The 1999 Skate America was the first event of six in the 1999–2000 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado on October 27–31. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1999–2000 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Viennese Waltz.

1999 Skate America
Type:Grand Prix
Date:October 27 – 31
Season:1999–2000
Location:Colorado Springs, Colorado
Host:U.S. Figure Skating
Venue:World Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
Russia Alexei Yagudin
Ladies' singles:
United States Michelle Kwan
Pairs:
Canada Jamie Salé / David Pelletier
Ice dance:
Italy Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio
Navigation
Previous:
1998 Skate America
Next:
2000 Skate America
Next GP:
1999 Skate Canada International

Results

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Timothy Goebel made history by becoming the first person to land three quadruple jumps in one program. In the men's free skating, he landed a quad salchow, a quad toe loop in combination, and a quad toe loop as a solo jump.[1]

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Alexei Yagudin   Russia 1.5 1 1
2 Timothy Goebel   United States 3.5 3 2
3 Elvis Stojko   Canada 5.0 4 3
4 Michael Weiss   United States 5.0 2 4
5 Matthew Savoie   United States 7.5 5 5
6 Alexander Abt   Russia 9.5 7 6
7 Anthony Liu   Australia 10.0 6 7
8 Stanick Jeannette   France 12.5 9 8
9 Michael Hopfes   Germany 15.0 12 9
10 Thierry Cerez   France 15.5 11 10
11 Yosuke Takeuchi   Japan 16.0 10 11
12 Szabolcs Vidrai   Hungary 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 Julia Soldatova   Russia 4.0 4 2
3 Elena Sokolova   Russia 4.5 3 3
4 Sarah Hughes   United States 5.0 2 4
5 Júlia Sebestyén   Hungary 9.0 8 5
6 Alisa Drei   Finland 9.0 6 6
7 Angela Nikodinov   United States 9.5 5 7
8 Yuka Kanazawa   Japan 12.5 9 8
9 Julia Lautowa   Austria 13.5 7 10
10 Nadine Gosselin   Canada 14.0 10 9
11 Dorothee Derroitte   Belgium 16.5 11 11

Pairs

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Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Jamie Salé / David Pelletier   Canada 1.5 1 1
2 Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis   France 3.5 3 2
3 Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze   Russia 5.0 4 3
4 Peggy Schwarz / Mirko Müller   Germany 5.0 2 4
5 Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman   United States 7.5 5 5
6 Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn   United States 9.5 7 6
7 Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin   Russia 11.0 8 7
8 Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell   United States 11.0 6 8

Ice dancing

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Rank Name Nation TFP CD OD FD
1 Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio   Italy 3.0 2 2 1
2 Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh   Russia 3.0 1 1 2
3 Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev   United States 6.4 4 3 3
4 Kati Winkler / René Lohse   Germany 7.6 3 4 4
5 Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek   United States 10.0 5 5 5
6 Josée Piché / Pascal Denis   Canada 12.0 6 6 6
7 Kornélia Bárány / András Rosnik   Hungary 14.0 7 7 7
8 Nozomi Watanabe / Akiyuki Kido   Japan 16.0 8 8 8

References

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  1. ^ "The quad: Skating's evolution is for more revolution". CBS Sports. December 2, 1999. Archived from the original on October 31, 2000. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
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