The 1979 Skate America (officially called Norton Skate) was held in Lake Placid, New York. This was the inaugural event. It was the test event for the upcoming 1980 Winter Olympics. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Results Men Rank Name Nation 1 Scott Hamilton 2 Scott Cramer 3 Jan Hoffmann ...
Ladies Rank Name Nation 1 Lisa-Marie Allen 2 Susanna Driano 3 Sandy Lenz 4 Denise Biellmann
Pairs Rank Name Nation 1 Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach 2 Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers 3 Vicki Heasley / Robert Wagenhoffer 4 Zhanna Ilyina / Alexander Ulasov
Ice dancing Rank Name Nation 1 Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay 2 Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin 3 Lorna Wighton / John Dowding 4 Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert 5 6 Carol Fox / Richard Dalley ...
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