1979 Skate America
# 1979 Skate America

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

## 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 |
| 4 | Denise Biellmann | Switzerland |

### 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 |
| 4 | Zhanna Ilyina / Alexander Ulasov | Soviet Union |

### Ice dancing

| 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 |
| 5 | | |
| 6 | Carol Fox / Richard Dalley | United States |
