1996 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Introduction The '''1996 U.S. Figure Skating Championships''' took place between January 13 and 21, 1996 in San Jose, California. 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 1996 World Championships. The 1996 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=== Rank Name FP SP FS '''1''' Rudy Galindo  2.5  3  1 '''2''' Todd Eldredge  2.5  1  2 '''3''' Dan Hollander  5.0  4  3 '''4''' Scott Davis  6.0  2  5 5 Michael Weiss  6.5  5  4 6 Shepherd Clark  9.0  6  6 7 Trifun Zivanovic  11.5  9  7 8 Aren Nielsen  11.5  7  8 9 Matthew Kessinger  14.5  11  9 10 Johnnie Bevan  15.0  10  10 11 John Baldwin Jr.  17.0  8  13 12 Gig Siruno  17.5  13  11 13 Jere Michael  19.0  14  12 14 Eric Bohnstedt  22.0  16  14 15 E. Stuart Golden  23.5  17  15 16 Philip Dulebohn  23.5  15  16 WD Derrick Delmore   12 ===Ladies=== Rank Name FP SP FS '''1''' Michelle Kwan  1.5  1  1 '''2''' Tonia Kwiatkowski  3.0  2  2 '''3''' Tara Lipinski  5.5  5  3 '''4''' Sydne Vogel  6.0  4  4 5 Karen Kwan  8.0  6  5 6 Amber Corwin  11.5  11  6 7 Brittney McConn  11.5  9  7 8 Angela Nikodinov  12.5  7  9 9 Jennifer Karl  14.0  12  8 10 Alice Sue Claeys  15.0  10  10 11 Jessica Mills  15.0  8  11 12 Kathaleen Kelly Cutone  19.0  14  12 13 Robyn Petroskey  19.5  15  12 14 Alizah Allen  20.5  13  14 15 Jillian Jackson  23.5  17  15 16 Karen Gooley  24.0  16  16 WD Nicole Bobek   3 ===Pairs=== Rank Name FP SP FS '''1''' Jenni Meno / Todd Sand  2.0  2  1 '''2''' Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen  2.5  1  2 '''3''' Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells  5.0  4  3 '''4''' Stephanie Stiegler / John Zimmerman  5.5  3  4 5 Sara Ward / Lance Travis  7.5  7  5 6 Cheryl Marker / Todd Price  9.0  6  6 7 Romina Baron / Richard Alexander  10.5  5  8 8 Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell  11.5  9  7 9 Melanie Lambert / Fred Palascak  13.0  8  9 10 Dawn Lynn Piepenbrink / Nicolas Castaneda  16.0  12  10 11 Erin Elbe / Jeffrey Weiss  18.0  14  11 12 Jennifer Darst / Arthur Reid  18.5  13  12 13 Nicole Perry / Paul Dulebohn  18.5  11  13 14 Lauren Weldon / Jason Carley  22.0  16  14 15 Amanda Magarian / Mel Chapman  22.5  15  15 WD Nicole Bateson-Rock / Jeff Tilley   10 ===Ice dancing=== Rank Name FP CD1 CD2 OD FD '''1''' Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow  2.2  1  2  1  1 '''2''' Renée Roca / Gorsha Sur  3.8  2  1  2  2 '''3''' Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates  7.2  7  5  3  3 '''4''' Kate Robinson / Peter Breen  8.0  4  4  4  4 5 Amy Webster / Ron Kravette  9.2  3  3  5  5 6 Julia Bikbova / Robert Peale  13.4  5  6  7  7 7 Cheryl Demkowski / Gregory Maddalone  15.0  10  8  9  6 8 Laura Gayton / Oleg Fediukov  16.2  8  9  8  8 9 Tamara Kuchiki / Neale Smull  16.2  6  7  6  10 10 Elizabeth Buhl / Augustine DiBella  18.8  9  10  10  9 11 Kimberly Callahan / Robert Daw  22.0  11  11  11  11 12 Leslie Soderberg / David Lipowitz  25.6  15  14  13  12 13 Sophia Eliazova / Peter Tchernyshev  27.0  12  12  12  15 14 Felita Carr / Alexei Komarov  27.6  13  15  15  13 15 Debbie Koegel / Michael Sklutovsky  28.2  14  15  14  14
Junior results ===Men=== Rank Name FP SP FS '''1''' Timothy Goebel  1.5  1  1 '''2''' Jeff Merica  4.5  5  2 '''3''' Ryan Jahnke  5.0  4  3 '''4''' Justin Dillon  6.5  3  5 5 Don Baldwin  7.0  2  6 6 Robert Schupp  8.0  8  4 7 Bert Cording  10.5  7  7 8 Danny Clausen  12.0  6  9 9 Eddie Gornik  12.5  9  8 10 Ryan Donnelly  15.0  10  10 11 Pete St. Germaine  16.5  11  11 12 Dwayne Parker  18.0  12  12 13 Bobby Kaping  19.5  13  13===Ladies=== Rank Name FP SP FS '''1''' Shelby Lyons  3.0  4  1 '''2''' Erin Sutton  3.0  2  2 '''3''' Diana Miro  3.5  1  3 '''4''' Serena Phillips  5.5  3  4 5 Morgan Rowe  7.5  5  5 6 Cohen Duncan  9.5  7  6 7 Emily Freedman  10.0  6  7 8 Andrea Gardiner  12.0  8  8 9 Rhea Sy  13.5  9  9 10 Heather Johnson  17.0  14  10 11 Tiffany Chan  17.5  13  11 12 Meredith Cataldo  17.5  11  12 13 Kelly Harris  18.0  10  13 14 Tina Lee  19.0  12  13===Pairs=== Rank Name FP SP FS '''1''' Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman  1.5  1  1 '''2''' Naomi Grabow / Benjamin Oberman  3.0  2  2 '''3''' Jacki Davidson / J. Paul Binnebose  5.0  4  3 '''4''' Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler  6.5  5  4 5 Katie Bernhart / Charles Bernhart IV  6.5  3  5 6 Celina Taylor / Craig Joeright  9.5  7  6 7 Whitney Gaynore / David Delago  10.0  6  7 8 Nicole Purdy / Josiah Modes  12.5  9  8 9 Ilana Goldfogel / Erik Schulz  13.5  11  8 10 Laura Handy / Jim Peterson  14.0  8  10 11 Lauren Carpenter / Brad Russi  16.0  10  11 12 Kelly Peterman / Matthew Stuart  18.0  12  12 13 Heather Allenbach / Matthews Evers  19.5  13  13===Ice dancing=== Rank Name FP CD1 CD2 OD FD '''1''' Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler  2.2  2  1  1  1 '''2''' Naomi Lang / John Lee  3.8  1  2  2  2 '''3''' Tami Tyler / Jonathan Nichols  7.2  6  3  4  3 '''4''' Azumi Sagara / Jonathan Magalnick  7.4  4  4  3  4 5 Kerrie O'Donnell / Brandon Forsyth  10.4  3  9  5  5 6 Christine Moxley / Tom Gaasbeck  12.2  7  6  6  6 7 Jenny Dahlen / Sergei Lihachov  13.2  5  5  7  7 8 Melissa Gregory / James Shuford  15.8  8  7  8  8 9 Kari Downey / Raphael Kelling  18.8  9  10  10  9 10 Susanna Stapleford / Vincent van Vliet  19.0  10  8  9  10 11 Natalie Wolenter / Kevin Spada  23.2  12  11  11  12 12 Elizabeth Hill / Eleazar Lieb  23.4  11  12  13  11 13 Kristin Fraser / Peter Kongkasem  25.4  13  13  12  13
Novice results ===Men=== Rank Name FP SP FS '''1''' Joe Knazek  2.0  2  1 '''2''' Braden Overett  4.0  4  2 '''3''' Kurt Fromknecht  4.5  3  3 '''4''' Matthew Savoie  4.5  1  4 5 Curt Doten  8.0  6  5 6 Andrew Eckard  8.5  5  6 7 Amir Ganaba  12.5  7  9 8 Jonathan Keen  13.0  12  7 9 David Recchia  13.5  11  8 10 Josh Figurido  14.5  9  10 11 Derek Trent  16.0  10  11 12 Steve Hartsell  17.0  8  13 13 David Glynn  19.5  15  12 14 Joseph Walsh  22.0  16  14 15 Sean Calvillo  22.0  14  15 WD Jered Guzman   13 ===Ladies=== Rank Name FP SP FS '''1''' J.J. Mathews  2.0  2  1 '''2''' Christina Gordon  4.5  3  3 '''3''' Abby Davidson  4.5  1  4 '''4''' Rinne Brayman  7.5  11  2 5 Kristina Melton  8.5  5  6 6 Elizabeth O'Donnell  10.0  4  8 7 Angie Lien  11.5  13  5 8 Erin Pearl  11.5  9  7 9 Danielle Hartsell  14.0  10  9 10 Sarah Call  14.0  8  10 11 Laura Handy  14.0  6  11 12 Mika Kadono  15.5  7  12 13 Kristen Treni  19.0  12  13===Pairs=== Rank Name FP SP FS '''1''' Brandi Seabol / Cheyne Coppage  1.5  1  1 '''2''' Carissa Guild / Andrew Muldoon  3.0  2  2 '''3''' Christina Connally / Arnold Myint  5.0  4  3 '''4''' Megan Sierk / Dustin Sierk  5.5  3  4 5 Rebecca Erb / Joel Vinson  8.0  6  5 6 Crystal Kim / Derrick Delmore  8.5  5  6 7 Amy Wisely / Jason Heffron  10.5  7  7 8 Jessica Hunt / Jonathon Hunt  12.0  8  8 9 Darby Gaynor / James Bonnie  15.0  12  9 10 Alexsis Nolte / Justin Dillon  15.5  11  10 11 Jessica Montgomery / Amaan Archer  16.0  10  11===Ice dancing=== Rank Name FP CD1 CD2 OD FD '''1''' Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek  2.0  1  1  1  1 '''2''' Elizabeth Philpot / Nick Hart  5.0  3  3  3  2 '''3''' Alison Sandler / Nicholas Wakeman  5.0  2  2  2  3 '''4''' Kimberly Jones / Timothy Jones  8.2  4  5  4  4 5 Katherine Jorck / Matt Healy  10.2  7  4  5  5 6 Rebecca Weisberg / Owen Swift  13.4  6  7  8  6 7 Hannah Lawler / Scott Stewart  14.0  5  9  7  7 8 Katharine Hill / Benjamin Agosto  15.0  8  6  6  8 9 Jessica Roswell / Matther Kossack  17.8  9  8  9  9 10 Kimberly Navarro / Matthew Tinney  21.8  11  12  12  10 11 Jennifer Sejnowski / Dmitry White  21.6  12  11  10  11 12 Sarah Alesafar / John Wagner  22.6  10  10  11  12
External links *  1996 U.S. Championships