1996-97 Figure Skating World Championships
Updated September 13, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
World Championships
at Lausanne, Switzerland (Mar. 16–23)
| Men's | — 1. Elivs Stojko, Canada; 2. Todd Eldredge, USA; 3. Alexei Yagudin, Russia |
| Women's | — 1. Tara Lipinski, USA; 2. Michelle Kwan, USA; 3. Vanessa Gusmeroli, France |
| Pairs | — 1. Mandy Wotzel & Ingo Steuer, Germany; 2. Marina Eltsova & Andrey Bushkov, Russia; 3. Oksana Kasakova & Arthur Dmitriev, Russia |
| Ice Dance | — 1. Oksana Gritschuk & Evgeny Platov, Russia; 2. Anjelika Krylova & Oleg Ovsiannikov, Russia; 3. Shae-Lynn Bourne & Victor Kraatz, Canada |
U.S. Championships
at Nashville, Tenn. (Feb. 6-15)
| Men's | Todd Eldredge, Chatham, Mass. |
| Women's | Tara Lipinski, Sugarland, Texas |
| Pairs | Kyoko Ina, Guttenburg, N.Y. & Jason Dungjen, Goshin, N.Y. |
| Ice Dance | Elizabeth Punsalan, Sheffield Lake, Ohio & Jerod Swallow, Northville, Mich. |
European Championships
at Paris (Jan. 20-26)
| Men's | Alexei Urmanov, Russia |
| Women's | Irina Slutskaya, Russia |
| Pairs | Marina Eltsova & Artur Dmitriev, Russia |
| Ice Dance | Oksana Grishuk & Yevgeny Platov, Russia |
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