2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Type:National Championship
Date:January 12 – 19
Season:2002–03
Location:Dallas, Texas
Venue:American Airlines Center
Champions
Men's singles:
Michael Weiss
Ladies' singles:
Michelle Kwan
Pair skating:
Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn
Ice dance:
Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev
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The 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place between January 12–19, 2003 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth) in four disciplines – men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice.

The event was used to determine the U.S. teams for the 2003 World Championships, 2003 Four Continents Championships, and 2003 World Junior Championships.

"Disaster in Dallas"[]

The 2003 Nationals are generally considered to be one of the worst-skated championships in U.S. championships history with the name "Disaster in Dallas" being given to the event.

The senior men's and pairs competitions were the most notable "disaster" of the night. Johnny Weir, who had been in medal contention after the short program, hit the barrier during his free skating, got up and restarted his program, then had to withdraw, starting a long chain of bad skating in the men's free. Also, there were numerous errors in the pairs event.[1][2][3]

Senior results[]

Men[]

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 Michael Weiss 3.0 4 1
2 Timothy Goebel 3.5 1 3
3 Ryan Jahnke 5.0 6 2
4 Scott Smith 6.5 5 4
5 Matthew Savoie 7.5 3 6
6 Parker Pennington 8.5 7 5
7 Evan Lysacek 11.5 9 7
8 Nicholas LaRoche 12.0 8 8
9 Ryan Bradley 16.5 15 9
10 17.0 14 10
11 17.5 13 11
12 17.5 11 12
13 Benjamin Miller 18.0 10 13
14 23.0 18 14
15 23.0 16 15
16 Shaun Rogers 25.5 19 16
WD Johnny Weir 2
WD Derrick Delmore 12
WD Shepherd Clark 17

Ladies[]

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 Michelle Kwan 1.5 1 1
2 Sarah Hughes 3.5 3 2
3 Sasha Cohen 4.0 2 3
4 Ann Patrice McDonough 7.0 6 4
5 Jennifer Kirk 7.0 4 5
6 Yebin Mok 8.5 5 6
7 Beatrisa Liang 11.0 8 7
8 Amber Corwin 11.5 7 8
9 Louann Donovan 13.5 9 9
10 Alissa Czisny 16.0 14 9
11 Jennifer Don 16.0 10 11
12 Andrea Gardiner 18.5 13 12
13 19.0 12 13
14 22.0 16 14
15 25.0 18 16
16 25.5 21 15
17 27.0 20 17
18 27.5 19 18
19 27.5 17 19
20 27.5 15 20
WD Angela Nikodinov 11

Pairs[]

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn 1.5 1 1
2 Kathryn Orscher / Garrett Lucash 4.0 4 2
3 Rena Inoue / John Baldwin 5.5 5 3
4 Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright 5.5 3 4
5 Stephanie Kalesavich / Aaron Parchem 6.0 2 5
6 Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt 9.0 6 6
7 Laura Handy / 11.5 9 7
8 Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler 12.0 8 8
9 Marcy Hinzmann / Steve Hartsell 12.5 7 9
10 Kristen Roth / Michael McPherson 16.0 12 10
11 Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra 16.0 10 11
12 Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig 17.5 11 12
13 / 19.0 13 13
14 Stacey Pensgen / Derek Trent 21.0 14 14
15 / 23.0 16 15
16 / Don Baldwin 23.5 15 16

Ice dancing[]

Rank Name TFP C1 C2 OD FD
1 Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev 2.6 1 1 2 1
2 Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto 3.4 2 2 1 2
3 Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov 6.0 3 3 3 3
4 Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell 8.0 4 4 4 4
5 Emilie Nussear / Mathew Gates 12.0 6 9 5 6
6 / 12.6 5 5 6 7
7 Kimberly Navarro / Robert Shmalo 14.0 10 10 8 5
8 Kendra Goodwin / Chris Obzansky 14.8 7 6 7 8
9 / Justin Pekarek 17.4 8 7 9 9
10 Lydia Manon / 19.4 9 8 10 10
11 / 22.0 11 11 11 11
12 / 24.0 12 12 12 12

Junior results[]

Men[]

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 Dennis Phan 2.0 2 1
2 Jordan Brauninger 2.5 1 2
3 5.5 5 3
4 Christopher Toland 5.5 3 4
5 6.0 4 5
6 Wesley Campbell 9.0 6 6
7 10.5 7 7
8 12.0 8 8
9 14.5 11 9
10 14.5 9 10
11 Luis Hernández 16.0 10 11
12 18.0 12 12

Ladies[]

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 2.0 2 1
2 2.5 1 2
3 Danielle Kahle 6.5 7 3
4 7.0 4 5
5 Jane Bugaeva 8.0 8 4
6 Adriana DeSanctis 8.5 3 7
7 9.0 6 6
8 Stephanie Rosenthal 11.5 5 9
9 Sandra Jean Rucker 12.5 9 8
10 Kristina Olson 16.5 13 10
11 Emily Hughes 17.0 12 11
12 17.5 11 12
13 Megan Williams-Stewart 19.0 10 14
14 20.0 14 13

Pairs[]

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 / 1.5 1 1
2 Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole 3.0 2 2
3 Colette Appel / Lee Harris 5.0 4 3
4 / 6.5 3 5
5 / Scott Smith 7.0 6 4
6 Brooke Castile / Benjamin Okolski 8.5 5 6
7 Andrea Varraux / David Pelletier 11.5 9 7
8 / 11.5 7 8
9 Shantel Jordan / Jeremy Barrett 14.0 10 9
10 / 14.0 8 10
11 / 16.5 11 11
12 / 18.0 12 12

Ice dancing[]

Rank Name TFP C1 C2 OD FD
1 Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin 3.2 4 4 1 1
2 Kirsten Frisch / Brent Bommentre 3.6 1 1 2 2
3 / 5.6 2 2 3 3
4 / 7.6 3 3 4 4
5 / 10.6 5 5 6 5
6 / 12.6 7 6 5 7
7 Meryl Davis / Charlie White 12.8 6 7 7 6
8 / 16.0 8 8 8 8
9 Jennifer Wester / 18.8 10 9 10 9
10 / 20.2 9 10 9 11
11 / 21.0 11 11 11 10
12 / 24.0 12 12 12 12

Novice results[]

Men[]

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 2.0 2 1
2 4.0 4 2
3 Tommy Steenberg 5.5 1 5
4 6.0 6 3
5 Geoffry Varner 6.5 5 4
6 Jon Nuss 7.5 3 6
7 Michael Novales 10.5 7 7
8 13.0 8 9
9 14.0 12 8
10 Charlie White 14.5 9 10
11 John Coughlin 16.0 10 11
12 17.5 11 12

Ladies[]

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 Kimmie Meissner 1.5 1 1
2 Katy Taylor 4.0 4 2
3 Jessica Houston 4.5 3 3
4 Brianna Perry 7.0 2 6
5 7.5 7 4
6 10.0 6 7
7 11.0 12 5
8 12.5 5 10
9 13.5 11 8
10 13.5 9 9
11 15.0 8 11
12 17.0 10 12

Pairs[]

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 / Christopher Pottenger 1.5 1 1
2 / 3.0 2 2
3 / 5.5 5 3
4 Julia Vlassov / Drew Meekins 6.0 4 4
5 Bridget Namiotka / 6.5 3 5
6 / 9.5 7 6
7 Bianca Butler / Joseph Jacobsen 11.0 8 7
8 / 11.0 6 8
9 / Andy Seitz 14.0 10 9
10 / 14.5 9 10
11 / 16.5 11 11
12 / 18.0 12 12

Ice dancing[]

Rank Name C1 C2 FD
1 Trina Pratt / Todd Gilles 2 1 1
2 / 1 2 3
3 / 4 3 2
4 / 3 4 4
5 / 5 5 5
6 / 6 6 6
7 Katherine Copely / 10 7 7
8 / 8 8 8
9 / 7 11 10
10 / 11 10 9
11 / 9 9 11
12 / 12 12 12

International team selections[]

World Championships[]

Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing
1 Michael Weiss Michelle Kwan Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev
2 Timothy Goebel Sarah Hughes Kathryn Orscher / Garrett Lucash Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto
3 Ryan Jahnke Sasha Cohen Rena Inoue / John Baldwin
1st alternate Scott Smith Ann Patrice McDonough Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov
2nd alternate Matthew Savoie Jenny Kirk Stephanie Kalesavich / Aaron Parchem Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell
3rd alternate Parker Pennington Yebin Mok Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt Emilie Nussear / Mathew Gates

Four Continents Championships[]

Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing
1 Timothy Goebel Sarah Hughes Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev
2 Ryan Jahnke Ann Patrice McDonough Kathryn Orscher / Garrett Lucash Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto
3 Scott Smith Jenny Kirk Rena Inoue / John Baldwin Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov
1st alternate Matthew Savoie Yebin Mok Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell
2nd alternate Parker Pennington Amber Corwin Stephanie Kalesavich / Aaron Parchem Emilie Nussear / Mathew Gates
3rd alternate Evan Lysacek Louann Donovan Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt Kimberly Navarro / Robert Shmalo

World Junior Championships[]

Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing
1 Parker Pennington Yebin Mok Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell
2 Evan Lysacek Beatrisa Liang Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin
3 Louann Donovan Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra / Brent Bommentre
1st alternate Nicholas LaRoche Alissa Czisny Kristen Roth / Michael McPherson /
2nd alternate Dennis Phan / /
3rd alternate Jordan Brauninger Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole /

References[]

  1. ^ Robbins, Liz (19 January 2003). "FIGURE SKATING; Hughes and Cohen No Match For Kwan's Grace and Style" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ "USATODAY.com - Kwan stands alone again at top, while U.S. men can't even stand". usatoday30.usatoday.com.
  3. ^ "USATODAY.com - Weiss wins third U.S. title on ugly afternoon". usatoday30.usatoday.com.

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