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  Tina Kneisley
Paul Price (USA)		  Ann Green
Rick Elsworth (USA)		  Sylvia Gingras
Guy Aubin (CAN)
Dance couples  Holly Valente
William Richardson (USA)		  Cindy Smith
Mark Howard (USA)		  Kim Geoghegan
Eamon Geoghegan (GBR)

Details

Men’s singles

Short program

1. Mark Glatz, USA 2. Rick Elsworth, USA 3. Michele Biserni, Italy 4. Paul Irving, Australia 5. Ivan Ragazzi, Italy 6. Pierre Adjoury, Canada 7. James Beaton, England 8. Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Colombia

After free skate

Gold, Mike Glatz, USA. Silver, Rick Elsworth, USA. Bronze, Michele Biserni, Italy

Women’s singles

Short program

1. Elene Bonati, Italy 2. Anna Conklin, USA 3. Tina Kneisley, USA 4. Kathleen O’Brien Di Felice, USA 5. Daniela Marinelli, Italy 6. Irene Bates, New Zealand 7. Barbara Pennington, Canada

After free skate

Gold, Anna Conklin, USA. Silver, Elena Bonati, Italy. Bronze, Tina Kneisley, USA

Dance couples

Compulsory dances

1. Bill Richardson–Holly Valenti, USA 2. Mark Howard–Cindy Smith, USA 3. Eamon Geoghegan–Kim Geoghegan, Britain 4. Jim Crouch–Sherrie McCumber, Canada 5. Gianni Galetti–Azzurra Nascetti, Spain 6. Gary Irving–Tracy Ferris, Australia

After free dance

Gold, Bill Richardson–Holly Valenti, USA. Silver, Mark Howard–Cindy Smith, USA. Bronze, Eamon Geoghegan–Kim Geoghegan, Britain.

Pairs

Short program

1. Paul Price–Tina Kneisley, USA 2. Rick Elsworth–Ann Marie Green, USA 3. Guy Aubin–Sylvia Gingras, Canada 4. Michael Hanrahan–Louise Hawdon, Australia; Guglielmo Pistocchi–Sylvia Meco, Italy, no placing, Pistocchi fell

After free skate

Gold, Paul Price–Tina Kneisley, USA. Silver, Rick Elsworth–Ann Marie Green, USA. Bronze, Guy Aubin–Sylvia Gingras, Canada.

  • 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.
  • Artistic roller skating pairs gold medalists, Tina Kneisley and Paul Price (USA)
  • Sylvia Gingras and Guy Aubin (CAN), bronze medalists in pairs artistic roller skating at the 1981 World Games
  • World Games I Pairs Artistic Skating medalists after podium ceremony, July 1981
  • World Games I Pairs Artistic Skating medals podium, July 1981
  • World Games I Ladies Artistic Skating medals podium, July 1981

References
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  2. SARGIS, JOE (July 31, 1981). "It's a long way from Olympic ice hockey to..." United Press International.
  3. "Santa Clara, USA 1981 Calendar & Results". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  4. "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  5. "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 29, 1981. p. 10D.
  6. "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 31, 1981. p. 10E.
  7. "Skating's big wheels compete in games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 24, 1981. p. 7E.
  8. "U.S. pair takes lead in skating". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 29, 1981. p. 1D.
  9. "U.S. roller skaters take early lead". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 29, 1981. p. 9D.
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