The 1995
Skate America
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was the first event of five in the 1995–96
ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the
Cobo Arena in
Detroit
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,
Michigan
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on October 17–22. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of
men's singles, ladies' singles,
pair skating
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, and
ice dancing. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the
1995–96 Champions Series Final.
Results
Men
Ladies
Michelle Kwan rose to first after placing third in the short program. Bobek missed all five of her triple jumps.
Pairs
Ice dancing
References
External links
1995–96 Champions Series results
{{1995–96 in figure skating
Skate America, 1995
Skate America
Skate America
Skate America is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by U.S. Figure Skating. The first Skate America was in held in 1979 in Lake Placid, New York, as a test event fo ...