1979 Skate America

1979 Skate America File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-U0922-0016, Jan Hoffmann.jpg 1979–80 Lake Placid, New York U.S. Figure Skating Olympic Center Arena USA Scott Hamilton USA Lisa-Marie Allen GDR Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach HUN Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay 1981 Skate America The 1979 Skate America (officially called Norton Skate) was held in Lake Placid, New York. This was the inaugural event. It was the test event for the upcoming 1980 Winter Olympics. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Results Men Rank Name Nation 1 Scott Hamilton 2 Scott Cramer 3 Jan Hoffmann ... Ladies Rank Name Nation 1 Lisa-Marie Allen 2 Susanna Driano 3 Sandy Lenz 4 Denise BiellmannSwitzerland 14px Pairs Rank Name Nation 1 Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach 2 Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers 3 Vicki Heasley / Robert Wagenhoffer 4 Zhanna Ilyina / Alexander UlasovSoviet Union Ice dancing Rank Name Nation 1 Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay 2 Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin 3 Lorna Wighton / John Dowding 4 Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert 5 6 Carol Fox / Richard Dalley ... References https://www.baltimoresun.com/2009/11/10/stars-remember-how-skate-america-began/ Stars remember how Skate America began Candus Thomson Baltimore Sun November 10, 2009 live https://web.archive.org/web/20140312012449/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2009-11-10/sports/bal-sp.skateamerica10nov10_1_better-known-women-olympic-field-house-miracle-on-ice-olympic March 12, 2014 Skate America, 1979 Category:Skate America Norton Skate