1997 Cup of Russia
| 1997 Cup of Russia | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Champions Series |
| Date: | November 19 – 23 |
| Season: | 1997–98 |
| Location: | Saint Petersburg |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Alexei Yagudin | |
| Ladies' singles: Irina Slutskaya | |
| Pairs: Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov | |
| Ice dance: Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsiannikov | |
| Previous: 1996 Cup of Russia | |
| Next: 1998 Cup of Russia | |
| Previous GP: 1998 Trophée Lalique | |
| Next GP: 1997–98 Champions Series Final | |
The 1997 Cup of Russia was the sixth event of six in the 1997–98 ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Saint Petersburg on November 19–23. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1997–98 Champions Series Final.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexei Yagudin | Russia |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Evgeni Plushenko | Russia |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Viacheslav Zagorodniuk |  Ukraine |
4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Weiss |  United States |
6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Szabolcs Vidrai |  Hungary |
8.0 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Laurent Tobel |  France |
7.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Ruslan Novoseltsev | Russia |
11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Jens ter Laak |  Germany |
12.5 | 11 | 7 |
| 9 | Cornel Gheorghe |  Romania |
13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Ravi Walia |  Canada |
15.0 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Michael Tyllesen |  Denmark |
16.5 | 11 | 11 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Slutskaya | Russia |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Elena Sokolova | Russia |
4.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Olga Markova | Russia |
4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Surya Bonaly | France |
5.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Anna Rechnio |  Poland |
7.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Nicole Bobek | United States |
9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Alisa Drei |  Finland |
10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Julia Lavrenchuk | Ukraine |
12.5 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | Franziska Gunter | Germany |
14.0 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Rena Inoue |  Japan |
14.0 | 8 | 10 |
| 11 | Tony Bombardieri |  Italy |
16.5 | 11 | 11 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov | Russia |
2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov | Russia |
2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon / Luc Bradet | Canada |
4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Dorota Zagórska / Mauriuz Siudek | Poland |
6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin | Russia |
7.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Naomi Grabow / Benjamin Oberman | United States |
9.0 | 6 | 6 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov | Russia |
2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh | Russia |
4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Tatiana Navka / Nikolai Morozov |  Belarus |
6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Anna Semenovich / Vladimir Fedorov | Russia |
8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates | United States |
11.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon | Canada |
11.0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Agata Błażowska / Marcin Kozubek | Poland |
14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Šárka Vondrková / Lukáš Král |  Czech Republic |
16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |