The 1998 United States Figure Skating Championships were the United States Figure Skating Championships

United States Figure Skating Championships

The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...

 of the 1997-1998 figure skating season

Figure skating season

The figure skating season is the period of time in which competitions are contested in the sport of figure skating. The skating season begins on July 1 of one year and goes until the end of June of the next. The seasons are referred to by the years they span...

. They were a national championship to determine the national champions of the United States.

Aside from determining the national champions, the event also served to help choose the U.S. teams to the 1998 World Figure Skating Championships

1998 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1998 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships of the 1997-1998 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from ISU Member Nations competed for the title of World Champion...

 and the 1998 Winter Olympics

Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

-Medal table:-Medalists:-Men:The favourites and top two after the short program were Ilia Kulik and Elvis Stojko, who would skate first and last, respectively. Medal contenders Alexei Yagudin, Todd Eldredge and Philippe Candeloro went in between...

. The 1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. The 1998 competition took place between November 30 and December 7, 1997 in St. John, Canada.-Medals...

 had been held prior to the national championships and so the World Juniors team had been chosen at a World Juniors selection competition earlier in the year.

Skaters competed in five disciplines across three levels. The disciplines of the competition were men's singles, ladies singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

, and compulsory figures

Compulsory figures

Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly an aspect of the sport of figure skating, from which the sport derives its name. Carving specific patterns or figures into the ice was the original focus of the sport. The patterns of compulsory figures all derive from the basic figure eight...

. The levels of competition were Senior, Junior, and Novice. Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth). This was the penultimate year of compulsory figures being competed at the U.S. Championships. The novice competitors skated one figure, the juniors and seniors skated three.

The 1998 Championships took place between January 4–11, 1998 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

.

Competition notes

• During this competition, Michael Weiss
  Michael Weiss (figure skater)
  -External links:* - Official website* - US Olympic Committee Biography...
  
   attempted a quadruple lutz jump
  Lutz jump
  The Lutz is a figure skating jump, named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who performed it in 1913. It is a toepick-assisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot.- Lutz technique:...
  
   in his free skate. He put his free foot down on the landing and so the jump was not ratified as complete.

• Despite withdrawing with injury, Jenni Meno
  Jenni Meno
  Jenni Meno is an American pair skater. She first partnered with Scott Wendland and won two medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. She began skating with her future husband Todd Sand in April 1992...
  
   / Todd Sand
  Todd Sand
  Todd Sand is an American pairs skater. He currently skates professionally with wife Jenni Meno.-Life and career:Sand was born in Burbank, California. He has dual American and Danish citizenship and early in his career, he represented Denmark as a single skater...
  
   were named to the Olympic Team.

• In the senior ladies event, Amber Corwin
  Amber Corwin
  Amber Corwin is an American figure skater. She is the 1999 Four Continents silver medalist and 2004 bronze medalist.-Biography:Corwin was born in Harbor City, California. She started skating at the age of five....
  
  , Andrea Gardiner
  Andrea Gardiner
  Andrea Gardiner is an American figure skater. She is the 1997 U.S. junior national champion. She competed twice at the Four Continents Championships, placing 8th in 2000 and 11th in 2002. She was coached by Kitty Carruthers.-Results:-External links:...
  
  , and Sydne Vogel
  Sydne Vogel
  Sydne Vogel is an American figure skater. Her parents are Joy and Dennis Vogel. She married Jeff McKechnie on November 14, 2010....
  
   tied for 7th place in the free skate on Majority Of Placements. Through the Total Ordinary Majority (TOM) tiebreak, Vogel's portion of the tie was broken and she placed 9th in that segment. Corwin and Gardiner's tie was unbreakable and so they shared the placement of 7th in the free skate.

• In the novice pairs event, five teams tied for 8th place in the short program (Tiffany Vise
  Tiffany Vise
  Tiffany Vise is an American pair skater. Between 2003 and 2009, she competed with partner Derek Trent. On November 17, 2007, Vise & Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple salchow jump in international competition...
  
   / Ryan Bradley
  Ryan Bradley
  Ryan Bradley is an American figure skater. He is the 2011 U.S. champion, 2007 U.S. silver medalist and three time U.S. Collegiate Champion. Bradley is known for his crowd-pleasing programs and backflips....
  
  , Erica Christensen / David Gibbons, Krystan McCloy / Jack McCloy, Lindsay Rogeness / Brian Rogeness, Amanda Ross
  Amanda Ross
  Amanda Ross was recently rated as the most influential person in British publishing. As the creator of the Richard and Judy Book Club, Ross is charged with choosing ten books each year for discussion....
  
   / Michael McPherson
  Michael McPherson
  Michael McPherson is an American pair skater. With former partner Kristen Roth, he is the 2001 World Junior bronze medalist. They won the silver medal at the 2000-2001 Junior Grand Prix Final and competed for one season on the senior Grand Prix...
  
  ). The tie between Vise/Bradley, Christensen/Gibbons and McCloy/McCloy was broken through the Total Ordinary Majority (TOM) tiebreak. The tie between Rogeness/Rogeness and Ross/McPherson was unbreakable and so they shared the placement of 11th in the short program.

• There were several unbreakable ties in the figures competition on the junior and senior levels. Kharen Kloeffler and Brooke Pitman tied for the junior gold, Josselyn Baumgartner and Alecia Moore tied for the junior bronze, Jessica Koslow and Amy Miyoshi tied for seventh place in juniors, Olivia Baer and Sara Stach tied for eleventh place in juniors, and Jaime Clark and Jamie Walzer tied for eighth place in seniors.

Senior Men

In his winning free skate Eldredge attempted but fell on a quad toe loop attempt.

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Todd Eldredge Todd Eldredge Todd James Eldredge is an American figure skater. He is the 1996 World Champion and a six-time national champion .-Biography:...	1.5	1	1
2	Michael Weiss Michael Weiss (figure skater) -External links:* - Official website* - US Olympic Committee Biography...	3.0	2	2
3	Scott Davis	4.5	3	3
4	Shepherd Clark Shepherd Clark Shepherd Walton Clark is an American former competitive figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1989 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. The next season, he won the Nebelhorn Trophy. He won the pewter medal at the 1998 United States Figure Skating Championships. Mr...	6.0	4	4
5	Derrick Delmore Derrick Delmore Derrick Delmore is an African-American figure skater. He was the 1998 World Junior Champion and the 1999 U.S. National Collegiate Champion...	9.5	9	5
6	Dan Hollander	9.5	7	6
7	Trifun Zivanovic Trifun Zivanovic Trifun Zivanovic is an American-born Serbian figure skater. Born in the United States, Zivanovic competes internationally for Serbia.-Career:...	11.5	5	9
8	Ryan Jahnke Ryan Jahnke Ryan Jahnke is an American figure skater. He is the 2003 U.S. national bronze medalist and was the 1993 Novice National Champion. After the 2005-2006 Olympic season, Jahnke retired from competitive skating and now spends his time coaching...	13.5	11	8
9	Michael Chack Michael Chack Michael Chack is an American figure skater. He is the 1993 U.S. bronze medalist. His name became a synonym for a performance not being aired during the broadcast after his 3rd place finish at the 1993 U.S. Figure Skating Championships was not shown on television. He currently tours with Holiday on...	14.0	14	7
10	Matthew Kessinger	16.0	10	11
11	Matthew Savoie Matthew Savoie Matthew Savoie , is an American figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. bronze medalist, the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalist and a member of the 2006 Olympic team.-Biography:...	16.5	13	10
12	John Baldwin	17.0	8	13
13	Jere Michael Jere Michael Jere Michael is an American retired competitive figure skater. He is the 1994 World Junior bronze medalist and the 1994 Junior National Champion...	18.0	12	12
14	Jeff Merica	22.0	16	14
15	Eric Bohnstedt	22.5	15	15
16	Brian Buetsch	25.0	18	16
17	Michael Edgren	25.5	17	17
WD	Timothy Goebel Timothy Goebel Timothy Richard Goebel is an American retired figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. He was the first person to land a quadruple salchow in competition and the first person to land three quadruple jumps in one program...		6

Senior Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Michelle Kwan Michelle Kwan Michelle Wingshan Kwan is an American figure skater. She is a two-time Olympic medalist, a five-time World champion and a nine-time U.S...	1.5	1	1
2	Tara Lipinski Tara Lipinski Tara Kristen Lipinski is an American figure skater. At the age of 15, she won the Ladies' Singles Olympic gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Lipinski remains the youngest individual gold medalist in the history of the Olympic Winter Games. She is also the 1997 World...	4.0	4	2
3	Nicole Bobek Nicole Bobek Nicole Bobek is an American figure skater. She is the 1995 U.S. Champion and World bronze medalist.-Biography:An only child, Bobek was raised by her Czech mother, Jana, and her friend Joyce Barron...	4.0	2	3
4	Tonia Kwiatkowski Tonia Kwiatkowski Tonia Kwiatkowski is an American figure skater and coach. She is the 1996 United States silver medalist and a three-time World team member, twice finishing in the top ten at the World Championships. She competed in 13 U.S. National Championships. Carol Heiss Jenkins and Glyn Watts were her longtime...	6.5	3	5
5	Angela Nikodinov Angela Nikodinov Angela Nikodinov , is an American figure skater. She is the 2000 Four Continents Champion.-Biography:Nikodinov is the daughter of Bulgarian immigrants and speaks Bulgarian fluently...	7.0	6	4
6	Amber Corwin Amber Corwin Amber Corwin is an American figure skater. She is the 1999 Four Continents silver medalist and 2004 bronze medalist.-Biography:Corwin was born in Harbor City, California. She started skating at the age of five....	9.5	5	7
7	Brittney McConn Brittney McConn Brittney Anne McConn Bottoms is a retired American figure skater. She placed 4th at the 1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and won the Nebelhorn Trophy later that year. Her highest placement at the United States Figure Skating Championships on the senior level was 7th, which she...	10.0	8	6
8	Andrea Gardiner Andrea Gardiner Andrea Gardiner is an American figure skater. She is the 1997 U.S. junior national champion. She competed twice at the Four Continents Championships, placing 8th in 2000 and 11th in 2002. She was coached by Kitty Carruthers.-Results:-External links:...	10.5	7	7
9	Sydne Vogel Sydne Vogel Sydne Vogel is an American figure skater. Her parents are Joy and Dennis Vogel. She married Jeff McKechnie on November 14, 2010....	13.5	9	9
10	Shelby Lyons Shelby Lyons Shelby Lyons is an American retired competitive figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. She originally competed as a single skater on the novice level before teaming up with Brian Wells...	15.0	10	10
11	Sarah Devereaux	17.0	12	11
12	Morgan Rowe	19.5	15	12
13	Stacey Pensgen Stacey Pensgen Stacey Pensgen is a retired American figure skater. She competed in both singles and pairs. She is the 2000 Four Continents silver medalist in singles. Her highest placement at the United States Figure Skating Championships in singles was 6th in 2000. She also competed as a pair skater with Derek...	19.5	13	13
14	Emily Freedman	19.5	11	14
15	Lindsay Page	22.0	14	15
16	Amy Evidente	24.5	17	16
17	Christine Kong	25.0	16	17
WD	Alice Sue Claeys

Senior Pairs

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Kyoko Ina Kyoko Ina is a Japanese-American figure skater. With partner John Zimmerman, she is a three-time U.S. national champion and 2002 Olympian. With partner Jason Dungjen, she was a two-time U.S. Champion and a 1994 & 1998 Olympian.- Life and career :...  / Jason Dungjen Jason Dungjen Jason Dungjen is an American retired pair skater who was a two-time U.S. national champion. He is currently a skating coach....	1.5	1	1
2	Shelby Lyons Shelby Lyons Shelby Lyons is an American retired competitive figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. She originally competed as a single skater on the novice level before teaming up with Brian Wells...  / Brian Wells Brian Wells (figure skater) Brian Wells is an American retired competitive pair skater. He had the most success with partner Shelby Lyons, with whom he won four medals at the United States Figure Skating Championships, and competed with twice at the World Figure Skating Championships, placing 10th in 1996 and in 1998...	3.5	3	2
3	Danielle Hartsell Danielle Hartsell Danielle Hartsell is an American pair skater. With brother Steve Hartsell, she is the 1999 U.S. National Champion and 1997 World Junior Champion. She married Chris Minnis on September 20, 2003-Results:...  / Steve Hartsell Steve Hartsell Steve Hartsell is an American pair skater. With sister Danielle Hartsell, he is the 1999 U.S. National Champion and the 1997 World Junior Champion. After his sister retired, he skated with Marcy Hinzmann and Kristen Roth.-Results:Men's Singles-:-:-External links:...	5.5	5	3
4	Tiffany Stiegler Tiffany Stiegler Tiffany Stiegler is an American figure skater who has competed in both pair skating and ice dancing....  / Johnnie Stiegler Johnnie Stiegler John "Johnnie" Stiegler is an American pair skater. With his sister Tiffany, he is the 1998 & 1999 U.S. pewter medalist and the 1997 junior national champion....	7.5	7	4
5	Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman Jered Guzman Jered Guzman is an American retired competitive pair skater. From 1992 to 1998, he teamed with Natalie Vlandis, capturing the gold medal at the 1996 U.S. Junior Championships and finishing fifth at the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships...	8.0	6	5
6	Laura Handy / J. Paul Binnebose J. Paul Binnebose J. Paul Binnebose is an American retired pair skater. With partner Laura Lynn Handy, he won the bronze medal at the 1999 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. However, later that year, he fell while lifting Handy and hit his head on the ice, suffering a skull fracture and brain injury...	8.0	4	6
7	Katie Barnhart Katie Barnhart Katie Barnhart is an American pair skater. With partner Charles Bernard, she is the 1997 U.S. junior silver medalist and 1997 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion.-Results:pairs -External links:*...  / Charles Bernard Charles Bernard (figure skater) Charles Bernard is an American pair skater. With partner Katie Barnhart, he is the 1997 U.S. junior silver medalist and 1997 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion.-Results:pairs -External links:*...	11.0	8	7
8	Tiffany Scott Tiffany Scott Tiffany Scott is an American figure skater.Scott was born in Hanson, Massachusetts. She competed in pairs with partner Rusty Fein. Prior to teaming up with Fein in 2005, she skated with Philip Dulebohn, who was one of Scott and Fein's coaches during their brief partnership. She and Dulebohn...  / Philip Dulebohn Philip Dulebohn Philip Dulebohn is an American pair skater. He competed in pairs with partner Tiffany Scott, and the duo won the gold medal at the 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships...	13.0	10	8
9	Naomi Grabow / Benjamin Oberman	13.5	9	9
10	Christine Moxley / Jeffrey Weiss	15.5	11	10
11	Stephanie Woodman / James Peterson James Peterson (figure skater) James Peterson is an American World and Olympic figure skating coach.Peterson began coaching in 2001 and coaches in Florida. He was the 2009 and 2010 Professional Skaters Association Developmental Coach of the Year making him one of the few coaches in history to win the award consecutively. He...	18.0	14	11
12	Sara Ward / Bert Cording	18.5	13	12
13	Ilana Goldfogel / Erik Schultz	19.0	12	13
WD	Jenni Meno Jenni Meno Jenni Meno is an American pair skater. She first partnered with Scott Wendland and won two medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. She began skating with her future husband Todd Sand in April 1992...  / Todd Sand Todd Sand Todd Sand is an American pairs skater. He currently skates professionally with wife Jenni Meno.-Life and career:Sand was born in Burbank, California. He has dual American and Danish citizenship and early in his career, he represented Denmark as a single skater...		2

Senior Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	TFP	CD1	CD2	OD	FD
1	Elizabeth Punsalan Elizabeth Punsalan Elizabeth Punsalan or Swallow is an American ice dancer. With her partner and husband Jerod Swallow, she is a five-time U.S. national champion, two-time Skate America champion, and competed twice in the Winter Olympics.- Career :Early in her career, Punsalan competed with Christopher Rettstatt,...  / Jerod Swallow Jerod Swallow Jerod Swallow is an American ice dancer. With his partner and wife Elizabeth Punsalan, he is a five-time U.S. national champion, two-time Skate America champion, and competed twice in the Winter Olympics....	2.0	1	1	1	1
2	Jessica Joseph Jessica Joseph Jessica Joseph was an American figure skater.She won the silver medal in ice dance at the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with Charles Butler and competed in that year's Winter Olympics. After that partnership ended, she skated with Brandon Forsyth and won a bronze medal at the 2001 Nationals...  / Charles Butler Charles Butler (figure skater) Charles Butler is a retired American competitive ice dancer. He won the silver medal in ice dance at the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with Jessica Joseph and competed in that year's Winter Olympics. He attended New York University Medical School. He graduated in 2010 and is now currently...	4.4	3	3	2	2
3	Naomi Lang Naomi Lang Naomi Lang is an American ice dancer. With partner Peter Tchernyshev, she is the 1999-2003 U.S. national champion.-Biography:...  / Peter Tchernyshev Peter Tchernyshev - External links :* *- Navigation :...	6.6	2	2	3	4
4	Eve Chalom Eve Chalom Eve Chalom was an American figure skater. She twice won the silver medals in ice dance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships with Mathew Gates. Chalom is almost entirely deaf, having lost most of her hearing in both ears after a childhood accident. She received bachelor degrees from the...  / Mathew Gates Mathew Gates Mathew Gates is a former American ice dancer. He twice won silver at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships with Eve Chalom. After that partnership ended, he teamed up with Emilie Nussear in 2002, and the duo competed at Nationals in 2003. Mathew currently works as a coach and choreographer...	7.0	4	4	4	3
5	Kate Robinson Kate Robinson Kate Robinson is an American ice dancer who competed with Peter Breen. They are the 1997 U.S. national bronze medalists.-Competitive highlights:Ice Dance -References:...  / Peter Breen	10.0	5	5	5	5
6	Deborah Koegel / Oleg Fediukov Oleg Fediukov Oleg Fediukov is an American ice dancer who competed with Debbie Koegel. Together, they are the 1999 and 2000 U.S. bronze medalists. Fediukov became a U.S. citizen in 2000.-Competitive highlights:...	12.0	6	6	6	6
7	Julia Bikbova / John Lee	14.0	7	7	7	7
8	Beata Handra Beata Handra Beata Handra is an American ice dancer. With partner and husband Charles Sinek, she is the 1999-2002 U.S...  / Charles Sinek Charles Sinek Charles Sinek is an American ice dancer. With partner and wife Beata Handra, he is the 1999-2002 U.S. national pewter medalist.-Biography:...	16.0	8	8	8	8
9	Azumi Sagara / Jonathan Magalnick	18.8	11	11	9	9
10	Leslie Soderberg / David Lipowitz	20.4	9	10	11	10
11	Elizabeth Buhl / Augustine DiBella	20.8	10	9	10	11
12	Jayna Cronin / Yovanny Durango	25.0	12	12	12	13
13	Tiffany Hyden / Paul Frey	25.2	14	13	13	12
14	Rebecca DeWitt / Marc Fenczak	28.2	15	14	14	14
WD	Tami Tyler / Thomas Gaasbeck		13

Junior Men

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Scott Smith	1.5	1	1
2	Braden Overett Braden Overett Braden Overett is an American figure skater and choreographer. He is the 2003 U.S. Collegiate Champion....	4.5	5	2
3	Kurt Fromknecht	4.5	3	3
4	Daniel Lee	6.0	4	4
5	Don Baldwin Don Baldwin Don Baldwin is an American pair skater. He competes with Tiffany Vise since 2009. They are a mirror pair team – Baldwin spins counter-clockwise while Vise spins clockwise.-Personal life:...	6.0	2	5
6	Everett Weiss	9.0	6	6
7	Joshua Figurido	11.5	9	7
8	Eric Schroyer	12.0	8	8
9	Jonathan Keen	14.5	7	11
10	Jonathon Hunt Jonathon Hunt Jonathon Hunt is a retired American pair skater. With partner Laura Handy, he is the 2000 Karl Shafer Memorial champion and the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist. With partner Jennifer Don, he is the 2003 World Junior bronze medalist, the 2003 Junior Grand Prix bronze medalist, and the 2004...	15.0	12	9
11	Robert Schupp	15.5	11	10
12	John Wagner	17.0	10	12

Junior Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Sarah Hughes Sarah Hughes Sarah Elizabeth Hughes is an American figure skater. She is the 2002 Olympic gold medalist and 2001 World bronze medalist in ladies singles.-Personal life:...	1.5	1	1
2	Andrea R. Aggeler	4.0	4	2
3	Erin K. Pearl	4.5	3	3
4	Naomi Nari Nam Naomi Nari Nam Naomi Nari Nam , is an American figure skater who competed in both single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, she is the 1999 U.S. silver medalist. As a pair skater, she is the 2007 U.S. bronze medalist with Themistocles Leftheris.-Personal life:Naomi Nari Nam was born in 1985 in California...	5.0	2	4
5	Susan K. Ng	7.5	5	5
6	Camie Doyle	9.5	7	6
7	Lisa Nesuda	11.0	8	7
8	Christine Frcka	12.5	9	8
9	Abigail L. Gleeson	14.5	11	9
10	Elizabeth O'Donnell	16.5	13	10
11	Adrienne M. Luoma	17.0	10	12
12	Kimberly A. Kilby	17.0	6	14
13	Christy Taylor	18.0	14	11
14	J. J. Matthews	19.0	12	13

Junior Pairs

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Heather Allebach / Matthew Evers	3.0	4	1
2	Jaisa MacAdam / Garrett Lucash Garrett Lucash Garrett Lucash is an American pair skater. With partner Katie Orscher, he is the 2005 U.S. National Champion.-Biography:...	3.5	3	2
3	Larisa Spielberg Larisa Spielberg Larisa Spielberg is an American figure skater. Beginning in 1997, she competed in pairs with partner Craig Joeright, and the duo won the bronze medal at the 2000 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. They announced their engagement in 2003 and retired from skating in 2004.-Competitive...  / Craig Joeright Craig Joeright Craig Joeright is an American figure skater. Beginning in 1997, he competed in pairs with partner Larisa Spielberg, and the duo won the bronze medal at the 2000 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. They announced their engagement in 2003 and retired from skating in 2004.Craig is now happily coaching...	3.5	1	3
4	Tiffany Sfikas / Josiah Modes	7.0	2	6
5	Stephanie Kalesavich Stephanie Kalesavich Stephanie Kalesavich is an American figure skater. She first competed in pairs with partner Amaan Archer and captured a Novice U.S. Championship title. Archer later left skating and Stephanie paried up with Aaron Parchem. The duo began their competitive career with a win in Junior Pairs at the...  / Amaan Archer	7.5	5	5
6	Carissa Guild / Andrew Muldoon	8.0	8	4
7	Megan Sierk / Dustin Sierk	11.5	7	8
8	Amy Brewster / Scott Omlor	12.5	11	7
9	Jessica Hunt / Jonathon Hunt Jonathon Hunt Jonathon Hunt is a retired American pair skater. With partner Laura Handy, he is the 2000 Karl Shafer Memorial champion and the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist. With partner Jennifer Don, he is the 2003 World Junior bronze medalist, the 2003 Junior Grand Prix bronze medalist, and the 2004...	13.5	9	9
10	Whitney Gaynor / David Delago	15.0	10	10
11	Lisa Weitzman / Marc Weitzman	17.0	6	14
12	Jessica Miller Jessica Miller Jessica Miller is a pair skater who represented Canada in international competition for much of her career. She skates with Ian Moram. They teamed up in 2002. Miller previously competed for the United States with Jeffrey Weiss and Kevin Garrett...  / Kevin Garrett	17.5	13	11
13	Darby Gaynor / Robert Van Uitert	19.0	14	12
14	Brandi Seabol / Jason Robertson	19.0	12	13

Junior Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	TFP	CD1	CD2	OD	FD
1	Melissa Gregory Melissa Gregory Melissa Gregory is an American ice dancer. With partner and husband Denis Petukhov, she is the 2004–2007 U.S. silver medalist.-Biography:...  / James Shuford	2.4	2	2	1	1
2	Jamie Silverstein Jamie Silverstein Jamie Silverstein is an American former ice dancer. With Justin Pekarek, she is the 1999 World Junior champion and U.S. silver medalist. With Ryan O'Meara, she is the 2006 U.S. bronze medalist and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.- Biography :Silverstein grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania,...  / Justin Pekarek Justin Pekarek Justin Pekarek is an American former competitive ice dancer. He had the most success in his eligible career with Jamie Silverstein. They won the 1999 World Junior and U.S. Junior titles. The next season, they moved up to the senior level. They won gold at the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy, silver at the...	3.6	1	1	2	2
3	Crystal Beckerdite / Raphael Kelling	7.0	4	4	4	3
4	Cerise Henzes / Walter Lang	7.0	3	3	3	4
5	Alison Newman / Michel Klus	10.0	5	5	5	5
6	Katherin Jorck / Matthew Healy	13.2	6	6	8	6
7	Katy Hill / Benjamin Agosto Benjamin Agosto Benjamin Alexandro Agosto is an American ice dancer. With partner Tanith Belbin, Agosto is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World medalist, the 2004–2006 Four Continents champion, and 2004–2008 U.S. champion....	13.4	7	7	6	7
8	Anna Berry / Christopher Hayes	15.6	8	9	7	8
9	Jesica Valentine / Matthew Kossack	18.6	10	11	9	9
10	Kimberly Navarro Kimberly Navarro Kimberly Navarro is an American ice dancer. With partner Brent Bommentre, she is the 2008 & 2009 U.S. bronze medalist and 2008 Four Continents bronze medalist.Navarro previously competed with Robert Shmalo...  / Nicholas Hart	21.2	11	12	11	10
11	Elizabeth Philpot / Dirk Peterson	23.6	12	10	12	12
12	Alyssa Hicks / Ty Cockrum	24.0	13	13	13	11
WD	Shannon Simon / Jason Simon		9	8	10

Novice Men

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Parker Pennington Parker Pennington Parker Blair Pennington is an American figure skater. He was the 2001 U.S. junior national champion, the 1998 novice national champion, the 1996 intermediate national champion, and the 1995 juvenile national champion...	1.5	1	1
2	Ryan Bradley Ryan Bradley Ryan Bradley is an American figure skater. He is the 2011 U.S. champion, 2007 U.S. silver medalist and three time U.S. Collegiate Champion. Bradley is known for his crowd-pleasing programs and backflips....	3.5	3	2
3	Johnny Weir Johnny Weir John Garvin "Johnny" Weir is an American figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. National Champion , the 2008 Worlds bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and the 2001 World Junior Champion....	4.0	2	3
4	Nicholas LaRoche Nicholas LaRoche Nicholas LaRoche is an American figure skater. He was the 2002 US Junior National Champion.-Biography:...	6.0	4	4
5	Michael Villarreal	9.0	6	6
6	Matthew Bohannan	10.5	11	5
7	Matthew Wesenberg	13.0	12	7
8	Jordan Wilson	13.0	10	8
9	Benjamin Miller	13.0	8	9
10	Bradford Griffies	13.5	7	10
11	Joseph Cabral	13.5	5	11
12	Benny Wu	16.5	9	12

Novice Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Elizabeth Kwon Elizabeth Kwon Elizabeth Kwon is an American figure skater. She is the 1999 US Junior national pewter medalist and 1998 Novice national champion. Kwon placed 2nd in the 1999 Junior Grand Prix event in Ostrava and seventh in Slovenia. Kwon was forced to retire due to injury. As an intermediate-level skater, Kwon...	2.5	3	1
2	Jennifer Markham	5.0	2	4
3	Jennifer Kirk Jennifer Kirk Jennifer Anne "Jenny" Kirk is an American retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2000 World Junior Champion and the 2002 Four Continents Champion.- Biography :...	5.5	7	2
4	Sara Wheat Sara Wheat Sara Wheat is an American retired competitive figure skater. She was the 1999 United States National Junior Champion and placed 10th at the 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She won three medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit...	5.5	5	3
5	Kristen Adamczyk	7.5	1	7
6	Sasha Cohen Sasha Cohen Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen is a U.S. figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion.-Personal life:...	8.0	6	5
7	Carina Chen	8.0	4	6
8	Cara Morrissey	12.0	8	8
9	Jessica Stewart	14.0	10	9
10	Lindsey Berg	15.5	11	10
11	Rebecca Erb	16.5	9	12
12	Crystal Calayag	17.0	12	11

Novice Pairs

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Christine Jaszewski / Joshua Murphy	1.5	1	1
2	Emily Morgan / Justin Cogley	3.5	3	2
3	Jessica Waldstein / Devin Patrick	5.0	4	3
4	Katie Gadkowski / Derek Trent Derek Trent Derek Trent is an American retired competitive skater pair skater. He competed for most of his career with Tiffany Vise. On November 17, 2007, Vise and Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple salchow jump in international competition...	6.0	2	5
5	Sima Ganaba / Amir Ganaba	6.5	5	4
6	Tiffany Vise Tiffany Vise Tiffany Vise is an American pair skater. Between 2003 and 2009, she competed with partner Derek Trent. On November 17, 2007, Vise & Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple salchow jump in international competition...  / Ryan Bradley Ryan Bradley Ryan Bradley is an American figure skater. He is the 2011 U.S. champion, 2007 U.S. silver medalist and three time U.S. Collegiate Champion. Bradley is known for his crowd-pleasing programs and backflips....	10.0	8	6
7	Erin Rex / John Wagner	10.5	7	7
8	Amanda Ross / Michael McPherson Michael McPherson Michael McPherson is an American pair skater. With former partner Kristen Roth, he is the 2001 World Junior bronze medalist. They won the silver medal at the 2000-2001 Junior Grand Prix Final and competed for one season on the senior Grand Prix...	13.5	11	8
9	Lindsay Rogeness / Brian Rogeness	14.5	11	9
10	Krystan McCloy / Jack McCloy	15.0	10	10
11	Deborah Blinder / Anthony Gioia	15.0	6	12
12	Erica Christensen / David Gibbons	15.5	9	11

Novice Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	TFP	CD1	CD2	CD3	FD
1	Penny Schnering / Timothy Jones	6.0	1	1	1	1
2	Wendi Mangiagli / Andre LeBlanc	14.0	2	2	4	2
3	Kendra Goodwin Kendra Goodwin Kendra Goodwin is an American ice dancer. Goodwin was adopted from Indonesia as an infant. She was raised in New Jersey, and currently lives in Randolph. She has competed with Paul Goldner, Chris Obzansky, and Brent Bommentre.Goodwin competed with Obzansky on the junior level, winning the 2000...  / Paul Goldner	17.0	3	3	2	3
4	Kristyn Starr / Nick Traxler	29.0	6	8	3	4
5	Tara Esshaki / Rory McKendrick	29.0	4	4	6	5
6	Lydia Manon Lydia Manon Lydia Manon is an American ice dancer. She won the bronze medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and at the 2005 Four Continents with Ryan O'Meara, but the duo ended their partnership shortly thereafter. Through mid-2006 she skated with Brandon Forsyth, but retired to pursue academic...  / Chris Obzansky Chris Obzansky Chris Obzansky is an American ice dancer.-Biography:With partner Lydia Manon, Obzansky competed domestically in the novice and junior ranks. They won the silver medal at the 1999 United States Figure Skating Championships.With Kendra Goodwin, he is the 2001 U.S. junior national silver medalist...	33.0	5	5	5	6
7	Laura Munana Laura Munana Laura Munana is an American ice dancer who represented Mexico in international competition with her brother Luke Munana. The two competed for the United States until 2004. After that, they competed at the Four Continents Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships for Mexico, as well...  / Luke Munana Luke Munana Luke Munana is an American ice dancer who represented Mexico in international competition with his sister Laura Munana. The two competed for the United States until 2004. After that, they competed at the Four Continents Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships for Mexico, as well...	43.0	8	7	7	7
8	Caitlin Obremski / Brian Boissonneault	45.0	7	6	8	8
9	Carrie O'Connor / Paul Arthur Kimzey	57.0	11	9	10	9
10	Kakani Young / Ikaika Young	60.0	9	10	11	10
11	Allison Elenbaas / Eric Giwcibup	66.0	12	12	9	11
12	Jann Napier / Michael Lewis	69.0	10	11	12	12

Senior figures

Rank	Name	TFP	Figure 1	Figure 2	Figure 3
1	Cassy Papajohn	3.0	1	1	1
2	Lynne Petta	10.0	2	2	6
3	Sarah Devereaux	11.0	4	4	3
4	Elizabeth Handley	12.0	7	3	2
5	Lisa A.F. Swain	14.0	5	5	4
6	April Jackson	20.0	3	10	7
7	Christine Maze	25.0	8	12	5
8	Jaime Clark	26.0	6	11	9
8	Jamie Walzer	26.0	9	9	8
10	Megan Raymond	27.0	10	6	11
11	Domenica Palandro	29.0	11	8	10
12	Heather Higgins	31.0	12	7	12

Junior figures

Rank	Name	TFP	Figure 1	Figure 2	Figure 3
1	Kharen Kloeffer	11.0	7	3	1
1	Brooke Pitman	11.0	3	1	7
3	J. Baumgartner	15.0	5	6	4
3	Alecia Moore	15.0	2	10	3
5	Erin White	16.0	1	9	6
6	Lauren Hill	17.0	4	2	11
7	Jessica Koslow	20.0	10	8	2
7	Amy Miyoshi	20.0	8	4	8
9	Miriam Gelfand	23.0	6	7	10
10	Tracy Dedrick	28.0	11	12	5
11	Olivia Baer	29.0	12	5	12
11	Sarah Stach	29.0	9	11	9
13	Mindy Rosen	39.0	13	13	13

Novice figures

Rank	Name	J1	J2	J3	J4	J5	J6	J7	Maj	TOM	TO
1	Erin Elbe	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7/1
2	Milissa Orr	3	2	4	4	3	3	2	5/3
3	Nicole Lemanski	3	2	2	3	6	11	4	4/3
4	Alicia Towns	7	4	6	2	2	4	5	4/4	12	30
5	Mary Braun	5	9	3	11	4	2	3	4/4	12	37
6	Casey Rhodes	2	5	5	5	7	7	6	4/5
7	Jessica Moore	8	7	6	6	11	6	10	4/7
8	Lindsay Crawford	9	6	8	7	8	7	8	6/8
9	Heather McDonough	11	10	10	9	5	7	11	5/10	41
10	Kelsey Davidson	6	10	9	12	10	12	7	5/10	42
11	Abbey Spresser	10	8	11	10	12	5	12	4/10	33
12	Valerie Wolenter	12	12	12	8	9	10	9	4/10	36

External links

• 1998 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships
• Event reports