1997 Cup of Russia
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| 1997 Cup of Russia | |
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| Type: | Champions Series |
| Date: | November 19 – 23 |
| Season: | 1997–98 |
| Location: | Saint Petersburg |
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Men's singles: Alexei Yagudin |
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| Ladies' singles: Irina Slutskaya |
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| Pair skating: Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov |
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| Ice dancing: Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsiannikov |
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The 1997 Cup of Russia was the Cup of Russia competition of the 1997–98 figure skating season. It was the sixth event of six of the 1997–98 ISU Champions Series. Elite senior-level figure skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
In 1997, the Cup of Russia was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia from November 19 through 23rd. Skaters who placed high enough in this competition earned points towards competing in the 1997–98 Champions Series Final.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Fact. Places | SP | FS |
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| 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 | Fact. Places | 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 | Fact. Places | SP | FS |
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| 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 | Fact. Places | CD | OD | FD |
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| 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 |
