title: 1982 Skate America
text: # 1982 Skate America
  
  The 1982 Skate America was held in Lake Placid, New York on October 6–10. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Scott Hamilton | United States |
  | 2 | Heiko Fischer | West Germany |
  | 3 | Jozef Sabovčík | Czechoslovakia |
  | 4 | James Santee | United States |
  | 5 | Mark Cockerell | United States |
  | 6 | Grzegorz Filipowski | Poland |
  | 7 | Philippe Paulet | France |
  | 8 | Masaru Ogawa | Japan |
  | 9 | Lars Akesson | Denmark |
  | 10 | Louis LaSorsa | Canada |
  
  ### Ladies
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rosalynn Sumners | United States |
  | 2 | Claudia Leistner | West Germany |
  | 3 | Kristiina Wegelius | Finland |
  | 4 | Tiffany Chin | United States |
  | 5 | Charlene Wong | Canada |
  | 6 | Jacki Farell | United States |
  | 7 | Sandra Cariboni | Switzerland |
  | 8 | Elizabeth Manley | Canada |
  
  ### Pairs
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | Soviet Union |
  | 2 | Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver | United States |
  | 3 | Nelli Chervotkina / Viktor Teslia | Soviet Union |
  | 4 | Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom | Canada |
  | 5 | | |
  | 6 | Katherina Matousek / Lloyd Eisler | Canada |
  | 7 | Natalie Seybold / Wayne Seybold | United States |
  
  ### Ice dancing
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Elisa Spitz / Scott Gregory | United States |
  | 2 | Elena Garanina / Igor Zavozin | Soviet Union |
  | 3 | Karyn Garossino / Rod Garossino | Canada |
  | 4 | | |
  | 5 | Susan Wynne / Joseph Druar | United States |
  | 6 | | |
  | 7 | | |
  | 8 | Teri-Lynn Black / Mirko Savic | Canada |
  