1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Introduction 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. 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 Matthew Kessinger  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 Brian Buetsch  FSC of Rockford  23.5  17  15 16 Kevin Donovan  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.She also performed the first triple loop-triple loop combo ever in her free skating. 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 Lisa Bell  Broadmoor SC  13.5  9  9 10 Alizah Allen  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 Erin Sutton  Detroit SC  20.0  12  14 14 Lindsey Page  St. Clair Shores FSC  20.5  15  13 15 Serena Phillips  St. Moritz ISC  22.5  13  16 16 Kathaleen Kelly Cutone  Colonial FSC  23.5  17  15 17 Amy D'Entremont  Colonial FSC  25.0  16  17 18 Robyn Petroskey  Broadmoor SC  27.0  18  18 19 Diane Halber  Los Angeles FSC  29.0  20  19 20 Jacqie Turner  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 Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman  Los Angeles FSC  9.0  6  6 7 Cheryl Marker / Todd Price  St. Paul FSC / Braemar-City of Lakes FSC  10.5  7  7 8 Naomi Grabow / Benjamin Oberman  Los Angeles FSC  12.0  8  8 9 Ingrid Goldberg / Jeffrey Tilley  Skaneateles FSC / Univ of Delaware FSC  13.5  9  9 10 Dawn Lynn Piepenbrink / Nicolas Castaneda  Arizona FSC / Peninsula FSC  15.5  11  10 11 Melanie Lambert / Frederick Palascak  Colonial FSC / SC of Boston  17.0  12  11 12 Erin Moorad / Richard Gillam  Los Angeles FSC  17.0  10  12 13 Amanda Magarian / John Frederiksen  Broadmoor SC  19.5  13  13 14 Ilana Goldfogel / Erik Schulz  Broadmoor SC  21.5  15  14 15 Jennifer Darst / Arthur Reid  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 Tami Tyler / Jonathan Nichols  Palomares FSC / Univ of Delaware FSC  14.6  9  8  7  7 8 Cheryl Demkowski / Greg Maddalone  Peninsula FSC / Univ of Delaware FSC  15.6  7  7  8  8 9 Margot Contois / Robert Peal  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 Julia Bikbova / James Swanson  Skokie Valley SC / Univ of Delaware FSC  22.0  10  12  11  11 12 Felita Yost Carr / Alexei Komarov  Los Angeles FSC / Babson FSC  24.8  12  13  13  12 13 Jayna Cronin / Kurt Dreger  Winter Club - Indianapolis / Univ of Delaware FSC  25.8  13  10  12  14 14 Dawn Ponte / 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''' Justin Dillon  St. Moritz ISC  4.0  4  2 '''3''' Michael Edgren  Tampa Bay SC  6.0  2  5 '''4''' Kurt Fromknecht  Winterhurst FSC  6.5  5  4 5 Ryan Jahnke  St. Clair Shores FSC  7.0  8  3 6 Braden Overett  Denver FSC  7.5  3  6 7 Joshua Figurido  SC of Boston  11.5  7  8 8 Peter St. Germaine  Ind/World Sk Acad FS  12.0  10  7 9 Dwayne Parker  Gardens FSC of MD  15.0  12  9 10 Robert Brathwaite  All Year FSC  15.0  6  12 11 Jonathan Keen  Los Angeles FSC  15.5  9  11 12 James Yoo  Colorado SC  17.0  14  10 13 Everett Weiss  Los Angeles FSC  19.5  13  13 14 Robert Schupp  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''' Morgan Rowe  Yarmouth Ice Club  5.0  4  3 '''4''' J. J. Matthews  Anchorage FSC  7.5  7  4 5 Jenni Tew  Winterhurst FSC  7.5  3  6 6 Lindsey Weber  Detroit SC  9.5  9  5 7 Laura Handy  Univ of Delaware FSC  11.0  8  7 8 Cohen Duncan  Los Angeles FSC  11.0  6  8 9 Kristen Treni  Jamestown SC  12.5  5  10 10 Elizabeth O'Donnell  Los Angeles FSC  15.5  13  9 11 Sarah Call  FSC of Bloomington  16.0  10  11 12 Mika Kadona  Los Angeles FSC  18.0  12  12 13 Alexandrea Shybut  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 Christina Connally / Arnold Myint  Nashville FSC  9.0  8  5 6 Rebecca Erb / Joel Vinson  St. Moritz ISC / Peninsula FSC  9.5  7  6 7 Lisa Weitzman / Marc Weitzman  Broadmoor SC / Cantiague FSC  11.0  6  8 8 Carissa Guild / Andrew Muldoon  Philadelphia SC & HS / Univ of Delaware FSC  11.5  9  7 9 Heather Allebach / Matthew Evers  Univ of Delaware FSC / Red River Valley FSC  11.5  5  9 10 Anne MacWilliams / Josiah Modes  Tampa Bay SC  15.0  10  10 11 Jessica Miller / Kevin Garrett  Queen City FSC / Utah FSC  16.5  11  11 12 Kelly Peterman / Matthew Stuart  St. Moritz ISC / Peninsula FSC  19.0  14  12 13 Alexis Nolte / John Gerth  Lakewood Winter Club / Nashville FSC  19.0  12  13 14 Whitney Gaynor / David Delago  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''' Kerrie O'Donnell / 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 / James Shuford  Broadmoor SC / Skokie Valley SC  8.0  4  4  4  4 5 Crystal Beckerdite / Raphael Kelling  Palomares FSC / Broadmoor SC  10.2  5  6  5  5 6 Susanna Stapleford / Vincent VanVliet  Univ of Delaware FSC  12.8  6  5  6  7 7 Elizabeth Philpot / Nicholas Hart  Dallas FSC  15.0  9  7  7  6 8 Cerise Henzes / Walter Lang, IV  SC of Boston / Los Angeles FSC  16.8  8  9  9  8 9 Shannon Simon / Jason Simon  SC of Mt. Lebanon / Peninsula FSC  16.8  7  8  8  9 10 Tiffany Hyden / Jonathan Magalnick  Broadmoor SC / Arizona FSC  20.2  10  11  10  10 11 Jennifer Sejnowski / Richard Brown  Detroit SC  23.2  12  13  12  11 12 Alyssa Hicks / Edmund Hollis  Seattle SC  24.8  13  12  13  12 13 Tara Modlin / Dmitri Boundoiukin  Metropolitan FSC / SC of Lake Placid  27.0  14  14  14  13 WD Mollie Klurfeld / Martin Sivorinovsky  Univ of Delaware FSC / Peninsula FSC   11  10  11
Novice results ===Men=== Rank Name TFP SP FS '''1''' Daniel Lee  1.5  1  1 '''2''' Simeon Hanks  4.0  2  2 '''3''' William Rasmussen  6.0  6  3 '''4''' Amir Ganaba  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 Matthew Bohannan  13.5  8  9 9 Kirk Forbes  14.0  12  8 10 Jonathon Hunt  14.5  9  10 11 Joseph Walsh  16.5  11  11 12 C. Fitzhugh Middleton  17.0  10  12===Ladies=== Rank Name TFP SP FS '''1''' Naomi Nari Nam  1.5  1  1 '''2''' Lisa Nesuda  4.0  4  2 '''3''' Ann Patrice McDonough  4.5  3  3 '''4''' Kimberly Kilby  5.0  2  4 5 Jennifer Markham  9.0  6  6 6 Stacey Pensgen  9.5  9  5 7 Jacqueline Hernandez  10.5  7  7 8 Lindsay Sherp  10.5  5  8 9 Abigail Gleeson  14.0  10  9 10 Adrienne Luoma  16.0  12  10 11 Jessica Stewart  16.0  8  12 12 April Hillel  16.5  11  11===Pairs=== Rank Name TFP SP FS '''1''' Stephanie Kalesavich / Amaan Archer  1.5  1  1 '''2''' Jaisa-Summer MacAdam / Garrett Lucash  4.0  4  2 '''3''' Megan Sierk / Dustin Sierk  4.5  3  3 '''4''' Carey Floyd / David Tankersley  5.0  2  4 5 Lisa Bright / Jason Robertson  7.5  5  5 6 Emily Morgan / Justin Cogley  9.0  6  6 7 Bonnie Moen / James Bonnie  10.5  7  7 8 Jessica Waldstein / Everett Weiss  12.0  8  8 9 Amy Wiseley / L. Jason Heffron  14.0  10  9 10 Jessica Hunt / Jonathon Hunt  15.5  9  11 11 Julia Glovack / Patrick McCarthey  16.0  12  10 12 Sima Ganaba / Amir Ganaba  17.5  11  12 13 Laura Munana / Luke Munana  19.5  13  13===Ice dancing=== Rank Name CD1 CD2 CD3 FD '''1''' Jessica Valentine / Matthew Kossack  1  1  1  1 '''2''' Alison Mewman / Joshua Abrahams  4  3  4  2 '''3''' Katy Hill / Benjamin Agosto  3  2  3  3 '''4''' Katherine Jorck / Matthew Healy  2  4  2  5 5 Anna Berry / Christopher Hayes  5  6  5  4 6 Sarah Thebaud / Russell Thebaud  6  5  7  6 7 Megan Papier / Dirk Peterson  7  9  6  7 8 Sarah Bickford / Owen Swift  8  8  9  8 9 Kristyn Starr / Nick Traxler  9  7  11  9 10 Carrie O'Connor / Paul Kimzey  10  12  12  10 11 Sarah Alesafar / John Wagner  11  11  10  11 12 Michelle Orban / Brice Porter  12  10  8  12
Figures results ===Senior men=== Rank Name CF1 CF2 CF3 '''1''' Everett Weiss  1  1  1 '''2''' Robert Shmalo  2  2  2===Senior ladies=== Rank Name CF1 CF2 CF3 '''1''' Melanie Dupon  1  1  1 '''2''' McKenzie Savidge  3  3  3 '''3''' Sarah Devereaux  4  4  4 '''4''' Brandy Biddle  2  5  6 5 Elizabeth Handley  5  2  9 5 Cassy Papajohn  6  8  2 7 Jaime Clark  7  6  8 8 Katy Jarvela  8  7  7 9 Heather Higgins  11  9  5 10 Lynne Petta  12  11  10 10 Jessica Rubin  9  12  12 12 Christine Maze  13  10  11 13 Susan Blaisdell  10  13  13===Junior men=== Rank Name CF1 CF2 CF3 '''1''' Scott Sarbacker  1  3  1 '''2''' Christopher Mattern  2  1  4 '''3''' Colin Bennett  4  2  2 '''4''' Scott Sheets  3  4  3===Junior ladies=== Rank Name CF1 CF2 CF3 '''1''' Cammi Bruns  2  1  1 '''2''' Emily Best  3  4  2 '''3''' Jessica Vieth  4  4  4 '''4''' Heather Lee  1  3  12 5 Whitney Luke  9  2  9 6 Kelley Young  7  8  6 7 Josselyn Baumgartner  14  6  3 7 Jessica Koslow  6  10  7 9 Stephanie Schrag  10  9  5 10 Wendy Mangum  8  7  10 11 Erika Grigg  11  11  8 12 April Jackson  5  12  14 13 Nicole Buckles  12  14  11 14 Amy Thompson  13  13  13===Novice men=== Rank Name '''1''' David Fisch '''2''' Dan Kuhn '''3''' Christopher Young===Novice ladies=== Rank Name '''1''' Kharen Kloeffler '''2''' Lauren Hill '''3''' Kristin Griffitts '''4''' Alicia Towns 5 Danielle Piro 6 Lauren Rider 7 Megan O'Brien 8 Vinita Huddleston 9 Emily Brown 10 Jodi Hebenton 11 Kristen Scheu 12 Emily Bobel
References
External links *  1997 U.S. Championships ( Archived 2009-07-21)