The 1997 Skate America was the first event of six in the 1997–98 ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on October 23–25. 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. The compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz.

1997 Skate America
Type:Champions Series
Date:October 23 – 25
Season:1997–98
Location:Detroit, Michigan
Host:U.S. Figure Skating
Venue:Joe Louis Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Todd Eldredge
Ladies' singles:
United States Michelle Kwan
Pairs:
Russia Marina Eltsova / Andrey Bushkov
Ice dance:
United States Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow
Navigation
Previous:
1996 Skate America
Next:
1998 Skate America
Next GP:
1997 Nations Cup

Results

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Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Todd Eldredge   United States 1.5 1 1
2 Evgeni Plushenko   Russia 3.0 2 2
3 Alexander Abt   Russia 5.0 4 3
4 Scott Davis   United States 6.5 5 4
5 Viacheslav Zagorodniuk   Ukraine 8.5 3 7
6 Evgeny Pliuta   Ukraine 10.5 11 5
7 Takeshi Honda   Japan 10.5 9 6
8 Jayson Dénommée   Canada 11.0 6 8
9 Michael Chack   United States 14.0 10 9
10 Jens ter Laak   Germany 14.5 7 11
11 Gabriel Monnier   France 16.0 12 10
12 Stanick Jeannette   France 16.0 8 12

Ladies

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Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Michelle Kwan   United States 1.5 1 1
2 Tara Lipinski   United States 3.0 2 2
3 Elena Sokolova   Russia 6.0 6 3
4 Angela Nikodinov   United States 6.0 4 4
5 Yulia Lavrenchuk   Ukraine 6.5 3 5
6 Julia Lautowa   Austria 8.5 5 6
7 Yuka Kanazawa   Japan 11.0 8 7
8 Fanny Cagnard   France 13.0 10 8
9 Angela Derochie   Canada 13.5 9 9
10 Tony Bombardieri   Italy 13.5 7 10
11 Franziska Guenther   Germany 16.5 11 11

Pairs

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Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Marina Eltsova / Andrey Bushkov   Russia 1.5 1 1
2 Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen   United States 3.5 3 2
3 Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov   Russia 4.0 2 3
4 Michelle Menzies / Jean-Michel Bombardier   Canada 6.5 5 4
5 Mariana Khalturina / Andrey Kroukov   Kazakhstan 8.0 4 6
6 Danielle Hartsell / Steven Hartsell   United States 8.5 7 5
7 Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells   United States 10.0 6 7
8 Oľga Beständigová / Josev Bestandig   Slovakia 12.0 8 8

Ice dancing

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Rank Name Nation TFP CD OD FD
1 Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow   United States 2.0 1 1 1
2 Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio   Italy 4.0 2 2 2
3 Anna Semenovich / Vladimir Fedorov   Russia 7.0 4 4 3
4 Kateřina Mrázová / Martin Šimeček   Czech Republic 7.0 3 3 4
5 Dominique Deniaud / Martial Jaffredo   France 10.6 5 6 5
6 Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev   United States 11.4 6 5 6
7 Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe   Canada 14.0 7 7 7
8 Šárka Vondrková / Lukáš Král   Czech Republic 16.0 8 8 8

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