2002 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
| 2002 U.S. Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Type: | National championship |
| Date: | January 6 – 13 |
| Season: | 2001–02 |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California |
| Venue: | Staples Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Todd Eldredge | |
| Ladies' singles: Michelle Kwan | |
| Pairs: Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman | |
| Ice dance: Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev | |
| Previous: 2001 U.S. Championships | |
| Next: 2003 U.S. Championships | |
The 2002 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place between January 6 and 13, 2002 in Los Angeles, California. Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth) in four disciplines – men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice.
The event determined the U.S. teams for the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002 World Championships, 2002 Four Continents Championships, and 2002 World Junior Championships.
Competition notes
[edit]- There was a tie in the senior men's short program between Eldredge and Goebel. Both received four first place marks, three seconds and two thirds.
- Although placing second, senior ice dancers Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto were not placed on the Olympic team due to citizenship problems. Third place finishers Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukov, who would under normal circumstances been the first alternates, also were ineligible due to citizenship problems. Fourth place finishers Beata Handra / Charles Sinek were therefore the second entry to the Olympic team. It was their first World level competition.
- The senior compulsory dances were the Ravensburger Waltz and the Blues. The junior compulsory dances were the Viennese Waltz and the Quickstep. The novice compulsory dances were the Tango and the Paso Doble.
Senior results
[edit]Men
[edit]| Rank | Name | Club | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Eldredge | Los Angeles FSC | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Timothy Goebel | Winterhurst FSC | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Weiss | Washington FSC | 5.5 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Matthew Savoie | Illinois Valley FSC | 5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Johnny Weir | Univ of Delaware FSC | 7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Derrick Delmore | Washington FSC | 9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Ryan Bradley | Broadmoor SC | 11.0 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Ryan Jahnke | Broadmoor SC | 11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Scott Smith | The Gardens FSC of MD | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Justin Dillon | St Moritz ISC | 15.5 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Shepherd Clark | The SC of Boston | 17.0 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Evan Lysacek | DuPage FSC | 18.0 | 10 | 13 |
| 13 | Parker Pennington | Winterhurst FSC | 19.0 | 14 | 12 |
| 14 | Rohene Ward | Starlight Ice Dance Club | 21.5 | 15 | 14 |
| 15 | Michael Villarreal | All Year FSC | 23.5 | 17 | 15 |
| 16 | Don Baldwin | Los Angeles FSC | 23.5 | 13 | 17 |
| 17 | Michael Sasaki | South Bay FSC | 24.0 | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Sean Calvillo | All Year FSC | 27.0 | 18 | 18 |
Ladies
[edit]| Rank | Name | Club | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Kwan | Los Angeles FSC | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Sasha Cohen | Orange County FSC | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Sarah Hughes | The SC of New York | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Angela Nikodinov | All Year FSC | 6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Jennifer Kirk | The SC of Boston | 8.0 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Ann Patrice McDonough | Broadmoor SC | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Andrea Gardiner | Houston FSC | 11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Amber Corwin | All Year FSC | 12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Beatrisa Liang | All Year FSC | 13.5 | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | Ye Bin Mok | All Year FSC | 16.5 | 15 | 9 |
| 11 | Alissa Czisny | St Clair Shores FSC | 16.5 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Sara Wheat | Univ of Delaware FSC | 17.0 | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Joan Cristobal | Peninsula SC | 19.5 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Molly Quigley | Nashville FSC | 22.0 | 16 | 14 |
| 15 | Christina Gordon | Alaska Assoc of FS | 22.0 | 12 | 16 |
| 16 | Patricia Mansfield | River's Edge FSC | 23.5 | 17 | 15 |
| 17 | Stacey Pensgen | Genesee FSC | 24.0 | 14 | 17 |
| WD | Andrea Varraux | Univ of Delaware FSC | 18 |
Pairs
[edit]| Rank | Name | Club | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman | The SC of New York / Birmingham FSC | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn | Colonial FSC / Univ of Delaware FSC | 3.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Stephanie Kalesavich / Aaron Parchem | Detroit SC | 4.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | All Year FSC | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Katie Orscher / Garrett Lucash | SC of Hartford / Charter Oak FSC | 9.0 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | Laura Handy / Jonathon Hunt | Univ of Delaware FSC | 9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright | Onyx Skating Academy | 11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Molly Quigley / Bert Cording | Nashville FSC | 11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler | Los Angeles FSC | 14.0 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Jennifer Don / Jered Guzman | Los Angeles FSC | 15.5 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Sima Ganaba / Amir Ganaba | Los Angeles FSC | 17.0 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Marcy Hinzmann / Ronnie Biancosino | Winterhurst FSC / Univ of Delaware FSC | 18.5 | 13 | 12 |
| 13 | Lindsay Rogeness / Brian Rogeness | Los Angeles FSC | 20.0 | 14 | 13 |
| WD | Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell | Detroit SC | 4 |
Ice dancing
[edit]| Rank | Name | Club | TFP | CD1 | CD2 | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev | American Academy FSC | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto | Detroit SC | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov | Broadmoor SC / Skokie Valley SC | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Beata Handra / Charles Sinek | All Year FSC / The SC of Boston | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Jessica Joseph / Brandon Forsyth | Detroit SC / The SC of Boston | 10.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Kimberly Navarro / Robert Shmalo | Santa Rosa FSC / Queen City FSC | 13.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Tiffany Hyden / Vazgen Azroyan | Broadmoor SC | 13.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Kakani Young / Ikaika Young | Seattle SC | 16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Lia Nitake / Ian Ross-Frye | All Year FSC / Wissahickon SC | 18.8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Crystal Beckerdite / Raphael Kelling | Broadmoor SC | 19.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Cerise Henzes / Rio Foster | Peninsula SC | 22.4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Laura Munana / Luke Munana | Peninsula SC | 23.6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Caitlin Obremski / Jonathan Magalnick | Washington FSC / Coyotes SC of Arizona | 27.0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| WD | Annie Yang / Walter Lang | Los Angeles FSC / The SC of Boston |
Junior results
[edit]Men
[edit]| Rank | Name | Club | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas LaRoche | All Year FSC | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Shaun Rogers | Univ of Delaware FSC | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Benjamin Miller | St Paul FSC | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Matthew Lind | Colonial FSC | 7.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Jordan Brauninger | Northern Kentucky SC | 7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Jordan Wilson | Santa Rosa FSC | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Dustin Brinsmade | Broadmoor SC | 11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Dennis Phan | Los Angeles FSC | 11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Adam Aronowitz | American Academy FSC | 13.0 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Bradford Griffies | Atlanta FSC | 15.5 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Joshua Uster | DuPage FSC | 16.0 | 10 | 11 |
| WD | Daniel Steffel | Peninsula SC | 12 |
Ladies
[edit]| Rank | Name | Club | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louann Donovan | The SC of Boston | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jennifer Don | Los Angeles FSC | 3.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Felicia Beck | Los Angeles FSC | 6.0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Adriana DeSanctis | Glissad Academy At Ic... | 7.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Lauren Thomas | Johnstown FSC | 7.5 | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Kristen Sheaffer | Starlight Ice Dance Club | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Amber Czisny | St Clair Shores FSC | 10.0 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Aanya Reiten | Lakewood Winter Club | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Lea Nightwalker | ISC of Fort Collins | 14.0 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Katie Stewart | Detroit SC | 14.0 | 8 | 10 |
| 11 | Emily Hughes | The SC of New York | 16.5 | 11 | 11 |
| WD | Samira Banna | Lilac City FSC |
Pairs
[edit]| Rank | Name | Club | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colette Appel / Lee Harris | Individual Member / Detroit SC | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Janice Mayne / Josh Martin | All Year FSC / Los Angeles FSC | 5.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra | Broadmoor SC / Colorado SC | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Christie Baca / Scott Smith | Orange County FSC / Glacier Falls FSC | 5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Amy Howerton / Steven Pottenger | Dallas FSC | 5.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Jacqueline Jimenez / Themistocles Leftheris | The SC of New York | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Emma Phibbs / Devin Patrick | Washington FSC / All Year FSC | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Amanda Evora / Michael Adler | Southwest Florida FSC | 13.0 | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | Briana McInerney / Joseph Jorgens | The SC of New York / Washington FSC | 13.5 | 11 | 8 |
| 10 | Alexis Hoffstadter / Lucas Vriner | DuPage FSC | 14.5 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Jacqueline Matson / Johnnie Bevan | Glacier Falls FSC / Spokane FSC | 16.0 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Brittany Karlon / Scott Corbin | St Clair Shores FSC | 18.0 | 12 | 12 |
Ice dancing
[edit]| Rank | Name | Club | TFP | CD1 | CD2 | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell | The SC of Boston | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Melissa Ralph / Ryan O'Meara | Detroit SC / Coyotes SC of Arizona | 4.4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Kendra Goodwin / Chris Obzansky | Univ of Delaware FSC | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Kirsten Frisch / Brent Bommentre | Wissahickon SC | 8.6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Cheryl Russell / Kenny Metzger | Peninsula SC | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Flo Steed / Augie Hill | Texas Gulf Coast FSC / Lone Star FSC | 12.4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Victoria Devins / Kevin O'Keefe | The SC of Boston | 14.2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Christina Zepeda / Nicholas Hart | Dallas FSC | 15.4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Laura Smith / Andrew Smith | Los Angeles FSC | 18.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Lindsay Evans / Trevor Bird | Colorado SC / Dallas FSC | 20.6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Kate Slattery / Patrick Connelly | Univ of Delaware FSC / All Year FSC | 21.6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Anna Scheumann / Levi McDonough | Univ of Delaware FSC / San Diego FSC | 23.8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Novice results
[edit]Men
[edit]| Rank | Name | Club | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Dierking | Jamestown SC | 2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Jason Wong | The SC of Boston | 5.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Evan Gibbs | Broadmoor SC | 6.5 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Wesley Campbell | Nashville FSC | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Casey McCraw | Broadmoor SC | 7.0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Jeremy Abbott | Broadmoor SC | 9.0 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | Luis Hernández | La Jolla FSC | 9.0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Adam Baadani | All Year FSC | 11.0 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Michael Novales | Glacier Falls FSC | 13.5 | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | David Weintraub | The SC of New York | 14.5 | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | Michael Dimilanta | Peninsula SC | 17.0 | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | Mark McLeod | River's Edge FSC | 17.5 | 13 | 11 |
| WD | John Serpe | Richmond FSC | 8 |
Ladies
[edit]| Rank | Name | Club | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danielle Kahle | All Year FSC | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Natalie Mecher | Wagon Wheel FSC | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Lisa Dannemiller | Ann Arbor FSC | 5.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Katherine Hadford | Univ of Delaware FSC | 6.5 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | Anna Peng | Univ of Delaware FSC | 7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Ashley Lovasik | SC of Mt Lebanon | 11.0 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Jillian Asby | Eden Prairie FSC | 11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Lindsey Wilson | Lakewood Winter Club | 12.0 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Alicia Heelan | SC of Vail | 12.5 | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | Erica Archambault | The SC of Boston | 12.5 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | Erica Washington | All Year FSC | 16.0 | 8 | 12 |
| 12 | Sandra Rucker | Rim of the World FSC | 17.0 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Sarah Henry | Alaska Assoc of FS | 19.5 | 13 | 13 |
Pairs
[edit]| Rank | Name | Club | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Boxwell / A. William Sears | The SC of New York | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Sheila Harkaway / Brandon Larcom | Ann Arbor FSC / Univ of Delaware FSC | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole | Broadmoor SC | 4.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Amanda Harris / David Sanders | Huntsville FSC | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Colleen Okolski / Benjamin Okolski | Ann Arbor FSC | 6.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Samantha Skavdahl / Cole Davis | Northern Kentucky SC / Queen City FSC | 10.0 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Lindsey Seitz / Andy Seitz | FSC of the Quad-Cities | 11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Tatiana Klunchoo / Manny Gardner | Orange County FSC / All Year FSC | 12.0 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Shantel Jordan / Jeremy Barrett | Southwest Florida FSC | 13.0 | 10 | 8 |
| 10 | Veronica Hill / Gregory Benton | Colorado SC / Orange County FSC | 13.5 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Bre Brown / Keith Munden | Utah FSC | 17.5 | 13 | 11 |
| 12 | Jenna Yount / Grant Marron | Coyotes SC of Arizona | 17.5 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Mariel Miller / David Aretz | Central Carolina SC / Charter Oak FSC | 19.0 | 12 | 13 |
Ice dancing
[edit]| Rank | Name | Club | TFP | CD1 | CD2 | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Solomon / Benjamin Cohen | Washington FSC | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Detroit SC | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin | Peninsula SC / The SC of New York | 10.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Eleanor Langhans / Joseph Braasch | All Year FSC / La Jolla FSC | 14.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Meghan McCullough / Michael McCullough | Washington FSC | 20.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Trina Pratt / Todd Gilles | Broadmoor SC | 24.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Laura Rosenberg / Benjaman Westenberger | San Diego FSC / All Year FSC | 29.0 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Ashley Elliott / Paul Hurych | Univ of Delaware FSC / IceWorks SC | 31.0 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Samantha Cepican / Phillip Lichtor | Skokie Valley SC / DuPage FSC | 36.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Jenny Gober / Ashley Deavers | Huntsville FSC / Birmingham FSC | 42.0 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | Elizabeth Palmer / Kiel Leighton | Portland ISC | 43.0 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Shannon Johnson / Jon Wright | Escondido FSC / Rim of the World FSC | 47.0 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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