1981 Skate Canada International
The 1981 Skate Canada International was held in Ottawa, Ontario. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.
Results
Men
Norbert Schramm won the compulsory figures, and took both second places in short program and free skating. Brian Orser was only 4th in the figures, but he was 1st in the short, and won the free, completed a triple axel jump, received seven 5.9 for technical merit. Vitaly Egorov also have trying a triple axel.| Rank | Name | Nation | Total |
| 1 | Norbert Schramm | 3.4 | |
| 2 | Brian Orser | 3.8 | |
| 3 | Jozef Sabovčík | 5.4 | |
| 4 | Grzegorz Filipowski | 7.4 | |
| 5 | Mark Cockerell | 10.6 | |
| 6 | Vitali Egorov | 11.4 | |
| 7 | Kevin Parker | 14.8 | |
| 8 | Christopher Howarth | 16.6 | |
| WD | Gordon Forbes |
Ladies
Tracey Wainman captured first place, being only third in each part of competition. Rosalynn Sumners won the free skating.| Rank | Name | Nation | ||||
| 1 | Tracey Wainman | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2 | Rosalynn Sumners | 6.6 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Kira Ivanova | 7.0 | 2 | |||
| 4 | Claudia Kristofics-Binder | 7.6 | ||||
| 5 | Priscilla Hill | 8.2 | ||||
| 6 | Elizabeth Manley | 9.0 | 1 | |||
| 7 | Karen Wood | 15.2 | ||||
| 8 | Reiko Kobayashi | 17.0 | ||||
| 9 | Catarina Lindgren | 17.2 | ||||
| 10 | Anne-Sophie de Kristoffy | 18.2 | ||||
| 11 | Claudia Leistner | 21.0 | ||||
| 12 | Paivi Nieminen | 23.0 |