1996–97 Champions Series Final

1996–97 Champions Series Final Champions Series February 28 March 2, 1997 1996–97 Hamilton, Canada Copps Coliseum CAN Elvis Stojko USA Tara Lipinski GER Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer CAN Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz 1995–96 Champions Series Final 1997–98 Champions Series Final 1996 NHK Trophy The 1996–97 ISU Champions Series Final was an elite figure skating competition held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from February 28 through March 2, 1997. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The Champions Series Final was the culminating event of the ISU Champions Series, which consisted of Skate America, Skate Canada International, Nations Cup, Trophée Lalique, Cup of Russia, and NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final. Results Men Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS 1 Elvis Stojko 1.5 1 1 2 Todd Eldredge 3.5 3 2 3 Alexei Urmanov 4.0 2 3 4 Ilia Kulik 6.0 4 4 5 Alexei Yagudin 8.0 6 5 6 Dmitri Dmitrenko 8.5 5 6 Ladies Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS 1 Tara Lipinski 1.5 1 1 2 Michelle Kwan 3.5 3 2 3 Irina Slutskaya 5.0 4 3 4 Maria Butyrskaya 5.0 2 4 5 Olga Markova 7.5 5 5 6 Tonia Kwiatkowski 9.0 6 6 Pairs Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS 1 Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer 1.5 1 1 2 Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev 3.0 2 2 3 Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov 4.5 3 3 WD Jenni Meno / Todd Sand 4 WD Ice dancing Rank Name Nation TFP CD OD FD 1 Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz 2.6 1 2 1 2 Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov 3.4 2 1 2 3 Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat 6.0 3 3 3 4 Irina Romanova / Igor Yaroshenko 9.0 5 5 4 5 Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh 9.0 4 4 5 External links Ice Skating International Online https://web.archive.org/web/20140812195527/http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/archive/results/champ97.htm 2014-08-12 Category:1997 in figure skating Category:Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final