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1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Figure skating competition


Figure skating competition

FieldValue
title1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
comptypeNational Championship
startdateJanuary 4
enddate11
skatingseason1997–98
locationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
venueCoreStates Center
championmenTodd Eldredge
championladiesMichelle Kwan
championpairsKyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen
championdanceElizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow
previouscomp1997 U.S. Championships
nextcomp1999 U.S. Championships

The 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place on January 4–11, 1998 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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).

The event served to help choose the U.S. teams to the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 1998 World Championships. The 1998 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.

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.

Competition notes

  • During this competition, Michael Weiss attempted a quadruple lutz jump in his free skating. He put his free foot down on the landing and so the jump was not ratified as complete.
  • Despite withdrawing with injury, Jenni Meno / Todd Sand were named to the Olympic Team.
  • In the senior ladies event, Amber Corwin, Andrea Gardiner, and Sydne Vogel tied for 7th place in the free skating 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 skating.
  • In the novice pairs event, five teams tied for 8th place in the short program (Tiffany Vise / Ryan Bradley, Erica Christensen / David Gibbons, Krystan McCloy / Jack McCloy, Lindsay Rogeness / Brian Rogeness, Amanda Ross / Michael McPherson). 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 results

Men

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

RankNameTFPSPFS567891011121314151617WD
1Todd Eldredge1.511
2Michael Weiss3.022
3Scott Davis4.533
4Shepherd Clark6.044
Derrick Delmore9.595
Dan Hollander9.576
Trifun Zivanovic11.559
Ryan Jahnke13.5118
Michael Chack14.0147
Matthew Kessinger16.01011
Matthew Savoie16.51310
John Baldwin17.0813
Jere Michael18.01212
Jeff Merica22.01614
Eric Bohnstedt22.51515
Brian Buetsch25.01816
Michael Edgren25.51717
Timothy Goebel6

Ladies

RankNameTFPSPFS567891011121314151617WD
1Michelle Kwan1.511
2Tara Lipinski4.042
3Nicole Bobek4.023
4Tonia Kwiatkowski6.535
Angela Nikodinov7.064
Amber Corwin9.557
Brittney McConn10.086
Andrea Gardiner10.577
Sydne Vogel13.599
Shelby Lyons15.01010
Sarah Devereaux17.01211
Morgan Rowe19.51512
Stacey Pensgen19.51313
Emily Freedman19.51114
Lindsay Page22.01415
Amy Evidente24.51716
Christine Kong25.01617
Alice Sue Claeys

Pairs

RankNameTFPSPFS5678910111213WD
1Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen1.511
2Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells3.532
3Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell5.553
4Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler7.574
Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman8.065
Laura Handy / J. Paul Binnebose8.046
Katie Barnhart / Charles Bernard11.087
Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn13.0108
Naomi Grabow / Benjamin Oberman13.599
Christine Moxley / Jeffrey Weiss15.51110
Stephanie Woodman / James Peterson18.01411
Sara Ward / Bert Cording18.51312
Ilana Goldfogel / Erik Schultz19.01213
Jenni Meno / Todd Sand2

Ice dancing

RankNameTFPCD1CD2ODFD567891011121314WD
1Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow2.01111
2Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler4.43322
3Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev6.62234
4Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates7.04443
Kate Robinson / Peter Breen10.05555
Deborah Koegel / Oleg Fediukov12.06666
Julia Bikbova / John Lee14.07777
Beata Handra / Charles Sinek16.08888
Azumi Sagara / Jonathan Magalnick18.8111199
Leslie Soderberg / David Lipowitz20.49101110
Elizabeth Buhl / Augustine DiBella20.81091011
Jayna Cronin / Yovanny Durango25.012121213
Tiffany Hyden / Paul Frey25.214131312
Rebecca DeWitt / Marc Fenczak28.215141414
Tami Tyler / Thomas Gaasbeck13

Junior results

Men

RankNameTFPSPFS56789101112
1Scott Smith1.511
2Braden Overett4.552
3Kurt Fromknecht4.533
4Daniel Lee6.044
Don Baldwin6.025
Everett Weiss9.066
Joshua Figurido11.597
Eric Schroyer12.088
Jonathan Keen14.5711
Jonathon Hunt15.0129
Robert Schupp15.51110
John Wagner17.01012

Ladies

RankNameTFPSPFS567891011121314
1Sarah Hughes1.511
2Andrea R. Aggeler4.042
3Erin K. Pearl4.533
4Naomi Nari Nam5.024
Susan K. Ng7.555
Camie Doyle9.576
Lisa Nesuda11.087
Christine Frcka12.598
Abigail L. Gleeson14.5119
Elizabeth O'Donnell16.51310
Adrienne M. Luoma17.01012
Kimberly A. Kilby17.0614
Christy Taylor18.01411
J. J. Matthews19.01213

Pairs

RankNameTFPSPFS567891011121314
1Heather Allebach / Matthew Evers3.041
2Jaisa MacAdam / Garrett Lucash3.532
3Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright3.513
4Tiffany Sfikas / Josiah Modes7.026
Stephanie Kalesavich / Amaan Archer7.555
Carissa Guild / Andrew Muldoon8.084
Megan Sierk / Dustin Sierk11.578
Amy Brewster / Scott Omlor12.5117
Jessica Hunt / Jonathon Hunt13.599
Whitney Gaynor / David Delago15.01010
Lisa Weitzman / Marc Weitzman17.0614
Jessica Miller / Kevin Garrett17.51311
Darby Gaynor / Robert Van Uitert19.01412
Brandi Seabol / Jason Robertson19.01213

Ice dancing

RankNameTFPCD1CD2ODFD56789101112WD
1Melissa Gregory / James Shuford2.42211
2Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek3.61122
3Crystal Beckerdite / Raphael Kelling7.04443
4Cerise Henzes / Walter Lang7.03334
Alison Newman / Michel Klus10.05555
Katherin Jorck / Matthew Healy13.26686
Katy Hill / Benjamin Agosto13.47767
Anna Berry / Christopher Hayes15.68978
Jesica Valentine / Matthew Kossack18.6101199
Kimberly Navarro / Nicholas Hart21.211121110
Elizabeth Philpot / Dirk Peterson23.612101212
Alyssa Hicks / Ty Cockrum24.013131311
Shannon Simon / Jason Simon9810

Novice results

Men

RankNameTFPSPFS56789101112
1Parker Pennington1.511
2Ryan Bradley3.532
3Johnny Weir4.023
4Nicholas LaRoche6.044
Michael Villarreal9.066
Matthew Bohannan10.5115
Matthew Wesenberg13.0127
Jordan Wilson13.0108
Benjamin Miller13.089
Bradford Griffies13.5710
Joseph Cabral13.5511
Benny Wu16.5912

Ladies

RankNameTFPSPFS56789101112
1Elizabeth Kwon2.531
2Jennifer Markham5.024
3Jennifer Kirk5.572
4Sara Wheat5.553
Kristen Adamczyk7.517
Sasha Cohen8.065
Carina Chen8.046
Cara Morrissey12.088
Jessica Stewart14.0109
Lindsey Berg15.51110
Rebecca Erb16.5912
Crystal Calayag17.01211

Pairs

RankNameTFPSPFS56789101112
1Christine Jaszewski / Joshua Murphy1.511
2Emily Morgan / Justin Cogley3.532
3Jessica Waldstein / Devin Patrick5.043
4Katie Gadkowski / Derek Trent6.025
Sima Ganaba / Amir Ganaba6.554
Tiffany Vise / Ryan Bradley10.086
Erin Rex / John Wagner10.577
Amanda Ross / Michael McPherson13.5118
Lindsay Rogeness / Brian Rogeness14.5119
Krystan McCloy / Jack McCloy15.01010
Deborah Blinder / Anthony Gioia15.0612
Erica Christensen / David Gibbons15.5911

Ice dancing

RankNameTFPCD1CD2CD3FD56789101112
1Penny Schnering / Timothy Jones6.01111
2Wendi Mangiagli / Andre LeBlanc14.02242
3Kendra Goodwin / Paul Goldner17.03323
4Kristyn Starr / Nick Traxler29.06834
Tara Esshaki / Rory McKendrick29.04465
Lydia Manon / Chris Obzansky33.05556
Laura Munana / Luke Munana43.08777
Caitlin Obremski / Brian Boissonneault45.07688
Carrie O'Connor / Paul Arthur Kimzey57.0119109
Kakani Young / Ikaika Young60.09101110
Allison Elenbaas / Eric Mirkin66.01212911
Jann Napier / Michael Lewis69.010111212

Figures results

Senior

RankNameTFPFigure 1Figure 2Figure 356788101112
1Cassy Papajohn3.0111
2Lynne Petta10.0226
3Sarah Devereaux11.0443
4Elizabeth Handley12.0732
Lisa A.F. Swain14.0554
April Jackson20.03107
Christine Maze25.08125
Jaime Clark26.06119
Jamie Walzer26.0998
Megan Raymond27.010611
Domenica Palandro29.011810
Heather Higgins31.012712

Junior

RankNameTFPFigure 1Figure 2Figure 35677910111113
1Kharen Kloeffer11.0731
1Brooke Pitman11.0317
3J. Baumgartner15.0564
3Alecia Moore15.02103
Erin White16.0196
Lauren Hill17.04211
Jessica Koslow20.01082
Amy Miyoshi20.0848
Miriam Gelfand23.06710
Tracy Dedrick28.011125
Olivia Baer29.012512
Sarah Stach29.09119
Mindy Rosen39.0131313

Novice

RankNameJ1J2J3J4J5J6J7MajTOMTO56789101112
1Erin Elbe11111117/1
2Milissa Orr32443325/3
3Nicole Lemanski322361144/3
4Alicia Towns74622454/41230
Mary Braun593114234/41237
Casey Rhodes25557764/5
Jessica Moore8766116104/7
Lindsay Crawford96878786/8
Heather McDonough111010957115/1041
Kelsey Davidson610912101275/1042
Abbey Spresser1081110125124/1033
Valerie Wolenter121212891094/1036

References

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