The 1995 Skate America was the Skate America

Skate America

Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...

 Grand Prix competition of the 1995–1996 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...

. It was the first event of five in the 1995–1996 ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the 1995–1996 Champions Series Final

1995–1996 Champions Series Final

The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition. Its name is often abbreviated "Grand Prix Final". Skaters compete in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....

. The event was organized by the United States Figure Skating Association

United States Figure Skating Association

U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating on ice in the United States. It is recognized as such by the United States Olympic Committee "USOC" under the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act and is the United States member of the International Skating...

. 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...

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, 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....

.

In 1995, Skate America was held in Detroit, Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 from 17th through 22nd October.

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	FP	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Todd Eldredge Todd Eldredge Todd James Eldredge is an American figure skater. He is the 1996 World Champion and a six-time national champion .-Biography:...		1.5	1	1
2	Michael Weiss Michael Weiss (figure skater) -External links:* - Official website* - US Olympic Committee Biography...		4.5	5	2
3	Alexander Abt Alexander Abt Alexander "Sasha" Viktorovich Abt is a Russian figure skater and coach. He competed as an elite senior skater for about ten years. He placed fifth at the 2002 Winter Olympics.- Career :...		4.5	3	3
4	Viacheslav Zagorodniuk Viacheslav Zagorodniuk Viacheslav Zagorodniuk Viacheslav Zagorodniuk Viacheslav Zagorodniuk (born 11 August 1972 in Odessa, Ukraine (then USSR) is a former Ukrainian figure skater. He represented the USSR until its dissolution and then represented Ukraine. He is the 1994 World bronze medalist, 1996 European champion,...		6.0	4	4
5	Andrejs Vlascenko Andrejs Vlascenko Andrejs Vlascenko is a figure skater who competed in men's singles. Born in East Germany while his father was stationed there in the Soviet army, he returned to the Soviet Union as a child and grew up there....		7.0	2	6
6	Ilia Kulik Ilia Kulik Ilia Alexandrovich Kulik is a Russian figure skater. He is the 1998 Olympic Champion, the 1995 European Champion, the 1997–1998 Grand Prix Final champion, and the 1995 World Junior champion.- Career :...		8.0	6	5
7	Stephane Yvars		11.0	8	7
8	Aren Nielsen Aren Nielsen Aren Nielsen is an American former competitive figure skater. He is currently the Skating Director at the Atlanta IceForum, in Duluth, GA.-Competitive highlights:-Other competitive highlights:-External links:...		11.5	7	8
9	Nicholas Pétorin		13.5	9	9

Ladies

Michaell Kwan rose to first after placing third in the short program. Bobek missed all five of her triple jumps.

Rank	Name	Nation	FP	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Michelle Kwan Michelle Kwan Michelle Wingshan Kwan is an American figure skater. She is a two-time Olympic medalist, a five-time World champion and a nine-time U.S...		2.5	3	1
2	Lu Chen Chen Lu Chen Lu is a Chinese figure skater. She is the 1994 and 1998 Olympic bronze medalist and the 1995 World Champion. Chen won the first ever Olympic medal in figure skating for China.- Amateur career :...		3.0	1	2
3	Irina Slutskaya		4.0	2	3
4	Surya Bonaly Surya Bonaly Surya Bonaly is a French professional figure skater. She is a three-time World Championship silver medalist, a five-time European Champion, the 1991 World Junior Champion and a nine-time French National Champion.-Career:...		6.5	5	4
5	Tonia Kwiatkowski Tonia Kwiatkowski Tonia Kwiatkowski is an American figure skater and coach. She is the 1996 United States silver medalist and a three-time World team member, twice finishing in the top ten at the World Championships. She competed in 13 U.S. National Championships. Carol Heiss Jenkins and Glyn Watts were her longtime...		8.0	6	5
6	Nicole Bobek Nicole Bobek Nicole Bobek is an American figure skater. She is the 1995 U.S. Champion and World bronze medalist.-Biography:An only child, Bobek was raised by her Czech mother, Jana, and her friend Joyce Barron...		8.0	4	6
7	Elena Liashenko Elena Liashenko Elena Liashenko is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is the 2004 European silver medalist and 1995 and 2005 bronze medalist. She is also 4-time Olympic team member of Ukraine.- Biography :...		10.5	7	7
8	Rena Inoue Rena Inoue is an American pair skater. With partner John Baldwin, she is the 2004 and 2006 U.S. National Champion. Inoue previously competed for Japan as both a single skater and pair skater. Inoue and Baldwin are the first skaters to perform a throw triple axel in competition.-Personal life:Rena Inoue was...		12.0	8	8
9	Clare Kelly		13.5	9	9

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	FP	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Marina Eltsova Marina Eltsova Marina Alexeevna Eltsova is a Russian pair skater. She represented the Soviet Union until its fall, and, after that, Russia. With partner Andrei Bushkov, she won the 1996 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1993 and 1997 European Figure Skating Championships...  / Andrei Bushkov Andrei Bushkov Andrei Vasilievich Bushkov is a Russian pair skater. He represented the Soviet Union until its fall, and, after that, Russia. With partner Marina Eltsova, he won the 1996 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1993 and 1997 European Figure Skating Championships...		1.5	1	1
2	Jenni Meno Jenni Meno Jenni Meno is an American pair skater. She first partnered with Scott Wendland and won two medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. She began skating with her future husband Todd Sand in April 1992...  / Todd Sand Todd Sand Todd Sand is an American pairs skater. He currently skates professionally with wife Jenni Meno.-Life and career:Sand was born in Burbank, California. He has dual American and Danish citizenship and early in his career, he represented Denmark as a single skater...		3.0	2	2
3	Elena Berezhnaya / Oleg Shliakhov Oleg Shliakhov Oleg Shliakhov is a Latvian pair skater. He competed with Elena Berezhnaya from 1992 to 1996. They enjoyed some success, placing eighth at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Their partnership ended after a side-by-side camel spin went bad and Shliakhov's blade cut into Berezhnaya's head...		4.5	3	3
4	Kyoko Ina Kyoko Ina is a Japanese-American figure skater. With partner John Zimmerman, she is a three-time U.S. national champion and 2002 Olympian. With partner Jason Dungjen, she was a two-time U.S. Champion and a 1994 & 1998 Olympian.- Life and career :...  / Jason Dungjen Jason Dungjen Jason Dungjen is an American retired pair skater who was a two-time U.S. national champion. He is currently a skating coach....		6.5	5	4
5	Oksana Kazakova Oksana Kazakova Oksana Borisovna Kazakova is a retired Russian pair skater. With partner Artur Dmitriev, she is the 1998 Olympic champion and 1996 European Champion.-Biography:Kazakova began skating at age 4....  / Artur Dmitriev Artur Dmitriev Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev is a Ukrainian-born Russian pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. He is a two-time Olympic Champion with Natalia Mishkutenok and Oksana Kazakova in 1992 and 1998 respectively, and also won Olympic silver in 1994...		7.0	4	5
6	Kristy Sargeant Kristy Sargeant Kristy Sargeant-Wirtz is a Canadian pair skater. She competed with Kris Wirtz in the Winter Olympics twice. She previously partnered with Colin Epp....  / Kris Wirtz Kris Wirtz Kris Wirtz is a Canadian pair skater from Marathon, Ontario. He competed with Kristy Sargeant in the Winter Olympics twice. He previously partnered Sherry Ball at the 1992 Olympics. Over the years, he also competed in Canadian skating championships in singles, dance, and fours.He and Sargeant were...		9.5	7	6
7	Elena Belousovskaya / Sergei Potalov		10.0	6	7

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	FP	CD	OD Original dance The original dance was a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance. Until 1994, it was known as the original set pattern dance...	FD Free dance (figure skating) The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:...
1	Pasha Grishuk / Evgeni Platov		2.0	1	1	1
2	Anjelika Krylova Anjelika Krylova Anjelika Alexeevna Krylova is a Russian retired ice dancer. With partner Oleg Ovsyannikov, she is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time World champion. She currently works as a coach and choreographer in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan....  / Oleg Ovsiannikov		4.0	2	2	2
3	Rene Roca / Gorsha Sur Gorsha Sur Georgi 'Gorsha' Sur is a former ice dancer who represented the United States and the Soviet Union. With Svetlana Liapina for the Soviet Union, he is a two-time World Junior medalist. With Renée Roca for the U.S., he is a two-time U.S...		6.0	3	3	3
4	Elizaveta Stekolnikova Elizaveta Stekolnikova Elizaveta Stekolnikova is an ice dancer who competed internationally for Kazakhstan. With partner Dmitri Kazarlyga, she is the 1995 Winter Universiade bronze medalist and 1996 Asian Winter Games champion. They placed 18th at the 1994 Winter Olympics and 22nd at the 1998 Winter Olympics...  / Dmitri Kazarlyga Dmitri Kazarlyga Dmitri Kazarlyga is an ice dancer who competed internationally for Kazakhstan. With partner Elizaveta Stekolnikova, he is the 1995 Winter Universiade bronze medalist and 1996 Asian Winter Games champion. They placed 18th at the 1994 Winter Olympics and 22nd at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Their...		8.0	4	4	4
5	Kateřina Mrázová Katerina Mrázová Kateřina Mrázová is a Czech retired competitive ice dancer. With partner Martin Šimeček, she is a multiple Czech national champion. They placed 10th at the 1992 Winter Olympics , 8th at the 1994 Winter Olympics, and 13th at the 1998 Winter Olympics...  / Martin Šimeček Martin Šimecek Martin Šimeček is a Czech retired competitive ice dancer. With partner Kateřina Mrázová, he is a multiple Czech national champion. They placed 10th at the 1992 Winter Olympics , 8th at the 1994 Winter Olympics, and 13th at the 1998 Winter Olympics...		10.0	5	5	5
6	Barbara Piton / Alexandre Piton		12.0	6	6	6
7	Kati Winkler Kati Winkler Kati Winkler Kati Winkler Kati Winkler (born January 16, 1974 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz) is a German ice dancer. With partner René Lohse, she is the 2004 World bronze medalist.- Biography :...  / René Lohse René Lohse René Lohse is a German ice dancer. With partner Kati Winkler, he is the 2004 World bronze medalist.- Biography :...		15.0	8	8	7
8	Elena Grushina Elena Grushina Elena Eduardovna Grushina is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With partner Ruslan Goncharov, she is the 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, 2005 World bronze medalist, and two-time European silver medalist.- Career :...  / Ruslan Goncharov Ruslan Goncharov Ruslan Nikolaevich Goncharov is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With partner Elena Grushina, he is the 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, 2005 World bronze medalist, and two-time European silver medalist.- Career :...		15.0	7	7	8
9	Janet Emerson / Steve Kavanagh Steve Kavanagh Steve Kavanagh was a Canadian figure skater who competed in ice dance. With partner Janet Emerson, he won the bronze medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1995 and 1996. He later went on to compete with another partner, Christine Fuller.-References:...		18.0	9	9	9
10	Tamara Kuchiki / Neale Smull		20.0	10	10	10

External links

• 1995 Champions Series Results