Mark William Militano is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 pair skater. With sister Melissa Militano

Melissa Militano

Melissa Mary Militano is an American figure skater who competed as a single skater and pair skater. As a pair skater, she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships three times, in 1973 with her brother Mark Militano and in 1974 and 1975 with Johnny Johns...

, he is the 1973 U.S. national champion

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...

. They represented the United States at the 1972 Winter Olympics

United States at the 1972 Winter Olympics

The United States competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. The use of both the English alphabet and abbreviations threw the country directly in front of the USSR in the Parade of Nations.- Medalists :- Alpine skiing:Men...

 where they placed 7th

Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Figure skating was contested at the 1972 Winter Olympic Games . The competition took place at the Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink.Results of both the men's and ladies' singles events were dominated by placements in the compulsory figures, which at this time were nominally worth 50% of the total...

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Militano began skating seriously by the age of 7. Two years later, he formed a pair with his sister Melissa. They lived on Long Island

Long Island

Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...

 and were trained by Peter Dunfield

Peter Dunfield

Peter Dunfield is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1952 & 1953 Canadian bronze medalist and 1951 Junior national champion. He also competed in the fours discipline. With partner Mary Kenner, Peter Firstbrook, and Vera Smith, he won the silver medal at the 1949 North American Figure Skating...

 at Sky Rink in New York City

New York City

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Militano had an early interest in composing music, and he and his sister skated to one of his compositions when they were still in their teens. Later in life, Militano wrote music that was used by Nancy Kerrigan

Nancy Kerrigan

Nancy Ann Kerrigan is a two-time American Olympic figure skating medalist and 1993 U.S. champion.-Early life and skating career:...

 for her short programs at both the 1992

1992 Winter Olympics

The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...

 and 1994 Winter Olympics

1994 Winter Olympics

The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...

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As of 2010, Militano and his wife, former competitor Jana Sjodin, run a coaching, music, and choreography business in the Minneapolis area, Milimar Inc.

Competitive highlights

(with Militano)

Event	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973
Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...				7th
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...	8th	8th	6th	9th	8th
North American Championships North American Figure Skating Championships The North American Figure Skating Championships were a former elite figure skating competition for skaters from the United States and Canada. It was a biennial competition held between 1923 and 1971, with locations alternating between the two countries.Although the event was classified as an...	4th		2nd
U.S. 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...	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st

External links

• Milimar Inc. web site