Artistic roller skating at the 1981 World Games
The artistic roller skating events of World Games I were held on July 27–30, 1981, at Cal Skate Roller Rink in Milpitas, California, in the United States. These were the first World Games, an international quadrennial multi-sport event, and were hosted by the city of Santa Clara.
Medalists
Sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Singles |  Mike Glatz (USA)
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Rick Elsworth (USA)
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 Michele Biserni (ITA)
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| Women | |||
| Singles | Anna Conklin (USA)
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Elena Bonati (ITA)
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Tina Kneisley (USA)
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| Mixed | |||
| Pairs | Tina Kneisley Paul Price (USA) |
Ann Green Rick Elsworth (USA) |
 Sylvia GingrasGuy Aubin (CAN) |
| Dance couples | Holly Valente William Richardson (USA) |
Cindy Smith Mark Howard (USA) |
 Kim GeogheganEamon Geoghegan (GBR) |
Details
Men’s singles
Short program
1. Mark Glatz, USA 2. Rick Elsworth, USA 3. Michele Biserni, Italy 4. Paul Irving, Australia 5. Ivan Ragazzi, Italy 6. Pierre Adjoury, Canada 7. James Beaton, England 8. Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Colombia
After free skate
Gold, Mike Glatz, USA. Silver, Rick Elsworth, USA. Bronze, Michele Biserni, Italy
Women’s singles
Short program
1. Elene Bonati, Italy 2. Anna Conklin, USA 3. Tina Kneisley, USA 4. Kathleen O’Brien Di Felice, USA 5. Daniela Marinelli, Italy 6. Irene Bates, New Zealand 7. Barbara Pennington, Canada
After free skate
Gold, Anna Conklin, USA. Silver, Elena Bonati, Italy. Bronze, Tina Kneisley, USA
Dance couples
Compulsory dances
1. Bill Richardson–Holly Valenti, USA 2. Mark Howard–Cindy Smith, USA 3. Eamon Geoghegan–Kim Geoghegan, Britain 4. Jim Crouch–Sherrie McCumber, Canada 5. Gianni Galetti–Azzurra Nascetti, Spain 6. Gary Irving–Tracy Ferris, Australia
After free dance
Gold, Bill Richardson–Holly Valenti, USA. Silver, Mark Howard–Cindy Smith, USA. Bronze, Eamon Geoghegan–Kim Geoghegan, Britain.
Pairs
Short program
1. Paul Price–Tina Kneisley, USA 2. Rick Elsworth–Ann Marie Green, USA 3. Guy Aubin–Sylvia Gingras, Canada 4. Michael Hanrahan–Louise Hawdon, Australia; Guglielmo Pistocchi–Sylvia Meco, Italy, no placing, Pistocchi fell
After free skate
Gold, Paul Price–Tina Kneisley, USA. Silver, Rick Elsworth–Ann Marie Green, USA. Bronze, Guy Aubin–Sylvia Gingras, Canada.
Gallery
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Artistic skating ladies singles gold, silver and bronze medalists (l to r) Anna Conklin (USA), Elena Bonati (ITA) and Tina Kneisley (USA) acknowledge the crowd at the medal ceremony. -
Artistic roller skating pairs gold medalists, Tina Kneisley and Paul Price (USA) -
Sylvia Gingras and Guy Aubin (CAN), bronze medalists in pairs artistic roller skating at the 1981 World Games -
World Games I Pairs Artistic Skating medalists after podium ceremony, July 1981 -
World Games I Pairs Artistic Skating medals podium, July 1981 -
World Games I Ladies Artistic Skating medals podium, July 1981
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References
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- ^ SARGIS, JOE (July 31, 1981). "It's a long way from Olympic ice hockey to..." United Press International.
- ^ "Santa Clara, USA 1981 Calendar & Results". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ^ "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ^ "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 29, 1981. p. 10D.
- ^ "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 31, 1981. p. 10E.
- ^ "Skating's big wheels compete in games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 24, 1981. p. 7E.
- ^ "U.S. pair takes lead in skating". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 29, 1981. p. 1D.
- ^ "U.S. roller skaters take early lead". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 29, 1981. p. 9D.