1979 Skate America

1979 Skate America
Season: 1979-1980
Location: Lake Placid, New York
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Scott Hamilton
Ladies' singles:
United States Lisa-Marie Allen
Pair skating:
East Germany Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach
Ice dancing:
Hungary Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay
Next:
1981 Skate America

The 1979 Skate America (officially called Norton Skate) was the Skate America competition of the 1979-80 figure skating season. It was the inaugural event and was organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

In 1979, Skate America was held in Lake Placid, New York.

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation
1 Scott Hamilton  United States
2 Scott Cramer  United States
3 Jan Hoffmann  East Germany
...

Ladies

Rank Name Nation
1 Lisa-Marie Allen  United States
2 Susanna Driano  Italy
3 Sandy Lenz  United States
...

Pairs

Rank Name Nation
1 Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach  East Germany
2 Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers  United States
3 Vicki Heasley / Robert Wagenhoffer  United States
...

Ice Dancing

Rank Name Nation
1 Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay  Hungary
2 Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin  Soviet Union
3 Lorna Wighton / John Dowding  Canada
...

References

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