1996 Karl Schäfer Memorial
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The 1996 Vienna Cup was the Karl Schäfer Memorial
Karl Schäfer Memorial
The Karl Schäfer Memorial is an annual elite senior-level figure skating competition held in Vienna, Austria. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The competition is named for figure skater Karl Schäfer. The competition is usually held in...

 figure skating competition
Figure skating competition
-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

 of the 1996–1997 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...

. Skaters competed 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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Men

Rank Name Nation
1 Szabolcs Vidrai
Szabolcs Vidrai
Szabolcs Vidrai is a Hungarian figure skater. His highest placement at the European Figure Skating Championships was 10th, in 1996, and his highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 10th, in 1998. He placed 13th at the 1998 Olympics.He currently works as a coach. He coached...

2 Ivan Dinev
Ivan Dinev
Ivan Dinev is a Bulgarian figure skater. He is an 11-time Bulgarian national champion and competed at 14 European Championships. He is the first Bulgarian skater to medal at a Grand Prix event, which he did at Trophée Lalique in 1999. He is also the first Bulgarian skater to land a quadruple jump...

3 Damon Allen
Damon Allen (figure skater)
Damon Allen is an American former competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach and choreographer. As a competitive skater, he won the bronze medal at the 1992 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. He currently coaches at the World Arena Ice Hall.-Results:-External links:*...

...

Ladies

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Julia Lautowa
Julia Lautowa
Julia Lautowa is a figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She was born in Russia but moved to Austria and competed for them internationally. She was briefly married to Roman Kostomarov.-Results:-Navigation:...

2.0 2 1
2 Anna Rechnio
Anna Rechnio
Anna Rechnio is a retired Polish figure skater. She is a three-time Polish national champion and competed at two Olympic Games.-Biography:Rechnio was born in Warsaw. She began skating in 1982....

2.5 1 2
3 Amber Corwin
Amber Corwin
Amber Corwin is an American figure skater. She is the 1999 Four Continents silver medalist and 2004 bronze medalist.-Biography:Corwin was born in Harbor City, California. She started skating at the age of five....

7.0 4 5
4 Karen Kwan
Karen Kwan
Karen Wingyan Kwan Oppegard is best known as the older sister of figure skater Michelle Kwan. Karen is two years older than Michelle and was an elite figure skater herself....

7.5 3 6
5 Yulia Soldatova 8.0 10 3
6 Elena Pingachev 8.0 8 4
7 Diána Póth
Diana Poth
Diana Poth is a Hungarian figure skater who has also competed for Austria. She has an Austrian mother....

10.0 6 7
8 Krisztina Czakó
Krisztina Czakó
Krisztina Czakó is a former Hungarian figure skater, competing through most of the 1990s.-Career:...

11.5 5 9
9 Astrid Hochstetter 12.5 9 8
10 Tvetelina Abrasheva 15.5 11 10
11 Lucinda Ruh
Lucinda Ruh
Lucinda Martha Ruh is a two-time Swiss national figure skating champion known for her extreme flexibility and outstanding spinning ability. On April 3, 2003, she set a world record for the most continuous spins on one foot at Chelsea Piers Sky Rink in New York City, United States...

17.5 7 14
12 Miriam Manzano
Miriam Manzano
Miriam Manzano is an Australian figure skater. She competed in ladies singles and is a six-time gold medalist at the Australian Figure Skating Championships.She began skating at age 12...

21.0 16 13
13 Silvia Fontana
Silvia Fontana
Silvia Fontana is a figure skater who represented Italy at the two Olympics. She was born on Staten Island, New York, raised in Rome, and trained during her career in Hackensack, New Jersey.-Career:...

21.5 21 11
14 Zuzana Paurova 21.5 13 15
15 Mojca Kopac
Mojca Kopac
Mojca Kopač is a Slovenian figure skater. She won the gold medal at the Slovenian Figure Skating Championships nine times between 1991 and 2004. She represented Slovenia at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where she placed 25th, at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where she placed 23rd, and at the 2002 Winter...

23.0 22 12
16 Anna Wenzel
Anna Wenzel
Anna Wenzel is an Austrian retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2001 Austrian national champion. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 18th at the 2001 European Figure Skating Championships. Her older sister Marie-Theres Wenzel also competed internationally for...

23.5 15 16
17 Martine Degenais 27.0 20 17
18 Katarina Blohonova 28.0 18 19
19 Karoline Höferova 28.0 14 21
20 Anna Ivancic 30.0 24 18
21 Ana Dimova 31.5 23 20
22 Liina-Greete Lilender 31.5 19 22
23 Angela Tuska 31.5 17 23
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