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
editSources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Singles |  Mike Glatz (USA)
|
Rick Elsworth (USA)
|
 Michele Biserni (ITA)
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| Women | |||
| Singles | Anna Conklin (USA)
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Elena Bonati (ITA)
|
Tina Kneisley (USA)
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| Mixed | |||
| Pairs |  United StatesTina Kneisley Paul Price |
United States Ann Green Rick Elsworth |
 CanadaSylvia Gingras Guy Aubin |
| Dance couples | United States Holly Valente William Richardson |
United States Cindy Smith Mark Howard |
 Great BritainKim Geoghegan Eamon Geoghegan |
Details
editMen’s singles
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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. -
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
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References
edit- ^ 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.