1996 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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1996 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Type:National Championship
Date:January 13 – 21
Season:1995–96
Location: San Jose, California
Venue: San Jose Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
Rudy Galindo
Ladies' singles:
Michelle Kwan
Pair skating:
Jenni Meno / Todd Sand
Ice dance:
Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow
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The 1996 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place between January 13 and 21, 1996 in San Jose, California. 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). In the figures event, the novice competitors skated one figure, and the juniors and seniors skated three.

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The event served to help choose the U.S. team to the 1996 World Championships. The 1996 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.

Senior results

Men

RankNameFPSPFS
1 Rudy Galindo 2.531
2 Todd Eldredge 2.512
3 Dan Hollander 5.043
4 Scott Davis 6.025
5 Michael Weiss 6.554
6 Shepherd Clark 9.066
7 Trifun Zivanovic 11.597
8 Aren Nielsen 11.578
9 Matthew Kessinger 14.5119
10 Johnnie Bevan 15.01010
11 John Baldwin Jr. 17.0813
12 Gig Siruno 17.51311
13 Jere Michael 19.01412
14 Eric Bohnstedt 22.01614
15 E. Stuart Golden 23.51715
16 Philip Dulebohn 23.51516
WD Derrick Delmore 12

Ladies

RankNameFPSPFS
1 Michelle Kwan 1.511
2 Tonia Kwiatkowski 3.022
3 Tara Lipinski 5.553
4 Sydne Vogel 6.044
5 Karen Kwan 8.065
6 Amber Corwin 11.5116
7 Brittney McConn 11.597
8 Angela Nikodinov 12.579
9 Jennifer Karl 14.0128
10 Alice Sue Claeys 15.01010
11 Jessica Mills 15.0811
12 Kathaleen Kelly Cutone 19.01412
13 Robyn Petroskey 19.51512
14 Alizah Allen 20.51314
15 Jillian Jackson 23.51715
16 Karen Gooley 24.01616
WD Nicole Bobek 3

Pairs

RankNameFPSPFS
1 Jenni Meno / Todd Sand 2.021
2 Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen 2.512
3 Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells 5.043
4 Stephanie Stiegler / John Zimmerman 5.534
5 Sara Ward / Lance Travis 7.575
6 Cheryl Marker / Todd Price 9.066
7 Romina Baron / Richard Alexander 10.558
8 Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell 11.597
9 Melanie Lambert / Fred Palascak 13.089
10 Dawn Lynn Piepenbrink / Nicolas Castaneda 16.01210
11 Erin Elbe / Jeffrey Weiss 18.01411
12 Jennifer Darst / Arthur Reid 18.51312
13 Nicole Perry / Paul Dulebohn 18.51113
14 Lauren Weldon / Jason Carley 22.01614
15 Amanda Magarian / Mel Chapman 22.51515
WD Nicole Bateson-Rock / Jeff Tilley 10

Ice dancing

RankNameFPCD1CD2ODFD
1 Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow 2.21211
2 Renée Roca / Gorsha Sur 3.82122
3 Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates 7.27533
4 Kate Robinson / Peter Breen 8.04444
5 Amy Webster / Ron Kravette 9.23355
6 Julia Bikbova / Robert Peale 13.45677
7 Cheryl Demkowski / Gregory Maddalone 15.010896
8 Laura Gayton / Oleg Fediukov 16.28988
9 Tamara Kuchiki / Neale Smull 16.267610
10 Elizabeth Buhl / Augustine DiBella 18.8910109
11 Kimberly Callahan / Robert Daw 22.011111111
12 Leslie Soderberg / David Lipowitz 25.615141312
13 Sophia Eliazova / Peter Tchernyshev 27.012121215
14 Felita Carr / Alexei Komarov 27.613151513
15 Debbie Koegel / Michael Sklutovsky 28.214151414

Junior results

Men

RankNameFPSPFS
1 Timothy Goebel 1.511
2 Jeff Merica 4.552
3 Ryan Jahnke 5.043
4 Justin Dillon 6.535
5 Don Baldwin 7.026
6 Robert Schupp 8.084
7 Bert Cording 10.577
8 Danny Clausen 12.069
9 Eddie Gornik 12.598
10 Ryan Donnelly 15.01010
11 Pete St. Germaine 16.51111
12 Dwayne Parker 18.01212
13 Bobby Kaping 19.51313

Ladies

RankNameFPSPFS
1 Shelby Lyons 3.041
2 Erin Sutton 3.022
3 Diana Miro 3.513
4 Serena Phillips 5.534
5 Morgan Rowe 7.555
6 Cohen Duncan 9.576
7 Emily Freedman 10.067
8 Andrea Gardiner 12.088
9 Rhea Sy 13.599
10 Heather Johnson 17.01410
11 Tiffany Chan 17.51311
12 Meredith Cataldo 17.51112
13 Kelly Harris 18.01013
14 Tina Lee 19.01213

Pairs

RankNameFPSPFS
1 Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman 1.511
2 Naomi Grabow / Benjamin Oberman 3.022
3 Jacki Davidson / J. Paul Binnebose 5.043
4 Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler 6.554
5 Katie Bernhart / Charles Bernhart IV 6.535
6 Celina Taylor / Craig Joeright 9.576
7 Whitney Gaynore / David Delago 10.067
8 Nicole Purdy / Josiah Modes 12.598
9 Ilana Goldfogel / Erik Schulz 13.5118
10 Laura Handy / Jim Peterson 14.0810
11 Lauren Carpenter / Brad Russi 16.01011
12 Kelly Peterman / Matthew Stuart 18.01212
13 Heather Allenbach / Matthews Evers 19.51313

Ice dancing

RankNameFPCD1CD2ODFD
1 Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler 2.22111
2 Naomi Lang / John Lee 3.81222
3 Tami Tyler / Jonathan Nichols 7.26343
4 Azumi Sagara / Jonathan Magalnick 7.44434
5 Kerrie O'Donnell / Brandon Forsyth 10.43955
6 Christine Moxley / Tom Gaasbeck 12.27666
7 Jenny Dahlen / Sergei Lihachov 13.25577
8 Melissa Gregory / James Shuford 15.88788
9 Kari Downey / Raphael Kelling 18.8910109
10 Susanna Stapleford / Vincent van Vliet 19.0108910
11 Natalie Wolenter / Kevin Spada 23.212111112
12 Elizabeth Hill / Eleazar Lieb 23.411121311
13 Kristin Fraser / Peter Kongkasem 25.413131213

Novice results

Men

RankNameFPSPFS
1 Joe Knazek 2.021
2 Braden Overett 4.042
3 Kurt Fromknecht 4.533
4 Matthew Savoie 4.514
5 Curt Doten 8.065
6 Andrew Eckard 8.556
7 Amir Ganaba 12.579
8 Jonathan Keen 13.0127
9 David Recchia 13.5118
10 Josh Figurido 14.5910
11 Derek Trent 16.01011
12 Steve Hartsell 17.0813
13 David Glynn 19.51512
14 Joseph Walsh 22.01614
15 Sean Calvillo 22.01415
WD Jered Guzman 13

Ladies

RankNameFPSPFS
1 J.J. Mathews 2.021
2 Christina Gordon 4.533
3 Abby Davidson 4.514
4 Rinne Brayman 7.5112
5 Kristina Melton 8.556
6 Elizabeth O'Donnell 10.048
7 Angie Lien 11.5135
8 Erin Pearl 11.597
9 Danielle Hartsell 14.0109
10 Sarah Call 14.0810
11 Laura Handy 14.0611
12 Mika Kadono 15.5712
13 Kristen Treni 19.01213

Pairs

RankNameFPSPFS
1 Brandi Seabol / Cheyne Coppage 1.511
2 Carissa Guild / Andrew Muldoon 3.022
3 Christina Connally / Arnold Myint 5.043
4 Megan Sierk / Dustin Sierk 5.534
5 Rebecca Erb / Joel Vinson 8.065
6 Crystal Kim / Derrick Delmore 8.556
7 Amy Wisely / Jason Heffron 10.577
8 Jessica Hunt / Jonathon Hunt 12.088
9 Darby Gaynor / James Bonnie 15.0129
10 Alexsis Nolte / Justin Dillon 15.51110
11 Jessica Montgomery / Amaan Archer 16.01011

Ice dancing

RankNameFPCD1CD2ODFD
1 Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek 2.01111
2 Elizabeth Philpot / Nick Hart 5.03332
3 Alison Sandler / Nicholas Wakeman 5.02223
4 Kimberly Jones / Timothy Jones 8.24544
5 Katherine Jorck / Matt Healy 10.27455
6 Rebecca Weisberg / Owen Swift13.46786
7 Hannah Lawler / Scott Stewart 14.05977
8 Katharine Hill / Benjamin Agosto 15.08668
9 Jessica Roswell / Matther Kossack 17.89899
10 Kimberly Navarro / Matthew Tinney 21.811121210
11 Jennifer Sejnowski / Dmitry White 21.612111011
12 Sarah Alesafar / John Wagner 22.610101112

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