The 1997 Nations Cup was the second event of six in the 1997–98 ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Gelsenkirchen on October 30 – November 2. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1997–98 Champions Series Final.
| 1997 Nations Cup | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Champions Series |
| Date: | October 30 – November 2 |
| Season: | 1997–98 |
| Location: | Gelsenkirchen |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Elvis Stojko | |
Ladies' singles:  Tanja Szewczenko | |
| Pairs: Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer | |
Ice dance:  Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsiannikov | |
| Previous: 1996 Nations Cup | |
| Next: 1998 Sparkassen Cup on Ice | |
| Previous GP: 1997 Skate America | |
| Next GP: 1997 Skate Canada International | |
Results
editMen
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvis Stojko | Canada |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Igor Pashkevich |  Azerbaijan |
4.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Alexander Abt | Russia |
5.5 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Philippe Candeloro |  France |
7.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Michael Weiss |  United States |
7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Dmitri Dmitrenko |  Ukraine |
7.5 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Andrejs Vlascenko | Germany |
11.0 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Szabolcs Vidrai |  Hungary |
12.5 | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Steven Cousins |  United Kingdom |
13.0 | 10 | 8 |
| 10 | Michael Hopfes | Germany |
14.5 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Sven Meyer | Germany |
16.5 | 11 | 11 |
Ladies
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanja Szewczenko | Germany |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Irina Slutskaya | Russia |
4.5 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Elena Liashenko | Ukraine |
4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Szusanna Szwed |  Poland |
5.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Krisztina Czakó | Hungary |
7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Julia Vorobieva | Azerbaijan |
9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Shizuka Arakawa |  Japan |
11.0 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Eva-Maria Fitze | Germany |
13.0 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | Jennifer Robinson | Canada |
13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Sydne Vogel | United States |
14.5 | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | Laëtitia Hubert | France |
15.5 | 11 | 10 |
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer | Germany |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | Russia |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Evgenia Filonenko / Igor Marchenko | Ukraine |
5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Peggy Schwarz / Mirko Müller | Germany |
5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon / Luc Bradet | Canada |
8.0 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Maria Petrova / Teimuraz Pulin | Russia |
9.0 | 5 | 6 |
| WD | Line Haddad / Sylvain Privé | France |
7 |
Ice dancing
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsiannikov | Russia |
2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat | France |
4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Irina Romanova / Igor Yaroshenko | Ukraine |
6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Tatiana Navka / Nikolai Morozov |  Belarus |
8.6 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Kati Winkler / René Lohse | Germany |
9.4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Diane Gerencser / Pasquale Camerlengo |  Italy |
12.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhanovsky |  Israel |
14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Chantal Lefebvre / Michel Brunet | Canada |
16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates | United States |
18.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Aya Kawai / Hiroshi Tanaka | Japan |
20.6 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Stephanie Rauer / Thomas Rauer | Germany |
21.4 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
External links
edit- 1997 Nations Cup Archived 2009-05-31 at the Wayback Machine