The 1998 Skate America was the first event of six in the 1998–99 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on October 29 – November 1. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1998–99 Grand Prix Final.
| 1998 Skate America | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | October 29 – November 1 |
| Season: | 1998–99 |
| Location: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Host: | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Venue: | Joe Louis Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Alexei Yagudin | |
| Ladies' singles: Maria Butyrskaya | |
| Pairs: Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | |
Ice dance:  Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat | |
| Previous: 1997 Skate America | |
| Next: 1999 Skate America | |
| Next GP: 1998 Skate Canada International | |
Results
editMen
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexei Yagudin | Russia |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Michael Weiss |  United States |
3.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Alexei Urmanov | Russia |
5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Elvis Stojko |  Canada |
5.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Derrick Delmore | United States |
7.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Laurent Tobel | France |
9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Michael Hopfes |  Germany |
11.0 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Yamato Tamura |  Japan |
11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Shepherd Clark | United States |
14.5 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Jean-Francois Hebert | Canada |
15.0 | 12 | 9 |
| 11 | Frédéric Dambier | France |
16.0 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Yourii Litvinov |  Kazakhstan |
17.5 | 11 | 12 |
Ladies
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Butyrskaya | Russia |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Elena Sokolova | Russia |
3.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Angela Nikodinov | United States |
4.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Nicole Bobek | United States |
6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Tatijana Malinina |  Uzbekistan |
7.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Anna Rechnio |  Poland |
9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Brittney McConn | United States |
10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Jennifer Robinson | Canada |
12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Shizuka Arakawa | Japan |
14.5 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Silvia Fontana |  Italy |
14.5 | 9 | 10 |
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | Russia |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kristy Sargeant / Kris Wirtz | Canada |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Victoria Maksuta / Vladislav Zhovnirsky | Russia |
5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell | United States |
5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman | United States |
8.5 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis | France |
8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Mariana Khalturina / Andrei Kroukov | Kazakhstan |
10.0 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler | United States |
12.0 | 8 | 8 |
Ice dancing
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat | France |
2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh | Russia |
4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio | Italy |
6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Anna Semenovich / Vladimir Fedorov | Russia |
8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev | United States |
10.6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Chantal Lefebvre / Michel Brunet | Canada |
11.4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates | United States |
14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Angelika Fuhring / Bruno Ellinger |  Austria |
16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Rie Arikawa / Kenji Miyamoto | Japan |
18.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |