1988 Prize of Moscow News

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1988 Prize of Moscow News
Date:November 2 – 6
Season:1988-89
Location:Leningrad
Champions
Men's singles:
 Vladimir Petrenko (URS)
Ladies' singles:
 Tonya Harding (USA)
Pairs:
 Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev (URS)
Ice dance:
 Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko (URS)
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The 1988 Prize of Moscow News was the 23rd edition of an international figure skating competition organized in Leningrad, Soviet Union. It was held November 2–6, 1988. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating and ice dancing. Soviet skaters swept the men's podium, led by Vladimir Petrenko. American Tonya Harding won the ladies' title ahead of Natalia Lebedeva from the Soviet Union. Soviets Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev, who would medal at the European Championships later in the season, took the pairs' title ahead of their compatriots, Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov, who would end their season with the world bronze medal. Olympic silver medalists Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko won the ice dancing title for the third consecutive year.

Men[edit]

Rank Name[1] Nation
1 Vladimir Petrenko  Soviet Union
2 Yuriy Tsymbalyuk  Soviet Union
3 Alexandre Fadeev  Soviet Union
4 Doug Mattis  United States
5 Dmitri Gromov  Soviet Union
6 Andrei Torosian  Soviet Union
7 Éric Millot  France
8 Viktor Baryshevtsev  Soviet Union
9 Michael Shmerkin  Soviet Union
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11 Brent Frank  Canada

Ladies[edit]

Rank Name[1] Nation
1 Tonya Harding  United States
2 Natalia Lebedeva  Soviet Union
3 Natalia Gorbenko  Soviet Union
4 Anna Kondrashova  Soviet Union
5 Simone Koch  East Germany
6 Natalia Skrabnevskaya  Soviet Union
7 Marina Tveritinova  Soviet Union
8 Elena Taranenko  Soviet Union
9 Suda Atsuko  Japan
...
15 Angie Folk  Canada
...

Pairs[edit]

Rank Name[1] Nation
1 Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev  Soviet Union
2 Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov  Soviet Union
3 Marina Eltsova / Sergei Zaitsev  Soviet Union
4 Elena Kvitchenko / Rashid Kadyrkaev  Soviet Union
5 Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov  Soviet Union
6 Lyudmila Koblova / Andrei Kalitin  Soviet Union
7 Evgenia Chernyshova / Dmitri Sukhanov  Soviet Union
8 Michelle Menzies / Kevin Wheeler  Canada
9 Ines Müller / Ingo Steuer  East Germany
...

Ice dancing[edit]

Rank Name[1] Nation
1 Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko  Soviet Union
2 Larisa Fedorinova / Evgeni Platov  Soviet Union
3 Ilona Melnichenko / Gennadi Kaskov  Soviet Union
4 Oksana Grischuk / Alexander Chichkov  Soviet Union
5 Penny Mann / Richard Perkins  Canada
6 Jacqueline Petr / Mark Janoschak  Canada
7 Irina Stavroskaia / Valentin Kadzevich  Soviet Union
8 Tracey Sniadich / Leif Erickson  United States
...

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Prize of Moscow News". Pirouette.