1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Type:National Championship
Date:February 8 – 16
Season:1996–97
Location:Nashville, Tennessee
Venue:Nashville Arena
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Champions
Men's singles:
Todd Eldredge
Ladies' singles:
Tara Lipinski
Pair skating:
Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen
Ice dance:
Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow
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The 1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place between February 8 and February 16, 1997, in Nashville, Tennessee. The primary venue was the Nashville Arena and the secondary was the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. Skaters competed in five disciplines across three levels. The disciplines of the competition were men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and compulsory figures. The levels of competition were Senior, Junior, and Novice. Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth). In the figures event, the novice competitors skated one figure, and the juniors and seniors skated three.

The event served to help choose the U.S. team to the 1997 World Championships. The 1997 World Junior Championships had been held prior to the national championships and so the World Junior Championships team had been chosen at a World Juniors selection competition earlier in the year.

Senior results[]

Men[]

Michael Weiss attempted to become the first American to land the quad toe loop and was initially believed to have been successful but three hours after the competition, U.S. Figure Skating ruled the jump had been two-footed and did not ratify it.[1][2]

Rank Name Club TFP SP FS
1 Todd Eldredge Detroit SC 1.5 1 1
2 Michael Weiss Washington FSC 4.5 5 2
3 Dan Hollander St. Clair Shores FSC 5.0 4 3
4 Scott Davis Broadmoor SC 5.5 3 4
5 Damon Allen Broadmoor SC 6.0 2 5
6 Timothy Goebel Winterhurst FSC 11.0 10 6
7 Michael Chack Los Angeles FSC 11.5 9 7
8 Jere Michael Los Angeles FSC 12.0 8 8
9 Aren Nielsen Atlanta FSC 12.0 6 9
10 Shepherd Clark The SC of Boston 13.5 7 10
11 Derrick Delmore Washington FSC 17.0 12 11
12 Ind/World Sk Acad FSC 19.5 13 12
13 Philip Dulebohn Univ of Delaware FSC 19.5 11 14
14 John Baldwin Jr. Los Angeles FSC 20.0 14 13
15 FSC of Rockford 23.5 17 15
16 Chicago FSC 24.0 16 16
WD Trifun Zivanovic All Year FSC 15

Ladies[]

World Champion Michelle Kwan was the frontrunner but had a free skating where she fell twice and landed three clean triples. Lipinski won the title and became the youngest U.S. ladies' champion, ahead of Sonya Klopfer who won the title in 1951 at the age of 15.[3][2] She also performed the first triple loop-triple loop combo ever in her free skating.[3]

Rank Name Club TFP SP FS
1 Tara Lipinski Detroit SC 2.0 2 1
2 Michelle Kwan Los Angeles FSC 3.5 1 3
3 Nicole Bobek Los Angeles FSC 5.0 6 2
4 Angela Nikodinov All Year FSC 6.5 5 4
5 Amber Corwin All Year FSC 7.0 4 5
6 Tonia Kwiatkowski Winterhurst FSC 7.5 3 6
7 Karen Kwan Boston University 10.5 7 7
8 Shelby Lyons Broadmoor SC 12.0 8 8
9 Broadmoor SC 13.5 9 9
10 The SC of New York 15.0 10 10
11 Kyoko Ina The SC of New York 17.5 11 12
12 Brittney McConn Atlanta FSC 18.0 14 11
13 Detroit SC 20.0 12 14
14 St. Clair Shores FSC 20.5 15 13
15 St. Moritz ISC 22.5 13 16
16 Colonial FSC 23.5 17 15
17 Colonial FSC 25.0 16 17
18 Broadmoor SC 27.0 18 18
19 Los Angeles FSC 29.0 20 19
20 Arctic Blades FSC 29.5 19 20
WD Sydne Vogel Broadmoor SC

Pairs[]

Rank Name Club TFP SP FS
1 Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen The SC of New York 1.5 1 1
2 Jenni Meno / Todd Sand Winterhurst FSC / Los Angeles FSC 3.0 2 2
3 Stephanie Stiegler / John Zimmerman Los Angeles FSC / Birmingham FSC 5.0 4 3
4 Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells Broadmoor SC 5.5 3 4
5 Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell Detroit SC 7.5 5 5
6 / Jered Guzman Los Angeles FSC 9.0 6 6
7 / St. Paul FSC / Braemar-City of Lakes FSC 10.5 7 7
8 / Los Angeles FSC 12.0 8 8
9 / Skaneateles FSC / Univ of Delaware FSC 13.5 9 9
10 / Arizona FSC / Peninsula FSC 15.5 11 10
11 Melanie Lambert / Frederick Palascak Colonial FSC / SC of Boston 17.0 12 11
12 / Richard Gillam Los Angeles FSC 17.0 10 12
13 Amanda Magarian / John Frederiksen Broadmoor SC 19.5 13 13
14 / Broadmoor SC 21.5 15 14
15 / Nashville FSC 22.0 14 15

Ice dancing[]

Rank Name Club TFP CD1 CD2 OD FD
1 Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow Detroit SC 2.0 1 1 1 1
2 Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates Detroit SC 4.0 2 2 2 2
3 Kate Robinson / Peter Breen Detroit SC / Broadmoor SC 6.2 4 3 3 3
4 Amy Webster / Ron Kravette SC of Boston 8.6 3 5 5 4
5 Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev Detroit SC / SC of Lake Placid 9.2 5 4 4 5
6 Deborah Koegel / Oleg Fediukov Charter Oak FSC / Colonial FSC 12.0 6 6 6 6
7 / Palomares FSC / Univ of Delaware FSC 14.6 9 8 7 7
8 / Peninsula FSC / Univ of Delaware FSC 15.6 7 7 8 8
9 / Univ of Delaware FSC / Skokie Valley SC 17.8 8 9 9 9
10 Beata Handra / Charles Sinek St. Moritz ISC 20.4 11 11 10 10
11 / Skokie Valley SC / Univ of Delaware FSC 22.0 10 12 11 11
12 / Los Angeles FSC / Babson FSC 24.8 12 13 13 12
13 / Winter Club - Indianapolis / Univ of Delaware FSC 25.8 13 10 12 14
14 / Paul Frey Los Angeles FSC / SC of Boston 27.0 14 14 14 13

Junior results[]

Men[]

Rank Name Club TFP SP FS
1 Matt Savoie Illinois Valley FSC 1.5 1 1
2 St. Moritz ISC 4.0 4 2
3 Tampa Bay SC 6.0 2 5
4 Winterhurst FSC 6.5 5 4
5 Ryan Jahnke St. Clair Shores FSC 7.0 8 3
6 Denver FSC 7.5 3 6
7 SC of Boston 11.5 7 8
8 Ind/World Sk Acad FS 12.0 10 7
9 Gardens FSC of MD 15.0 12 9
10 All Year FSC 15.0 6 12
11 Los Angeles FSC 15.5 9 11
12 James Yoo Colorado SC 17.0 14 10
13 Los Angeles FSC 19.5 13 13
14 FSC of Erie 19.5 11 14

Ladies[]

Rank Name Club TFP SP FS
1 Andrea Gardiner Houston FSC 2.0 2 1
2 Erin Pearl SC of Maine 2.5 1 2
3 Yarmouth Ice Club 5.0 4 3
4 Anchorage FSC 7.5 7 4
5 Winterhurst FSC 7.5 3 6
6 Detroit SC 9.5 9 5
7 Laura Handy Univ of Delaware FSC 11.0 8 7
8 Los Angeles FSC 11.0 6 8
9 Jamestown SC 12.5 5 10
10 Los Angeles FSC 15.5 13 9
11 FSC of Bloomington 16.0 10 11
12 Los Angeles FSC 18.0 12 12
13 Ind/World Sk Acad FSC 19.5 11 13

Pairs[]

Rank Name Club TFP SP FS
1 Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler Los Angeles FSC 2.0 2 1
2 Katie Barnhart / Charles Bernard Huntsville FSC 2.5 1 2
3 Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn Colonial FSC / Univ of Delaware FSC 4.5 3 3
4 Laura Handy / James Peterson Univ of Delaware FSC / Lakewood Winter Club 6.0 4 4
5 / Nashville FSC 9.0 8 5
6 / St. Moritz ISC / Peninsula FSC 9.5 7 6
7 / Broadmoor SC / Cantiague FSC 11.0 6 8
8 / Andrew Muldoon Philadelphia SC & HS / Univ of Delaware FSC 11.5 9 7
9 / Matthew Evers Univ of Delaware FSC / Red River Valley FSC 11.5 5 9
10 / Tampa Bay SC 15.0 10 10
11 Jessica Miller / Queen City FSC / Utah FSC 16.5 11 11
12 / St. Moritz ISC / Peninsula FSC 19.0 14 12
13 / Lakewood Winter Club / Nashville FSC 19.0 12 13
14 / Peninsula FSC / St. Moritz ISC 20.5 13 14

Ice dancing[]

Rank Name Club TFP CD1 CD2 OD FD
1 Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler Detroit SC 2.0 1 1 1 1
2 / Brandon Forsyth Colonial FSC 4.0 2 2 2 2
3 Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek Detroit SC 6.0 3 3 3 3
4 Melissa Gregory / Broadmoor SC / Skokie Valley SC 8.0 4 4 4 4
5 / Palomares FSC / Broadmoor SC 10.2 5 6 5 5
6 / Univ of Delaware FSC 12.8 6 5 6 7
7 / Dallas FSC 15.0 9 7 7 6
8 / SC of Boston / Los Angeles FSC 16.8 8 9 9 8
9 / SC of Mt. Lebanon / Peninsula FSC 16.8 7 8 8 9
10 Tiffany Hyden / Broadmoor SC / Arizona FSC 20.2 10 11 10 10
11 / Detroit SC 23.2 12 13 12 11
12 / Seattle SC 24.8 13 12 13 12
13 / Metropolitan FSC / SC of Lake Placid 27.0 14 14 14 13
WD / Univ of Delaware FSC / Peninsula FSC 11 10 11

Novice results[]

Men[]

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 1.5 1 1
2 4.0 2 2
3 6.0 6 3
4 6.0 4 4
5 Rohene Ward 7.5 3 6
6 Scott Smith 7.5 7 5
7 Ryan Bradley 9.5 5 7
8 13.5 8 9
9 14.0 12 8
10 Jonathon Hunt 14.5 9 10
11 16.5 11 11
12 17.0 10 12

Ladies[]

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 Naomi Nari Nam 1.5 1 1
2 4.0 4 2
3 Ann Patrice McDonough 4.5 3 3
4 5.0 2 4
5 9.0 6 6
6 Stacey Pensgen 9.5 9 5
7 10.5 7 7
8 10.5 5 8
9 14.0 10 9
10 16.0 12 10
11 16.0 8 12
12 16.5 11 11

Pairs[]

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 Stephanie Kalesavich / 1.5 1 1
2 / Garrett Lucash 4.0 4 2
3 / 4.5 3 3
4 / 5.0 2 4
5 / 7.5 5 5
6 / 9.0 6 6
7 / 10.5 7 7
8 / 12.0 8 8
9 / 14.0 10 9
10 / Jonathon Hunt 15.5 9 11
11 / 16.0 12 10
12 / 17.5 11 12
13 Laura Munana / Luke Munana 19.5 13 13

Ice dancing[]

Rank Name CD1 CD2 CD3 FD
1 / 1 1 1 1
2 / 4 3 4 2
3 / Benjamin Agosto 3 2 3 3
4 / Matthew Healy 2 4 2 5
5 / 5 6 5 4
6 / 6 5 7 6
7 / 7 9 6 7
8 / 8 8 9 8
9 / 9 7 11 9
10 / 10 12 12 10
11 / 11 11 10 11
12 / 12 10 8 12

Figures results[]

Senior men[]

Rank Name CF1 CF2 CF3
1 1 1 1
2 Robert Shmalo 2 2 2

Senior ladies[]

Rank Name CF1 CF2 CF3
1 1 1 1
2 3 3 3
3 4 4 4
4 2 5 6
5 5 2 9
5 6 8 2
7 Jaime Clark 7 6 8
8 8 7 7
9 11 9 5
10 12 11 10
10 9 12 12
12 13 10 11
13 10 13 13

Junior men[]

Rank Name CF1 CF2 CF3
1 1 3 1
2 2 1 4
3 4 2 2
4 3 4 3

Junior ladies[]

Rank Name CF1 CF2 CF3
1 2 1 1
2 3 4 2
3 4 4 4
4 1 3 12
5 9 2 9
6 7 8 6
7 14 6 3
7 6 10 7
9 10 9 5
10 8 7 10
11 11 11 8
12 5 12 14
13 12 14 11
14 13 13 13

Novice men[]

Rank Name
1
2
3

Novice ladies[]

Rank Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

References[]

  1. ^ Penner, Mike (February 16, 1997). "All Quarrel, No Quad in Nashville". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Longman, Jere (February 16, 1997). "Kwan's Slips Open Door For a Younger Champion". The New York Times. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Swift, E.M. (February 24, 1997). "Kid Stuff". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 1, 2011.

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