1979 Skate America

1979 Skate America
Season:	1979-1980
Location:	Lake Placid, New York
Champions
Men's singles: Scott Hamilton
Ladies' singles: Lisa-Marie Allen
Pair skating: Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach
Ice dancing: Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay
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The 1979 Skate America (officially called Norton Skate) was the Skate America competition of the 1979-80 figure skating season. It was the inaugural event and was organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

In 1979, Skate America was held in Lake Placid, New York.

Results

Men

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

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Lisa-Marie Allen	United States
2	Susanna Driano	Italy
3	Sandy Lenz	United States
...

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach	East Germany
2	Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers	United States
3	Vicki Heasley / Robert Wagenhoffer	United States
...

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay	Hungary
2	Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin	Soviet Union
3	Lorna Wighton / John Dowding	Canada
...

References

• medalists from Skate America article