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{{Infobox Figure Skating Competition
| title = 1997 Skate America
| image = 
| imagesize = 
| caption = 
| comptype = [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Champions Series]]
| startdate = October 23
| enddate = 25
| skatingseason = 1997–98
| location = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]
| host = [[U.S. Figure Skating]]
| venue = [[Joe Louis Arena]]
| prizemoney = 
| championmen = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Eldredge]]
| championladies = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michelle Kwan]]
| championpairs = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Marina Eltsova]] / [[Andrey Bushkov]]
| championdance = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Elizabeth Punsalan]] / [[Jerod Swallow]]
| previouscomp = [[1996 Skate America]]
| nextcomp = [[1998 Skate America]]
| previousgp = 
| nextgp = [[1997 Nations Cup]]
}}

The '''1997 [[Skate America]]''' was the first event of six in the 1997–98 [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|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 [[Single skating|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.

==Results==
===Men===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Name
! Nation
! TFP
! SP
! FS
|- bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | '''1'''
| [[Todd Eldredge]] || {{USA}} || 1.5 || 1 || 1
|- bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | '''2'''
| [[Evgeni Plushenko]] || {{RUS}} || 3.0 || 2 || 2
|- bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | '''3'''
| [[Alexander Abt]] || {{RUS}} || 5.0 || 4 || 3
|-
! 4
| [[Scott Davis (figure skater)|Scott Davis]] || {{USA}} || 6.5 || 5 || 4
|-
! 5
| [[Viacheslav Zagorodniuk]] || {{UKR}} || 8.5 || 3 || 7
|-
! 6
| [[Evgeny Pliuta]] || {{UKR}} || 10.5 || 11 || 5
|-
! 7
| [[Takeshi Honda]] || {{JPN}} || 10.5 || 9 || 6
|-
! 8
| [[Jayson Dénommée]] || {{CAN}} || 11.0 || 6 || 8
|-
! 9
| [[Michael Chack]] || {{USA}} || 14.0 || 10 || 9
|-
! 10
| Jens ter Laak || {{GER}} || 14.5 || 7 || 11
|-
! 11
| [[Gabriel Monnier]] || {{FRA}} || 16.0 || 12 || 10
|-
! 12
| [[Stanick Jeannette]] || {{FRA}} || 16.0 || 8 || 12
|}

===Ladies===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Name
! Nation
! TFP
! SP
! FS
|- bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | '''1'''
| [[Michelle Kwan]] || {{USA}} || 1.5 || 1 || 1
|- bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | '''2'''
| [[Tara Lipinski]] || {{USA}} || 3.0 || 2 || 2
|- bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | '''3'''
| [[Elena Sokolova]] || {{RUS}} || 6.0 || 6 || 3
|-
! 4
| [[Angela Nikodinov]] || {{USA}} || 6.0 || 4 || 4
|-
! 5
| [[Yulia Lavrenchuk]] || {{UKR}} || 6.5 || 3 || 5
|-
! 6
| [[Julia Lautowa]] || {{AUT}} || 8.5 || 5 || 6
|-
! 7
| [[Yuka Kanazawa]] || {{JPN}} || 11.0 || 8 || 7
|-
! 8
| Fanny Cagnard || {{FRA}} || 13.0 || 10 || 8
|-
! 9
| [[Angela Derochie]] || {{CAN}} || 13.5 || 9 || 9
|-
! 10
| [[Tony Bombardieri]] || {{ITA}} || 13.5 || 7 || 10
|-
! 11
| [[Franziska Guenther]] || {{GER}} || 16.5 || 11 || 11
|}

===Pairs===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Name
! Nation
! TFP
! SP
! FS
|- bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | '''1'''
| [[Marina Eltsova]] / [[Andrey Bushkov]] || {{RUS}} || 1.5 || 1 || 1
|- bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | '''2'''
| [[Kyoko Ina]] / [[Jason Dungjen]] || {{USA}} || 3.5 || 3 || 2
|- bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | '''3'''
| [[Evgenia Shishkova]] / [[Vadim Naumov]] || {{RUS}} || 4.0 || 2 || 3
|-
! 4
| [[Michelle Menzies]] / [[Jean-Michel Bombardier]] || {{CAN}} || 6.5 || 5 || 4
|-
! 5
| [[Mariana Khalturina]] / [[Andrey Kroukov]] || {{KAZ}} || 8.0 || 4 || 6
|-
! 6
| [[Danielle Hartsell]] / [[Steven Hartsell]] || {{USA}} || 8.5 || 7 || 5
|-
! 7
| [[Shelby Lyons]] / [[Brian Wells (figure skater)|Brian Wells]] || {{USA}} || 10.0 || 6 || 7
|-
! 8
| [[Oľga Beständigová]] / [[Josev Bestandig]] || {{SVK}} || 12.0 || 8 || 8
|}

===Ice dancing===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Name
! Nation
! TFP
! CD
! OD
! FD
|- bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | '''1'''
| [[Elizabeth Punsalan]] / [[Jerod Swallow]] || {{USA}} || 2.0 || 1 || 1 || 1
|- bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | '''2'''
| [[Barbara Fusar-Poli]] / [[Maurizio Margaglio]] || {{ITA}} || 4.0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|- bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | '''3'''
| [[Anna Semenovich]] / [[Vladimir Fedorov]] || {{RUS}} || 7.0 || 4 || 4 || 3
|-
! 4
| [[Kateřina Mrázová (figure skater)|Kateřina Mrázová]] / [[Martin Šimeček]] || {{CZE}} || 7.0 || 3 || 3 || 4
|-
! 5
| [[Dominique Deniaud]] / [[Martial Jaffredo]] || {{FRA}} || 10.6 || 5 || 6 || 5
|-
! 6
| [[Naomi Lang]] / [[Peter Tchernyshev]] || {{USA}} || 11.4 || 6 || 5 || 6
|-
! 7
| [[Megan Wing]] / [[Aaron Lowe]] || {{CAN}} || 14.0 || 7 || 7 || 7
|-
! 8
| [[Šárka Vondrková]] / [[Lukáš Král]] || {{CZE}} || 16.0 || 8 || 8 || 8
|}

==References==
* https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/26/sports/figure-skating-eldredge-overcomes-injury-to-win-kwan-beats-lipinski.html
* https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-10-26-9710260146-story,amp.html

==External links==
* [http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_details.asp?id=24602 1997 Skate America]

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