The 1997 Cup of Russia was the fifth event of six in the 1997–98 ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Saint Petersburg on November 19–23. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1997–98 Champions Series Final.

1997 Cup of Russia
Type:Champions Series
Date:November 19 – 23
Season:1997–98
Location:Saint Petersburg
Champions
Men's singles:
Russia Alexei Yagudin
Ladies' singles:
Russia Irina Slutskaya
Pairs:
Russia Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov
Ice dance:
Russia Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsiannikov
Navigation
Previous:
1996 Cup of Russia
Next:
1998 Cup of Russia
Previous GP:
1997 Trophée Lalique
Next GP:
1997 NHK Trophy

Results

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Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Alexei Yagudin   Russia 1.5 1 1
2 Evgeni Plushenko   Russia 3.0 2 2
3 Viacheslav Zagorodniuk   Ukraine 4.5 3 3
4 Michael Weiss   United States 6.0 4 4
5 Szabolcs Vidrai   Hungary 8.0 6 5
6 Laurent Tobel   France 7.5 5 6
7 Ruslan Novoseltsev   Russia 11.5 7 8
8 Jens ter Laak   Germany 12.5 11 7
9 Cornel Gheorghe   Romania 13.5 9 9
10 Ravi Walia   Canada 15.0 10 10
11 Michael Tyllesen   Denmark 16.5 11 11

Ladies

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Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Irina Slutskaya   Russia 1.5 1 1
2 Elena Sokolova   Russia 4.0 4 2
3 Olga Markova   Russia 4.5 3 3
4 Surya Bonaly   France 5.0 2 4
5 Anna Rechnio   Poland 7.5 5 5
6 Nicole Bobek   United States 9.0 6 6
7 Alisa Drei   Finland 10.5 7 7
8 Julia Lavrenchuk   Ukraine 12.5 9 8
9 Franziska Gunter   Germany 14.0 10 9
10 Rena Inoue   Japan 14.0 8 10
11 Tony Bombardieri   Italy 16.5 11 11

Pairs

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Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov   Russia 2.0 2 1
2 Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov   Russia 2.5 1 2
3 Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon / Luc Bradet   Canada 4.5 3 3
4 Dorota Zagórska / Mauriuz Siudek   Poland 6.0 4 4
5 Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin   Russia 7.5 5 5
6 Naomi Grabow / Benjamin Oberman   United States 9.0 6 6

Ice dancing

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Rank Name Nation TFP CD OD FD
1 Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov   Russia 2.0 1 1 1
2 Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh   Russia 4.0 2 2 2
3 Tatiana Navka / Nikolai Morozov   Belarus 6.0 3 3 3
4 Anna Semenovich / Vladimir Fedorov   Russia 8.0 4 4 4
5 Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates   United States 11.0 6 6 5
6 Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon   Canada 11.0 5 5 6
7 Agata Błażowska / Marcin Kozubek   Poland 14.0 7 7 7
8 Šárka Vondrková / Lukáš Král   Czech Republic 16.0 8 8 8
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