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) | Rick Elsworth (USA) | Michele Biserni (ITA) |
| Women | |||
| Singles | Anna Conklin (USA) | Elena Bonati (ITA) | Tina Kneisley (USA) |
| Mixed | |||
| Pairs | United States Tina Kneisley Paul Price |
United States Ann Green Rick Elsworth |
Canada Sylvia Gingras Guy Aubin |
| Dance couples | United States Holly Valente William Richardson |
United States Cindy Smith Mark Howard |
Great Britain Kim Geoghegan Eamon Geoghegan |
Details
Men’s singles
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Short program | After free skate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Glatz | United States | 1 | 1 | |
| Rick Elsworth | United States | 2 | 2 | |
| Michele Biserni | Italy | 3 | 3 | |
| Paul Irving | Australia | 4 | ? | |
| Ivan Ragazzi | Italy | 5 | ? | |
| Pierre Adjoury | Canada | 6 | ? | |
| James Beaton | England | 7 | ? | |
| Juan Carlos Hidalgo | Colombia | 8 | ? |
Women’s singles
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Short program | After free skate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Conklin | United States | 2 | 1 | |
| Elena Bonati | Italy | 1 | 2 | |
| Tina Kneisley | United States | 3 | 3 | |
| Kathleen O'Brien Di Felice | United States | 4 | ? | |
| Daniela Marinelli | Italy | 5 | ? | |
| Irene Bates | New Zealand | 6 | ? | |
| Barbara Pennington | Canada | 7 | ? |
Dance couples
| Rank | Athletes | Nation | Compulsory dances | After free dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Richardson Holly Valenti |
United States | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Howard Cindy Smith |
United States | 2 | 2 | |
| Eamon Geoghegan Kim Geoghegan |
Great Britain | 3 | 3 | |
| Jim Crouch Sherrie McCumber |
Canada | 4 | ? | |
| Gianni Galetti Azzurra Nascetti |
Spain | 5 | ? | |
| Gary Irving Tracy Ferris |
Australia | 6 | ? |
Pairs
| Rank | Athletes | Nation | Compulsory dances | After free skate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Price Tina Kneisley |
United States | 1 | 1 | |
| Rick Elsworth Ann Marie Green |
United States | 2 | 2 | |
| Guy Aubin Sylvia Gingras |
Canada | 3 | 3 | |
| Michael Hanrahan Louise Hawdon |
Australia | 4 | ? | |
| Guglielmo Pistocchi Sylvia Meco |
Italy | no placing, Pistocchi fell |
? |
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.
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Artistic roller skating pairs gold medalists, Tina Kneisley and Paul Price (USA)
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Sylvia Gingras and Guy Aubin (CAN), bronze medalists in pairs artistic roller skating at the 1981 World Games
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World Games I Pairs Artistic Skating medalists after podium ceremony, July 1981
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World Games I Pairs Artistic Skating medals podium, July 1981
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World Games I Ladies Artistic Skating medals podium, July 1981
References
- ^ SARGIS, JOE (July 30, 1981). "Darrell Hanegan of Montreal scored the biggest upset of..." United Press International.
- ^ 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.