |
  | 5 | Roman Skornyakov | Uzbekistan | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
  | 6 | Alex Gruber | Israel | 9.0 | 6 | 6 |
  
  ### Ladies
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Elena Ivanova | Russia | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Yulia Vorobieva | Azerbaijan | 4.0 | 4 | 2 |
  | 3 | Krisztina Czakó | Hungary | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
  | 4 | Tatiana Malinina | Uzbekistan | 5.0 | 2 | 4 |
  | 5 | Anna Rechnio | Poland | 7.5 | 5 | 5 |
  | 6 | Valeria Trifancova | Latvia | 9.5 | 7 | 6 |
  | WD | Mojca Kopač | Slovenia | | 6 | |
  
  ### Pairs
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomorenko | Russia | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Anna Kaverzina / Alexei Minin | Russia | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 3 | Natalia Ponomareva / Evgeni Sviridov | Uzbekistan | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
  
  ### Ice dancing
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski | Israel | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski | Bulgaria | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | 3 | Nina Ulanova / Mikhail Stifunin | Russia | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
  | 4 | Anastasia Grebenkina / Vazgen Azroyan | Azerbaijan | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
  | 5 | Jolanta Bury / Łukasz Zalewski | Poland | 10.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
  | 6 | Agata Błażowska / Marcin Kozubek | Poland | 12.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | Bianka Szíjgyártó / Tamas Sari | Hungary | 14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
  
  * WD = Withdrawn
  