The 1981 Skate Canada International was the Skate Canada International

Skate Canada International

The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's...

 competition of the 1981–1982 figure skating season

Figure skating season

The figure skating season is the period of time in which competitions are contested in the sport of figure skating. The skating season begins on July 1 of one year and goes until the end of June of the next. The seasons are referred to by the years they span...

. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, ladies singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

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In 1981, Skate Canada International was held in Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Ontario

Ontario

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Men

Norbert Schramm won the compulsory figures, and took both second places in short and free program (receiving in free skate five 5.7 marks for technical merit and five 5.8 for artistic impression). Brian Orser was only 4th in the figures, but he was 1st in the short, and won the free skate, completed a triple axel

Axel jump

The Axel is a figure skating jump with a forward take-off. It is named after the Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen, who first performed the jump in 1882. An Axel jump has an extra ½ rotation in the air due to its forward take-off...

 jump, received seven 5.9 for technical merit. Vitaly Egorov also have trying a triple axel.

Rank	Name	Nation	Total
1	Norbert Schramm Norbert Schramm Norbert Schramm is a German figure skater. He is a two-time European Champion, two time World silver medalist, and a three-time German national champion.-Biography:...		3.4
2	Brian Orser Brian Orser Brian Ernest Orser, OC is a Canadian retired competitive and professional figure skater. He is the 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medalist, 1987 World champion and the 1981-1988 Canadian national champion....		3.8
3	Jozef Sabovčík Jozef Sabovcík Jozef Sabovčík is a Slovak figure skater who competed representing Czechoslovakia. He is the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist and two-time European Champion .- Career :...		5.4
4	Grzegorz Filipowski Grzegorz Filipowski Grzegorz Filipowski is a former Polish figure skater. He is the 1985 European bronze medalist, the 1989 European silver medalist and the 1989 World bronze medalist....		7.4
5	Mark Cockerell Mark Cockerell Mark Cockerell is a former American figure skater. He won the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 1976, its inaugural year. He won a bronze medals at US Nationals in 1983 and in 1984, and came in second in 1985. He placed 13th at the 1984 Winter Olympics.-Results:-Navigation:...		10.6
6	Vitali Egorov Vitali Egorov Vitali Egorov is a former Soviet figure skater. He was the 1979 World Junior Champion. Skated for club "Zenit" of Leningrad region, and his coach was Alexei Mishin. On the USSR Cup competitions in Sverdlovsk in April of 1981 Egorov landed a triple axel jump , taking third place...		11.4
7	Kevin Parker		14.8
8	Christopher Howarth Christopher Howarth Christopher "Chris" Howarth is a British figure skater. He is the 1980 British national champion. He represented Great Britain at the 1980 Winter Olympics where he placed 15th.He is a commentator for British Eurosport...		16.6
WD	Gordon Forbes

Ladies

Tracey Wainman captured first place, being only third in each part of competition (figures, short anf free program). Rosalynn Sumners won the free skate.

Rank	Name	Nation	Total
1	Tracey Wainman Tracey Wainman Tracey Wainman is a Canadian figure skater. She won the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1981 and 1986.Wainman first came to international prominence at the age of 12 in 1980, when she placed third at the Canadian Championships and was controversially selected to compete as Canada's sole...		6.0
2	Rosalynn Sumners Rosalynn Sumners Rosalynn Diane Sumners is an American ladies' singles figure skater. She was the World Junior champion in 1980, the U.S...		6.6
3	Kira Ivanova Kira Ivanova Kira Valentinovna Ivanova was a figure skater from the former Soviet Union whose senior international career ran from 1979 to 1988...		7.0
4	Claudia Kristofics-Binder Claudia Kristofics-Binder Claudia Kristofics-Binder is a former Austrian figure skater. She is the 1982 European Champion.-Results:-References:...		7.6
5	Priscilla Hill Priscilla Hill Priscilla Hill is an American retired competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach. She was a two-time medalist at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed twice at the World Figure Skating Championships...		8.2
6	Elizabeth Manley Elizabeth Manley Elizabeth Ann Manley, CM is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 1988 Olympic silver medalist, 1988 World silver medalist, and three-time Canadian champion.-Early life and training:...		9.0
7	Karen Wood		15.2
8	Reiko Kobayashi		17.0
9	Catarina Lindgren Catarina Lindgren Margit Catharina Lindgren is a Swedish figure skater. She is the 1981-1984 Swedish national champion. She represented Sweden at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where she placed 20th....		17.2
10	Anne-Sophie de Kristoffy Anne-Sophie de Kristoffy Anne-Sophie de Kristoffy is a former French figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She is the 1978-80 French champion.-Results:-References:*...		18.2
11	Claudia Leistner Claudia Leistner Claudia Leistner, married Pfrengle, is a German figure skater. She is the 1989 European Champion.-Biography:She was initially a roller-skater but later took up ice-skating...		21.0
12	Paivi Nieminen		23.0

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Carol Fox / Richard Dalley Richard Dalley Richard Dalley was an American ice dancer. Nicknamed "Beanie", he is from the Detroit, Michigan area. He competed in ice dance with Carol Fox at the 1984 Winter Olympics. The dance team is probably the most decorated team never to have won the US Championships....
2	Karen Barber Karen Barber Karen Barber is a British ice dancer.-Skating career:With partner Kim Spreyer, she is the 1977 World Junior silver medalist. With partner Nicky Slater, she is the 1983 European bronze medalist...  / Nicky Slater
3	Natalia Karamysheva Natalia Karamysheva Natalja Germanovna Karamyševa is a former Soviet ice dancer who works as a coach and choreographer. With partner Rostislav Sinicyn, she was the 1978 and 1980 Soviet national champion. They placed 5th at the 1979 European Figure Skating Championships and 7th at the 1980 World Figure Skating...  / Rostislav Sinitsyn Rostislav Sinitsyn Rostislav Sinicyn is an ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he works as a coach and choreographer and was naturalized as a Czech citizen....
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6	Kelly Johnson Kelly Johnson (figure skater) Kelly Johnson is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Kris Barber, she is the 1981 & 1982 Canadian silver medalist and 1978 World junior silver medalist. With partner John Thomas, she placed 12th at the 1984 Winter Olympics.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level-References:*...  / Kris Barber Kris Barber Kris Barber is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Kelly Johnson, he is the 1981 & 1982 Canadian silver medalist, the 1978 World junior silver medalist, and the 1979 World junior bronze medalist.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level...
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9	Tracey Michael / Kerry Spong
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Reference

• Skate Canada Results