2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
| 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | National championships |
| Date: | January 12 – 19 |
| Season: | 2002–03 |
| Location: | Dallas, Texas |
| Host: | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Venue: | American Airlines Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Michael Weiss (Senior) & Dennis Phan (Junior) | |
| Women's singles: Michelle Kwan (Senior) & Erica Archambault (Junior) | |
| Pairs: Tiffany Scott and Philip Dulebohn (Senior) & Amy Howerton and Steven Pottenger (Junior) | |
| Ice dance: Naomi Lang and Peter Tchernyshev (Senior) & Morgan Matthews and Maxim Zavozin (Junior) | |
| Previous: 2002 U.S. Championships | |
| Next: 2004 U.S. Championships | |
The 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from January 12 to 19, 2003, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels. The results were part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2003 World Championships, 2003 Four Continents Championships, and 2003 World Junior Championships. At the senior level, Michael Weiss won the men's event, Michelle Kwan won the women's event, Tiffany Scott and Philip Dulebohn won the pairs event, and Naomi Lang and Peter Tchernyshev won the ice dance event. At the junior level, Dennis Phan won the men's event, Erica Archambault won the women's event, Amy Howerton and Steven Pottenger won the pairs event, and Morgan Matthews and Maxim Zavozin won the ice dance event.
"Disaster in Dallas"
The 2003 Nationals are generally considered to be one of the worst-skated championships in U.S. championships history with the name "Disaster in Dallas" being given to the event.
The senior men's and pairs competitions were the most notable "disaster" of the night. Johnny Weir, who had been in medal contention after the short program, hit the barrier during his free skating, got up and restarted his program, then had to withdraw, starting a long chain of bad skating in the men's free. Also, there were numerous errors in the pairs event.[1][2][3]
Senior results
Men's singles
| Rank | Skater | Total | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Weiss | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Timothy Goebel | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ryan Jahnke | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 4 | Scott Smith | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Matthew Savoie | 7.5 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Parker Pennington | 8.5 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Evan Lysacek | 11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Nicholas LaRoche | 12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Ryan Bradley | 16.5 | 15 | 9 |
| 10 | Braden Overett | 17.0 | 14 | 10 |
| 11 | Michael Villarreal | 17.5 | 13 | 11 |
| 12 | Danny Clausen | 17.5 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Benjamin Miller | 18.0 | 10 | 13 |
| 14 | Jordan Wilson | 23.0 | 18 | 14 |
| 15 | Kurt Fromknecht | 23.0 | 16 | 15 |
| 16 | Shaun Rogers | 25.5 | 19 | 16 |
| WD | Johnny Weir | Withdrew | 2 | Withdrew from competition |
| Derrick Delmore | 12 | |||
| Shepherd Clark | 17 |
Women's singles
| Rank | Skater | Total | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Kwan | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sarah Hughes | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Sasha Cohen | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ann Patrice McDonough | 7.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Jennifer Kirk | 7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Yebin Mok | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Beatrisa Liang | 11.0 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Amber Corwin | 11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Louann Donovan | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Alissa Czisny | 16.0 | 14 | 9 |
| 11 | Jennifer Don | 16.0 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Andrea Gardiner | 18.5 | 13 | 12 |
| 13 | Lindsey Weber | 19.0 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Kim Ryan | 22.0 | 16 | 14 |
| 15 | Joan Cristobal | 25.0 | 18 | 16 |
| 16 | Kailee Watson | 25.5 | 21 | 15 |
| 17 | Patricia Mansfield | 27.0 | 20 | 17 |
| 18 | Krissa Miller | 27.5 | 19 | 18 |
| 19 | Kelsey Drewel | 27.5 | 17 | 19 |
| 20 | Amber Czisny | 27.5 | 15 | 20 |
| WD | Angela Nikodinov | Withdrew | 11 | Withdrew from competition |
Pairs
| Rank | Team | Total | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4.0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 5.5 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 5.5 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | 6.0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 9.0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 7 |
|
11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | 12.0 | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 12.5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | 16.0 | 12 | 10 | |
| 11 |
|
16.0 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 17.5 | 11 | 12 | |
| 13 |
|
19.0 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 21.0 | 14 | 14 | |
| 15 |
|
23.0 | 16 | 15 |
| 16 |
|
23.5 | 15 | 16 |
Ice dance
| Rank | Team | Total | C1 | C2 | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 3.4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 12.0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
| 6 |
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12.6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 14.0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | |
| 8 |
|
14.8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 |
|
17.4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 |
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19.4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 |
|
22.0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 |
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24.0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Junior results
Men's singles
| Rank | Skater | Total | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Phan | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | Jordan Brauninger | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Adam Aronowitz | 5.5 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Christopher Toland | 5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Jason Wong | 6.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Wesley Campbell | 9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Mauro Bruni | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Dustin Brinsmade | 12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Pierre Balian | 14.5 | 11 | 9 |
| 10 | Ben Woolwine | 14.5 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Luis Hernández | 16.0 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Nathan Evancho | 18.0 | 12 | 12 |
Women's singles
| Rank | Skater | Total | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Archambault | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | Natalie Mecher | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Danielle Kahle | 6.5 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Alexandra Patterson | 7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Jane Bugaeva | 8.0 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Adriana DeSanctis | 8.5 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Shanell Noji | 9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Stephanie Rosenthal | 11.5 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Sandra Jean Rucker | 12.5 | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Kristina Olson | 16.5 | 13 | 10 |
| 11 | Emily Hughes | 17.0 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Lisa Dannemiller | 17.5 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Megan Williams-Stewart | 19.0 | 10 | 14 |
| 14 | Katie Stewart | 20.0 | 14 | 13 |
Pairs
| Rank | Team | Total | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Howerton / Steven Pottenger | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Colette Appel / Lee Harris | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Chelsea Meador / Josh Martin | 6.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Christie Baca / Scott Smith | 7.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Brooke Castile / Benjamin Okolski | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Andrea Varraux / David Pelletier | 11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Amanda Harris / David Sanders | 11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Shantel Jordan / Jeremy Barrett | 14.0 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Janice Mayne / Deryck Szatkowski | 14.0 | 8 | 10 |
| 11 | Tatiana Klunchoo / Manny Gardner | 16.5 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Marina Kolomey / Yevgeniy Shvetsov | 18.0 | 12 | 12 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | TFP | C1 | C2 | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin | 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kirsten Frisch / Brent Bommentre | 3.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Flo Steed / Augie Hill | 5.6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Carly Donowick / Leo Ungar | 7.6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Victoria Devins / Kevin O'Keefe | 10.6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Sarah Solomon / Benjamin Cohen | 12.6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | 12.8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Stephanie Ellis / Patrick Connelly | 16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Jennifer Wester / Jonathan Harris | 18.8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Lindsay Evans / Christian Wilson | 20.2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| 11 | Alisa Allapach / Benjaman Westenberger | 21.0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Kimberley Steffey / Richard Brown | 24.0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
International team selections
World Championships
| No. | Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Weiss | Michelle Kwan | ||
| 2 | Timothy Goebel | Sarah Hughes | ||
| 3 | Ryan Jahnke | Sasha Cohen | — |
| No. | Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Smith | Ann Patrice McDonough | ||
| 2 | Matthew Savoie | Jenny Kirk | ||
| 3 | Parker Pennington | Yebin Mok |
Four Continents Championships
| No. | Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Goebel | Sarah Hughes | ||
| 2 | Ryan Jahnke | Ann Patrice McDonough | ||
| 3 | Scott Smith | Jenny Kirk |
| No. | Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Savoie | Yebin Mok | ||
| 2 | Parker Pennington | Amber Corwin | ||
| 3 | Evan Lysacek | Louann Donovan |
World Junior Championships
| Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker Pennington | Yebin Mok | Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt | Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell |
| 2 | Evan Lysacek | Beatrisa Liang | Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler | Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin |
| 3 | Louann Donovan | Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra | Kristen Frisch / Brent Bommentre | |
| 1st alternate | Nicholas LaRoche | Alissa Czisny | Kristen Roth / Michael McPherson | Flo Steed / Augie Hill |
| 2nd alternate | Dennis Phan | Erica Arcambault | Amy Howerton / Steven Pottenger | Carly Donowick / Leo Unger |
| 3rd alternate | Jordan Brauninger | Natalie Mecher | Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole | Victoria Devins / Kevin O'Keefe |
References
- ^ Robbins, Liz (19 January 2003). "FIGURE SKATING; Hughes and Cohen No Match For Kwan's Grace and Style" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "USATODAY.com - Kwan stands alone again at top, while U.S. men can't even stand". usatoday30.usatoday.com.
- ^ "USATODAY.com - Weiss wins third U.S. title on ugly afternoon". usatoday30.usatoday.com.
- ^ "Championship Men – Final Standings". U.S. Figure Skating. January 18, 2003. Archived from the original on August 20, 2005. Retrieved August 20, 2005.
- ^ "Championship Ladies – Final Standings". U.S. Figure Skating. January 18, 2003. Archived from the original on August 19, 2004. Retrieved August 19, 2004.
- ^ "Championship Pairs – Final Standings". U.S. Figure Skating. January 17, 2003. Archived from the original on August 19, 2004. Retrieved August 19, 2004.
- ^ "Championship Dance – Final Standings". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on August 19, 2004. Retrieved August 19, 2004.