The 1981 Skate America was held in Lake Placid, New York. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

1981 Skate America
Season:1981–82
Location:Lake Placid, New York
Host:U.S. Figure Skating
Venue:Olympic Center Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Scott Hamilton
Ladies' singles:
United States Vikki de Vries
Pairs:
Canada Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini
Ice dance:
United States Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert
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Results

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Rank Name Nation
1 Scott Hamilton   United States
2 Robert Wagenhoffer   United States
3 Brian Boitano   United States
4 Rudi Cerne   West Germany
5 Konstantin Kokora   Soviet Union
6 Gary Beacom   Canada
7 Grzegorz Filipowski   Poland
8 Gordon Forbes   Canada
w/d Brian Pockar   Canada

Ladies

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Rank Name Nation
1 Vikki de Vries   United States
2 Elaine Zayak   United States
3 Claudia Kristofics-Binder   Austria
4 Rosalynn Sumners   United States
5 Kay Thomson   Canada
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11 Kerry Smith   Canada
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Pairs

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Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini   Canada
2 Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers   United States 1
3 Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev   Soviet Union
4 Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver   United States
5 Maria DiDomenico / Burt Lancon   United States
6 Katherina Matousek / Eric Thomsen   Canada

Ice dancing

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Rank Name Nation
1 Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert   United States
2 Elena Garanina / Igor Zavozin   Soviet Union
4 Karen Barber / Nicky Slater   United Kingdom
3 Elisa Spitz / Scott Gregory   United States
5 Nathalie Hervé / Pierre Béchu   France
6 Joanne French / John Thomas   Canada
7 Nancy Berghoff / James Bower   United States
8 Donna Martini / John Coyne   Canada
9 Yumiko Kage / Yoshitaka Nakajima   Japan
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