1995 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
| 1995 U.S. Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | National Championship |
| Date: | February 7 – 11 |
| Season: | 1994–95 |
| Location: | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Venue: | Providence Civic Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Todd Eldredge | |
| Ladies' singles: Nicole Bobek | |
| Pairs: Jenni Meno / Todd Sand | |
| Ice dance: Renée Roca / Gorsha Sur | |
| Previous: 1994 U.S. Championships | |
| Next: 1996 U.S. Championships | |
The 1995 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place between February 7 and 11, 1995, in Providence, Rhode Island. 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.
Medalists
Senior
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Pewter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Todd Eldredge | Scott Davis | Aren Nielsen | Damon Allen |
| Ladies | Nicole Bobek | Michelle Kwan | Tonia Kwiatkowski | Kyoko Ina |
| Pairs | Jenni Meno / Todd Sand | Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen | Stephanie Stiegler / Lance Travis | Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells |
| Ice dancing | Renée Roca / Gorsha Sur | Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow | Amy Webster / Ron Kravette | Kate Robinson / Peter Breen |
Senior results
Men
| Rank | Name | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Eldredge | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Scott Davis | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Aren Nielsen | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Damon Allen | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Shepherd Clark | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Michael Weiss | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | Dan Hollander | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Rudy Galindo | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | John Baldwin Jr. | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Michael Chack | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | Jason Sylvia | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Derek Stedingh | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Russ Scott | 14 | 13 |
| 14 | Mel Chapman | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | Brian Buetsch | 14 | 15 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Bobek | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Michelle Kwan | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Tonia Kwiatkowski | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Kyoko Ina | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Patricia Mansfield | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Lisa Matras | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Karen Kwan | 10 | 5 |
| 8 | Jessica Mills | 11 | 8 |
| 9 | Laura Lipetsky | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Tanya Street | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Kathaleen Kelly Cutone | 8 | 12 |
| 12 | Teresa Aiello | 14 | 11 |
| 13 | Joanna Ng | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Lisa Bell | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | Chrisha Gossard | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Amber Corwin | 16 | 16 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenni Meno / Todd Sand | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Stephanie Stiegler / Lance Travis | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Cheryl Marker / Todd Price | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Aimee Offner / Brad Cox | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Romina Baron / Richard Alexander | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Holly Benson / Steven Moore | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Nicole Bateson-Rock / Keith Tindall | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Dawn Piepenbrink / Nick Castaneda | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Erin Moorad / Richard Gillam | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Brie Teaboldt / John Zimmerman IV | 12 | 12 |
| WD | Stephanie Woodman / Jeff Myers | 13 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | CD1 | CD2 | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renée Roca / Gorsha Sur | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Amy Webster / Ron Kravette | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Kate Robinson / Peter Breen | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Tamara Kuchiki / Neale Smull | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Buhl / Augustine DiBella | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Julia Bikbova / Robert Peal | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Cheryl Demkowski / Gregory Maddalone | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| 9 | Christine Fitzgerald / Mark Fitzgerald | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Laura Gayton / Oleg Fediukov | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Debbie Koegel / Michael Slutovsky | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Sian Matthews / Yovanny Durango | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Hillary Tompkins / Garrett Swasey | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| WD | Wendy Millette / Jason Tebo |
Junior results
Men
| Rank | Name | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Kessinger | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Trifun Zivanovic | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Ryan Jahnke | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Derrick Delmore | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Timothy Goebel | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Eric Bohnstedt | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Dwayne Parker | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Pete St. Germaine | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | Jeff Tilley | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Eddie Gornik | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | Robert Schupp | 13 | 10 |
| 12 | John Wagner | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Bert Cording | 11 | 14 |
| 14 | Don Baldwin | 14 | 13 |
Ladies
Vogel won gold after placing first in both segments.[1][2] In the free skating, six of nine judges placed Vogel first and two voted for Lipinski.[2]
| Rank | Name | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydne Vogel | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tara Lipinski | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Brittney McConn | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Amy D'Entremont | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Angela Nikodinov | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Serena Phillips | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Amanda Ward | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Jenni Tew | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Diana Miro | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Cohen Duncan | 14 | 9 |
| 11 | Dena Derland | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Emily Freedman | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Bethany Quintin | 10 | 13 |
| 14 | Anikka Gill | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | Heather Johnson | 15 | 15 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Erin Elbe / Jeffrey Weiss | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Nicole Perry / Paul Dulebohn | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Melanie Lambert / Fred Palascak | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Anne MacWilliams / Philip Dulebohn | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Katie Tobin / James Peterson | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Celina Taylor / Mel Chapman | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Jacki Davison / J. Paul Binnebose | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Whitney Gaynor / David Delago | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | Emily Pirronello / Brent Echols | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Sarah Booth / Matthew Buttrey | 14 | 12 |
| 13 | Katie Barnhart / Charles Bernhard | 10 | 14 |
| 14 | Kelly Peterman / Matthew Stuart | 13 | 13 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | CD1 | CD2 | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kristina Feliciano / Alex Jacoby | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Dawn Ponte / Paul Frey | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Jamie Coffey / Kurt Dreger | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Azumi Sagara / Jonathan Magalnick | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Stephanie Crawford / D.J. Gray | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Shannon Simon / Jason Simon | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Jenny Dahlen / Sergei Lihachov | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Tara Eve Modlin / Marc Fenczak | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Elizabeth Hill / Richard Peal | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| WD | Celeste Treadwell / Shawn Gelise | 10 | 10 |
Novice results
Men
| Rank | Name | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Yoo | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Justin Dillon | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Joe Knazek | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Scott Smith | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Jonathan Keen | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Braden Overett | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Josiah Modes | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Matt Savoie | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Everett Weiss | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Amir Ganaba | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | David Recchia | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Joshua Figurido | 10 | 12 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erin Sutton | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Rhea Sy | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Shelby Lyons | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Molly Ziolkowski | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Kristine Nishimura | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Tara Macelko | 11 | 5 |
| 7 | Andrea Gardiner | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | Aya Yamada | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | Alissa Cline | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | Amy Evidente | 12 | 9 |
| 11 | Sarah DelValle | 8 | 11 |
| 12 | Kendra Kent | 6 | 12 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Heather Allebach / Matthew Evers | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Lisa Weitzman / Mark Weitzman | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Harmonie Yoder / Craig Joeright | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Wilcut / Brian Boissonneault | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Nicole Purdy / Joshua Modes | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Alissa Cline / Kelby Renfro | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Amy Wiseley / Jason Heffron | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | Lauren Carpenter / Brad Russi | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Mackenzie Baltz / Kevin Garrett | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Carissa Guild / Andrew Muldoon | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Rebecca Erb / Joel Vinson | 12 | 12 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | CD1 | CD2 | CD3 | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naomi Lang / John Lee | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Christie Moxley / Tom Gaasbeck | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Kerrie O'Donnell / [Brandon Forsyth] | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Margot Contois / Raphael Lieb | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Kristin Fraser / Peter Kongkasem | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Melissa Gregory / James Shuford | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Karen Ferrara / Colin Ward | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Susanna Stapleford / VincentVanVliet | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Elizabeth Philpot / Nick Hart | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
| 10 | Cerise Henzes / David Gratta | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | Annalise Swanson / James Swanson | 7 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| 12 | Erica Vance / Brandon Jellison | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
References
- ^ Fernandez, Bernard (February 8, 1995). "Young Skaters Chase Olympic-sized Dream". Philly.com.
- ^ a b Ford, Bob (February 10, 1995). "Skater Tara Lipinski A Controversial Second In U.S. Junior Division". Philadelphia Inquirer.