The 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy was the Nebelhorn Trophy

Nebelhorn Trophy

The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....

 of the 1998–1999 Olympic year 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...

. The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

 organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union

Deutsche Eislauf-Union

The Deutsche Eislauf-Union e.V., is the national amateur association for figure skating and ice dancing in Germany. The members of the DEU are the various German ice sports associations; there are no individual members....

 and held annually in Oberstdorf

Oberstdorf

Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn

Nebelhorn

The Nebelhorn is a high mountain in the Allgäu Alps in Germany, near the village of Oberstdorf. It lends its name to the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition and the Nebelhorn Classics a freeride race event...

, a nearby mountain.

Skaters were entered by their respective national federations, rather than receiving individual invitations as in the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, and competed in four disciplines: 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...

, pairs

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....

. The Fritz-Geiger-Memorial Trophy was presented to the country with the highest placements across all disciplines.

The 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy took place between August 25 and 28, 1998 in the Bundesleistungszentrum Oberstdorf.

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	TFP	SP	FS
1	Trifun Zivanovic Trifun Zivanovic Trifun Zivanovic is an American-born Serbian figure skater. Born in the United States, Zivanovic competes internationally for Serbia.-Career:...		1.5	1	1
2	Evgeni Martynov		4.0	4	2
3	Vitali Danilchenko Vitali Danilchenko Vitali Danilchenko is a Ukrainian figure skater. He is a five time national champion. He was coached by Viacheslav Zagorodniuk.-Results:-Navigation:...		5.0	2	4
4	Derrick Delmore Derrick Delmore Derrick Delmore is an African-American figure skater. He was the 1998 World Junior Champion and the 1999 U.S. National Collegiate Champion...		5.5	5	3
5	Daniel Bellemare Daniel Bellemare Daniel Bellemare is a Canadian prosecutor. After retiring from a long career in the Canadian legal system, Bellemare was named as a prosecutor for the United Nations.-Canadian legal career:...		10.0	5	6
6	Emanuel Sandhu Emanuel Sandhu Emanuel Sandhu is a Canadian figure skater and dancer. He is a three-time Canadian national champion and the 2004 Grand Prix champion.-Personal life:...		10.5	11	5
7	Róbert Kažimír Róbert Kažimír Róbert Kažimír is a Slovak figure skater. He is a four-time national champion. He competed for Slovakia at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 26th. His highest placement at an ISU championship was 10th at the 2001 European Figure Skating Championships...		11.5	7	8
8	Johnny Ronne Jensen		13.5	13	7
9	Silvio Smalun Silvio Smalun Silvio Smalun is a German figure skater. He is the 2001 & 2003 German national champion.-Career:...		14.5	9	10
10	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...		14.5	3	13
11	Juraj Sviatko Juraj Sviatko Juraj Sviatko is a Slovak figure skater. He is the six time national champion and four time national silver medalist. His highest placement at an ISU Championship was 8th at the 1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships...		15.0	6	12
12	Jordi Pedro		16.0	10	11
13	Clive Shorten		16.5	15	9
14	Pavel Kersha		21.0	14	14
15	Angelo Dolfini Angelo Dolfini Angelo Dolfini is an Italian figure skater. He is the 1999-2002 Italian national champion. He placed 26th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.Dolfini is an International Technical Specialist for Italy.-Results:...		22.0	12	16
16	Sergei Davydov		23.0	16	15
17	Gheorghe Chiper Gheorghe Chiper Gheorghe Chiper is a Romanian former competitive figure skater. He is an eight time Romanian national champion and competed at two Olympic Games. He is the first Romanian skater to win a medal on the Grand Prix circuit and the first Romanian to land a quadruple toe loop in competition. He moved to...		25.5	17	17
18	Roman Martonenko		27.0	18	18
19	Matthew van den Broeck		28.5	19	19

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	TFP	SP	FS
1	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...		2.5	3	1
2	Elena Ivanova Elena Ivanova Elena Ivanova is a Russian former figure skater. She was the 1996 World Junior Champion. Elena Ivanova started skating at the age of 6, when figure skating coach Nina Ruchkina visited her kindergarten in search for talanted youth. She noticed Elena. Her parents approved skating, and Ivanova...		3.0	2	2
3	Veronika Dytrtová Veronika Dytrtová Veronika Dytrtová is a Czech figure skater. She is a four-time medalist at the Czech Figure Skating Championships, winning two silvers and two bronzes between 1999 and 2002. She placed 27th at the 1999 World Figure Skating Championships and competed twice at the European Figure Skating...		4.5	1	4
4	Jennifer Robinson		5.0	4	3
5	Zuzana Paurova		9.0	6	6
6	Sydne Vogel Sydne Vogel Sydne Vogel is an American figure skater. Her parents are Joy and Dennis Vogel. She married Jeff McKechnie on November 14, 2010....		10.0	10	5
7	Christina Riedel		11.5	7	8
8	Elina Kettunen Elina Kettunen Elina Kettunen is a Finnish retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2001 Finnish national champion. She placed 11th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.-Results:-External links:...		12.5	11	7
9	Zoe Jones Zoe Jones Zoe Jones is a British figure skater. She competed in ladies singles and won the gold medal at the British Ice Figure and Dance Championships in 2000 and again in 2001. Is also a resident of Golborne and dancer at Broomfield Academy of Ballet in Ashton. She qualified for olympics, but could not...		14.0	8	10
10	Barbara Hantusch		15.0	12	9
11	Ekaterina Golovatenko		15.5	9	11
12	Marta Senra		19.0	14	12
13	Noemi Bedo		19.5	13	13
WD	Lucinda Ruh Lucinda Ruh Lucinda Martha Ruh is a two-time Swiss national figure skating champion known for her extreme flexibility and outstanding spinning ability. On April 3, 2003, she set a world record for the most continuous spins on one foot at Chelsea Piers Sky Rink in New York City, United States...			5
WD	Elena Liashenko Elena Liashenko Elena Liashenko is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is the 2004 European silver medalist and 1995 and 2005 bronze medalist. She is also 4-time Olympic team member of Ukraine.- Biography :...

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	TFP	SP	FS
1	Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose		1.5	1	1
2	Jacinthe Larivière Jacinthe Larivière Jacinthe Larivière is a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pairs with Lenny Faustino, and they won the gold medal at the 2003 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. She currently lives in Barrie, Ontario and has since retired from figure skating.-Results:-External links:...  / Lenny Faustino Lenny Faustino Lenny Faustino is a Canadian pair skater. who competed with Jacinthe Larivière. They won the gold medal at the 2003 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. Lenny retired from competitive sport in 2004...		3.5	3	2
3	Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko Anton Nimenko Anton Nimenko is a Russian pair skater. With partner Milica Brozovic, he is the 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist and 2000 Russian junior bronze medalist. They qualified for the 1998-1999 Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed fourth....		4.0	2	3
4	Marsha Poluliaschenko / Andrew Seabrook		6.0	4	4
5	Heather Allebach / Matthew Evers		7.5	5	5
6	Viktoria Shklover Viktoria Shklover Viktoria Shklover is an Estonian pair skater.Early in her career, she competed with Aleksandr Bulogin. From 1998 through 2002, she competed with Valdis Mintals. They were the 1998-2002 Estonian national champions...  / Valdis Mintals Valdis Mintals Valdis Mintals is an Estonian figure skater who competed in both single skating and pair skating....		9.0	6	6
7	Ekaterina Danko / Gennadi Emelienenko		11.5	9	7
8	Oľga Beständigová Olga Beständigová Oľga Beständigová is a Slovak pair skater. She competed with her brother Jozef Beständig. She retired from skating following the 2002 Winter Olympics but returned to compete with her brother again for the 2004-2005 season. She participated in the Turkish show Buzda Dans in the winters of 2006-2007...  / Jozef Beständig Jozef Beständig Jozef Beständig is a former Slovak pair skater. He competed with his sister Oľga Beständigová. His sister retired from skating following the 2002 Winter Olympics, but the pair returned to the ice again for the 2004/2005 season.-Results:-External links:...		12.0	8	8
9	Marie-France LaChapelle / Sacha Blanchet		12.5	7	9

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	TFP	CD1	CD2	OD	FD
1	Nina Ulanova Nina Ulanova Nina Ulanova, also Oulanova, is a Russian ice dancer. With former partner Mikhail Stifounin, she is the 1997 World Junior champion and 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy champion.- Career :...  / Mikhail Stifounin		2.0	1	1	1	1
2	Debbie Koegel Debbie Koegel Debbie Koegel is an American ice dancer who competed with Oleg Fediukov. In 1999, they captured a pair of bronze medals at the U.S...  / Oleg Fediukov Oleg Fediukov Oleg Fediukov is an American ice dancer who competed with Debbie Koegel. Together, they are the 1999 and 2000 U.S. bronze medalists. Fediukov became a U.S. citizen in 2000.-Competitive highlights:...		4.2	2	3	2	2
3	Alia Ouadbelsselam / Benjamin Delmas Benjamin Delmas Benjamin Delmas is a French retired ice dancer. He had the most success with partner Alia Ouabdelsselam. They teamed up in 1997 and split in 2002...		5.6	2	2	3	3
4	Marjolaine Mineau / Dana Grant		8.0	4	4	4	4
5	Sinead Kerr Sinead Kerr Sinead Houston Kerr is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. She teamed up with her brother John Kerr in 2000. They are two-time European bronze medalists and the 2004–2010 British national champions...  / Fabrice Blondel		10.0	5	5	5	5
6	Elena Solonikova / Evgeni Politchuk		12.0	6	6	6	6

Reference

• 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy