The 1998 Skate America was the first event of six in the 1998–99 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on October 29 – November 1. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1998–99 Grand Prix Final.

1998 Skate America
Type:Grand Prix
Date:October 29 – November 1
Season:1998–99
Location:Detroit, Michigan
Host:U.S. Figure Skating
Venue:Joe Louis Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
Russia Alexei Yagudin
Ladies' singles:
Russia Maria Butyrskaya
Pairs:
Russia Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze
Ice dance:
France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat
Navigation
Previous:
1997 Skate America
Next:
1999 Skate America
Next GP:
1998 Skate Canada International

Results

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Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Alexei Yagudin   Russia 1.5 1 1
2 Michael Weiss   United States 3.5 3 2
3 Alexei Urmanov   Russia 5.0 4 3
4 Elvis Stojko   Canada 5.0 2 4
5 Derrick Delmore   United States 7.5 5 5
6 Laurent Tobel   France 9.0 6 6
7 Michael Hopfes   Germany 11.0 8 7
8 Yamato Tamura   Japan 11.5 7 8
9 Shepherd Clark   United States 14.5 9 10
10 Jean-Francois Hebert   Canada 15.0 12 9
11 Frédéric Dambier   France 16.0 10 11
12 Yourii Litvinov   Kazakhstan 17.5 11 12

Ladies

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Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Maria Butyrskaya   Russia 1.5 1 1
2 Elena Sokolova   Russia 3.5 3 2
3 Angela Nikodinov   United States 4.0 2 3
4 Nicole Bobek   United States 6.0 4 4
5 Tatijana Malinina   Uzbekistan 7.5 5 5
6 Anna Rechnio   Poland 9.0 6 6
7 Brittney McConn   United States 10.5 7 7
8 Jennifer Robinson   Canada 12.0 8 8
9 Shizuka Arakawa   Japan 14.5 10 9
10 Silvia Fontana   Italy 14.5 9 10

Pairs

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Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze   Russia 1.5 1 1
2 Kristy Sargeant / Kris Wirtz   Canada 3.0 2 2
3 Victoria Maksuta / Vladislav Zhovnirsky   Russia 5.0 4 3
4 Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell   United States 5.5 3 4
5 Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman   United States 8.5 7 5
6 Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis   France 8.5 5 6
7 Mariana Khalturina / Andrei Kroukov   Kazakhstan 10.0 6 7
8 Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler   United States 12.0 8 8

Ice dancing

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Rank Name Nation TFP CD OD FD
1 Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat   France 2.0 1 1 1
2 Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh   Russia 4.0 2 2 2
3 Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio   Italy 6.0 3 3 3
4 Anna Semenovich / Vladimir Fedorov   Russia 8.0 4 4 4
5 Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev   United States 10.6 5 6 5
6 Chantal Lefebvre / Michel Brunet   Canada 11.4 6 5 6
7 Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates   United States 14.0 7 7 7
8 Angelika Fuhring / Bruno Ellinger   Austria 16.0 8 8 8
9 Rie Arikawa / Kenji Miyamoto   Japan 18.0 9 9 9
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