The 1998 Sparkassen Cup on Ice was the Sparkassen Cup on Ice Grand Prix competition of the 1998-1999 figure skating season

Figure skating season

The figure skating season is the period of time in which competitions are contested in the sport of figure skating. The skating season begins on July 1 of one year and goes until the end of June of the next. The seasons are referred to by the years they span...

. It was the third event of six in the 1998-1999 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the 1998-1999 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

1998-1999 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition. Its name is often abbreviated "Grand Prix Final". Skaters compete in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....

. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, ladies singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

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In 1998, the Sparkassen Cup on Ice was held in the Gelsenkirchen, Germany from November 12 through 15. The event was also known in other years as the Nations Cup and as the Bofrost Cup.

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Fact. Places	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...	GPF Qualification Points
1	Alexei Yagudin Alexei Yagudin Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin is a former Russian figure skater. His major achievements in his six years of eligible sports career include:*2002 Olympic Champion*Four-time World Champion...		1.5	1	1	12
2	Alexander Abt Alexander Abt Alexander "Sasha" Viktorovich Abt is a Russian figure skater and coach. He competed as an elite senior skater for about ten years. He placed fifth at the 2002 Winter Olympics.- Career :...		3.0	2	2	9
3	Andrejs Vlascenko Andrejs Vlascenko Andrejs Vlascenko is a figure skater who competed in men's singles. Born in East Germany while his father was stationed there in the Soviet army, he returned to the Soviet Union as a child and grew up there....		4.5	3	3	7
4	Noaki Shigematsu		7.0	6	4	5
5	Thierry Cerez Thierry Cerez Thierry Cerez is a French figure skater. He is the 1995 World Junior silver medalist and is a five time medalist at the French Figure Skating Championships, winning the title in 1998...		7.0	4	5	4
6	Jean-Francois Hebert Jean-Francois Hebert Jean-Francois Hebert was a Canadian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the bronze medal at the 1999 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.-Results:- References :...		9.5	5	7	3
7	Sven Meyer Sven Meyer Sven Meyer is a German footballer who plays for Berliner SC. Meyer played as a youth for various clubs in West Berlin, ending up at Hertha BSC, where he progressed to the reserve team. He was part of the young Hertha reserve team that reached the 1993 DFB Cup Final - the only reserve team to have...		10.0	8	6	2
8	Robert Grzegorczyk Robert Grzegorczyk Robert Grzegorczyk is a Polish figure skater. He is an eight-time Polish national champion.He started training at the age of seven, in Gdansk, at the age of 14 moved to Łódź. He retired from competitive skating following the 2000/2001 season. He has a degree as a sport teacher from the Academy of...		11.5	7	8	1
9	Patrick Schmit Patrick Schmit Patrick Schmit is a Luxembourgish retired competitive figure skater. He placed 29th at the 1998 Winter Olympics.-Results:-References:* -External links:*...		13.5	9	9	-
10	Jeff Langdon		15.0	10	10	-
11	Shepherd Clark Shepherd Clark Shepherd Walton Clark is an American former competitive figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1989 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. The next season, he won the Nebelhorn Trophy. He won the pewter medal at the 1998 United States Figure Skating Championships. Mr...		16.5	11	11	-

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Fact. Places	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...	GPF Qualification Points
1	Elena Sokolova Elena Sokolova Elena Sergeevna Sokolova is a Russian figure skater. Sokolova is a three-time Russian national champion , a three-time European medalist and the 2003 World Silver Medalist. In the 2006 Olympic Games, she stumbled badly and only finished 14th. She redeemed herself in the 2006 World Championships...		1.5	1	1	12
2	Yulia Lavrenchuk Yulia Lavrenchuk Yulia Lavrenchuk is a Ukrainian retired competitive figure skater. She is the 1997 European bronze medalist and 1995 & 1997 Ukrainian national champion. Her highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 9th, in 1997 and 1999...		3.5	3	2	9
3	Maria Butyrskaya Maria Butyrskaya Maria Viktorovna Butyrskaya is a Russian figure skater. She is the 1999 World champion, becoming the oldest woman to win that title and the first Russian woman to become a World champion. She is a three-time European champion and in 2002, at age 29, became the oldest woman to win that title. She...		4.0	2	3	Non-scoring event
4	Anna Rechnio Anna Rechnio Anna Rechnio is a retired Polish figure skater. She is a three-time Polish national champion and competed at two Olympic Games.-Biography:Rechnio was born in Warsaw. She began skating in 1982....		6.0	4	4	5
5	Jennifer Robinson		8.0	6	5	4
6	Brittney McConn Brittney McConn Brittney Anne McConn Bottoms is a retired American figure skater. She placed 4th at the 1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and won the Nebelhorn Trophy later that year. Her highest placement at the United States Figure Skating Championships on the senior level was 7th, which she...		9.5	7	6	3
7	Hanae Yokoya Hanae Yokoya is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 1995 Japanese national champion. Her highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 10th, which she achieved in 1995 and 1996. She retired from competitive skating following the 1998-1999 season. She currently works as a coach.-Competitive...		9.5	5	7	2
8	Eva-Maria Fitze Eva-Maria Fitze Eva-Maria Fitze is a German figure skater who has competed in both ladies' singles and pairs. Originally a singles skater, she became the youngest woman ever to win a gold at the German Figure Skating Championships when she accomplished the feat at age 14 in 1997...		12.0	8	8	1
9	Franziska Guenther		13.5	9	9	-

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Fact. Places	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...	GPF Qualification Points
1	Maria Petrova Maria Petrova (figure skater) Maria Igorevna Petrova is a Russian pair skater. With partner Alexei Tikhonov, she is the 2000 World Champion and the 1999 & 2000 European Champion.- Career :...  / Alexei Tikhonov Alexei Tikhonov Alexei Vladimirovich Tikhonov is a Russian pair skater. With partner Maria Petrova, he is the 2000 World Champion and the 1999 & 2000 European Champion.- Career :Tikhonov began skating at the age of five and switched to pairs at 15 and a half....		1.5	1	1	12
2	Peggy Schwarz Peggy Schwarz Peggy Schwarz is a German figure pair skater. She first gained prominence skating with Alexander König. The duo captured a bronze medal at the 1988 European Figure Skating Championships and then won gold at the German Figure Skating Championships in 1992...  / Mirko Mueller		3.0	2	2	9
3	Tiffany Stiegler Tiffany Stiegler Tiffany Stiegler is an American figure skater who has competed in both pair skating and ice dancing....  / Johnnie Stiegler Johnnie Stiegler John "Johnnie" Stiegler is an American pair skater. With his sister Tiffany, he is the 1998 & 1999 U.S. pewter medalist and the 1997 junior national champion....		5.0	4	3	7
4	Kateřina Beránková Katerina Beránková Katerina Berankova was an Czech figure skater. Initially, she competed in ladies singles, finishing 10th at the 1995 European Figure Skating Championships. She switched to pair skating in 1997 and competed with Otto Dlabola, with whom she finished 8th at the 2002 Winter...  / Otto Dlabola Otto Dlabola Otto Dlabola is a retired Czech pair skater. Initially, he skated with Veronika Joukalova, and in 1997, he teamed up with Kateřina Beránková, with whom she finished 8th at the 2002 Winter Olympics-Results:...		5.5	3	4	5
5	Valerie Saurette Valerie Saurette Valerie Saurette is a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pairs with Jean-Sébastien Fecteau and captured three bronze medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships from 1998 to 2000.-Competitive highlights:...  / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau Jean-Sebastien Fecteau Jean-Sébastien Fecteau is a Canadian pair skater. He teamed up with partner Utako Wakamatsu in 2002. Earlier, he competed with Valerie Saurette. He announced his retirement from competitive skating on April 24, 2007....		7.5	5	5	4
6	Mariana Kautz / Norman Jeschke Norman Jeschke Norman Jeschke is a German pair skater.-Biography:He began skating as a single skater, but later switched to pair skating.With partner Christine Tiltmann, he is the 1997 German junior national champion....		9.0	6	6	3

Ice dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Fact. Places	CD	OD Original dance The original dance was a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance. Until 1994, it was known as the original set pattern dance...	FD Free dance (figure skating) The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:...	GPF Qualification Points
1	Anjelika Krylova Anjelika Krylova Anjelika Alexeevna Krylova is a Russian retired ice dancer. With partner Oleg Ovsyannikov, she is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time World champion. She currently works as a coach and choreographer in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan....  / Oleg Ovsyannikov Oleg Ovsyannikov Oleg Vladimirovich Ovsyannikov is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Anjelika Krylova, he is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time World champion.- Career :...		2.0	1	1	1	12
2	Shae-Lynn Bourne Shae-Lynn Bourne Shae-Lynn Bourne, MSC is a Canadian ice dancer. She and partner Victor Kraatz became the first North American ice dancing world champions in 2003. They competed at three Winter Olympic Games, placing 10th at the 1994 Winter Olympics, 4th at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and 4th at the 2002 Winter...  / Victor Kraatz Victor Kraatz Victor Kraatz, MSC is a Canadian figure skater. He and his partner, Shae-Lynn Bourne became the first North American team to win a World Championship in ice dancing in 2003.- Career :...		4.0	2	2	2	9
3	Kati Winkler Kati Winkler Kati Winkler Kati Winkler Kati Winkler (born January 16, 1974 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz) is a German ice dancer. With partner René Lohse, she is the 2004 World bronze medalist.- Biography :...  / René Lohse René Lohse René Lohse is a German ice dancer. With partner Kati Winkler, he is the 2004 World bronze medalist.- Biography :...		6.0	3	3	3	7
4	Elena Grushina Elena Grushina Elena Eduardovna Grushina is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With partner Ruslan Goncharov, she is the 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, 2005 World bronze medalist, and two-time European silver medalist.- Career :...  / Ruslan Goncharov Ruslan Goncharov Ruslan Nikolaevich Goncharov is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With partner Elena Grushina, he is the 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, 2005 World bronze medalist, and two-time European silver medalist.- Career :...		8.0	4	4	4	5
5	Galit Chait Galit Chait Galit Chait is a former Israeli ice dancer with partner Sergei Sakhnovski. They competed internationally for Israel from 1995 to 2006.- Personal life :Chait was born in Israel and moved to New Jersey as a child with her parents...  / Sergey Sakhnovsky		10.4	6	5	5	4
6	Albena Denkova Albena Denkova Albena Denkova is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiance Maxim Staviski, she is the 2006 & 2007 World Champion, the 2003 & 2004 European silver medalist, and the 2006 Grand Prix Final champion...  / Maxim Staviyski		11.6	5	6	6	3
7	Olga Sharutenko Olga Sharutenko Olga Sharutenko is a former competitive and currently professional Russian ice dancer. She is the 1995 World Junior champion with partner Dmitri Naumkin. She currently skates professionally with The Imperial Ice Stars...  / Dmitri Naumkin Dmitri Naumkin Dmitri Naumkin is a Russian ice dancer. He is the 1995 World Junior Champion with partner Olga Sharutenko.- Competitive highlights :-Navigation:...		14.0	7	7	7	2
8	Marie-France Dubreuil Marie-France Dubreuil Marie-France Dubreuil is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and husband Patrice Lauzon, she is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist.-Biography:...  / Patrice Lauzon Patrice Lauzon Patrice Lauzon is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and wife Marie-France Dubreuil, he is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist.- Biography :...		16.0	8	8	8	1
9	Dominique Deniaud / Martial Jaffredo		19.0	9	9	10	-
10	Stephanie Rauer Stephanie Rauer Stephanie Rauer was a German ice dancer. She competed with her brother Thomas Rauer. Together, they won the gold medal at the German Figure Skating Championships in 2001 and again in 2002.-Results:...  / Thomas Rauer Thomas Rauer Thomas Rauer was a German ice dancer. He competed with his sister Stephanie Rauer. Together, they won the gold medal at the German Figure Skating Championships in 2001 and again in 2002....		19.4	11	10	9	-
WD	Zuzana Merzova / Tomas Morbacher			10	11