Grand Prix International St. Gervais
The Grand Prix International St. Gervais was an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France. For many years, beginning in 1969, it was paired with a similar competition in Germany, the Nebelhorn Trophy, to form a series called the Coupe des Alpes. Sometimes the "Coupe des Alpes" name was applied to the French event only,[1] but in fact it was a team trophy awarded based on combined results of both competitions. The official name of the competition was unrelated to and predated the use of "Grand Prix" in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating.
History
The St. Gervais and Nebelhorn events were traditionally held in late summer or early fall as the first international skating events of the season. In 1979, the French event was held in late August.[1] In most years, the same teams of skaters entered both events. As these events predated the establishment of a regular junior competition circuit, younger skaters were often sent to St. Gervais and Nebelhorn as their first senior-level international competition assignments.
In 1997, the St. Gervais event was separated from the Nebelhorn Trophy and the Coupe des Alpes was discontinued. Instead, the French federation organized an international junior competition in St. Gervais as part of the inaugural 1997–98 ISU Junior Series, which was later renamed the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating. In recent years, the French junior competition has been held in Courchevel instead.
Medalists
Men
Ladies
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Pairs
| Pairs medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
| 1969 |  Edith Sperl / Heinz Wirz |  Mary Petrie / Robert McAvoy |  Mirka Sabilkova / Pavel Komarek | [2] |
| 1970 | Sandra Bezic / Val Bezic |  Sheri Thrapp / Larry Dusich |  Linda Connolly / Colin Taylforth | [2] |
| 1971 | Marion Murray / Glenn Moore | Cynthia Van Valkenburg / James Hulick | Gale Fuhrman / Joel Fuhrman | [2] |
| 1972 | Gale Fuhrman / Joel Fuhrman | Cozette Cady / Jack Courtney | Karin Künzle / Christian Künzle | [2] |
| 1973 | Karin Künzle / Christian Künzle |  Corinna Halke / Eberhard Rausch | Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner | [2] |
| 1974 | Kathy Huntchinson / Jamie McGregor | Candace Jones / Don Fraser | Linda McCafferty / Colin Taylforth | [2] |
| 1975 | Cheri Pinner / Dennis Pinner | Alice Cook / William Fauver | Karen Newton / Glenn Laframboise | [2] |
| 1976 | Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz |  Sabine Fuchs / Xavier Videau |  Natsuko Hagiwara / Sumio Murata | [2] |
| 1977 | Gail Hamula / Frank Sweiding | Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli | Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz | [2] |
| 1978 | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | Tracy Prussack / Scott Prussack | Maria di Domenico / Larry Schrier | [2] |
| 1979 | Caitlin Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | Becky Gough / Mark Rowsom | Mary Jo Fedy / Tim Mills | [2] |
| 1980 |  Nelli Chervotkina / Viktor Teslia | Susan Garland / Robert Daw | Mary Jo Fedy / Tim Mills | [2] |
| 1981 | Melinda Kunhegyi / Lyndon Johnston | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | Nathalie Tortel / Xavier Videau | [2] |
| 1982 | Inna Volianskaya / Valeri Spiridonov | Katherina Matousek / Lloyd Eisler | Natalie Seybold / Wayne Seybold | [2] |
| 1983 | Inna Bekker / Sergei Likhanski | Katy Keely / Gary Kemp | Laurene Collin / David Howe | [2] |
| 1984 | Elena Bechke / Valeri Kornienko | Susan Dungjen / Jason Dungjen | Margo Shoup / Patrick Page | [2] |
| 1985 | Christine Hough / Doug Ladret | Ludmila Koblova / Andrei Kalitin | Lisa Cushley / Neil Cushley | [2] |
| 1986 | Melanie Gaylor / Lee Barkell | Ashley Stevenson / Scott Wendland | Lisa Cushley / Neil Cushley | [2] |
| 1987 | Michelle Menzies / Kevin Wheeler | Twana Rose / Colin Epp | Michelle Laughlin / Mark Naylor | [2] |
| 1988 | Cindy Landry / Lyndon Johnston | Marie-Josee Fortin / Jean-Michel Bombardier | Kenna Bailey / John Denton | [2] |
| 1989 | Elena Leonova / Gennadi Krasnitski | Inna Svetacheva / Vladimir Chagov | Patricia MacNeil / Cory Watson | [2] |
| 1990 | Stacey Ball / Jean-Michel Bombardier | Svetlana Pristav / Viacheslav Tkachenko | Tristen Vega / Richard Alexander | [2] |
| 1991 | Natalia Krestianinova / Alexei Torchinski | Elena Nikonova / Nikolai Apter | Elena Ledinkina / Denis Tikhonov | [2] |
| 1992 |  Elena Ledinkina / Denis Tikhonov | Natalia Krestianinova / Alexei Torchinski | Tiina Muur / Cory Watson | [2] |
| 1993 | Caroline Haddad / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau | Stephanie Stiegler / Lance Travis | Isabelle Coulombe / Bruno Marcotte | [2] |
| 1994 | Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernardis | Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon / Luc Bradet | Lyne Haddad / Sylvain Privé | [3] |
| 1995 |  Dorota Zagorska / Mariusz Siudek | Marilyn Luis / Patrice Archetto | Samantha Marchant / Chad Hawse | [4] |
| 1996 | Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman | Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski |  Evgenia Filonenko / Igor Marchenko | [5] |
Ice dancing
References
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- 1 2 3 4 "Grand Prix de St. Gervais 1995, FRA, St. Gervais". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016.
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- Results published in Skating magazine