title: 1997 Skate America
text: # 1997 Skate America
  
  The 1997 Skate America was the first event of six in the 1997–98 ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on October 23–25. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1997–98 Champions Series Final. The compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Todd Eldredge | United States | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Evgeni Plushenko | Russia | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 3 | Alexander Abt | Russia | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
  | 4 | Scott Davis | United States | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
  | 5 | Viacheslav Zagorodniuk | Ukraine | 8.5 | 3 | 7 |
  | 6 | Evgeny Pliuta | Ukraine | 10.5 | 11 | 5 |
  | 7 | Takeshi Honda | Japan | 10.5 | 9 | 6 |
  | 8 | Jayson Dénommée | Canada | 11.0 | 6 | 8 |
  | 9 | Michael Chack | United States | 14.0 | 10 | 9 |
  | 10 | Jens ter Laak | Germany | 14.5 | 7 | 11 |
  | 11 | Gabriel Monnier | France | 16.0 | 12 | 10 |
  | 12 | Stanick Jeannette | France | 16.0 | 8 | 12 |
  
  ### Ladies
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Michelle Kwan | United States | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Tara Lipinski | United States | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 3 | Elena Sokolova | Russia | 6.0 | 6 | 3 |
  | 4 | Angela Nikodinov | United States | 6.0 | 4 | 4 |
  | 5 | Yulia Lavrenchuk | Ukraine | 6.5 | 3 | 5 |
  | 6 | Julia Lautowa | Austria | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
  | 7 | Yuka Kanazawa | Japan | 11.0 | 8 | 7 |
  | 8 | Fanny Cagnard | France | 13.0 | 10 | 8 |
  | 9 | Angela Derochie | Canada | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
  | 10 | Tony Bombardieri | Italy | 13.5 | 7 | 10 |
  | 11 | Franziska Guenther | Germany | 16.5 | 11 | 11 |
  
  ### Pairs
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Marina Eltsova / Andrey Bushkov | Russia | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen | United States | 3.5 | 3 | 2 |
  | 3 | Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov | Russia | 4.0 | 2 | 3 |
  | 4 | Michelle Menzies / Jean-Michel Bombardier | Canada | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
  | 5 | Mariana Khalturina / Andrey Kroukov | Kazakhstan | 8.0 | 4 | 6 |
  | 6 | Danielle Hartsell / Steven Hartsell | United States | 8.5 | 7 | 5 |
  | 7 | Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells | United States | 10.0 | 6 | 7 |
  | 8 | Oľga Beständigová / Josev Bestandig | Slovakia | 12.0 | 8 | 8 |
  
  ### Ice dancing
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow | United States | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio | Italy | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | 3 | Anna Semenovich / Vladimir Fedorov | Russia | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
  | 4 | Kateřina Mrázová / Martin Šimeček | Czech Republic | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
  | 5 | Dominique Deniaud / Martial Jaffredo | France | 10.6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
  | 6 | Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev | United States | 11.4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | 7 | Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe | Canada | 14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
  | 8 | Šárka Vondrková / Lukáš Král | Czech Republic | 16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
  