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.[1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

1979 Skate America
Season:1979–80
Location:Lake Placid, New York
Host:U.S. Figure Skating
Venue:Olympic Center Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Scott Hamilton
Ladies' singles:
United States Lisa-Marie Allen
Pairs:
East Germany Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach
Ice dance:
Hungary Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay
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1981 Skate America

Results

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Rank Name Nation
1 Scott Hamilton   United States
2 Scott Cramer   United States
3 Jan Hoffmann   East Germany
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Ladies

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Rank Name Nation
1 Lisa-Marie Allen   United States
2 Susanna Driano   Italy
3 Sandy Lenz   United States
4 Denise Biellmann    Switzerland

Pairs

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Rank Name Nation
1 Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach   East Germany
2 Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers   United States
3 Vicki Heasley / Robert Wagenhoffer   United States
4 Zhanna Ilyina / Alexander Ulasov   Soviet Union

Ice dancing

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Rank Name Nation
1 Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay   Hungary
2 Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin   Soviet Union
3 Lorna Wighton / John Dowding   Canada
4 Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert   United States
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6 Carol Fox / Richard Dalley   United States
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References

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  1. ^ Thomson, Candus (November 10, 2009). "Stars remember how Skate America began". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014.