1995 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
| 1995 United States 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 United States Figure Skating Championships was the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 1994–95 figure skating season. Held in Providence, Rhode Island, the event determined the national champions of the United States.
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 medalists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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-level 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-level 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-level 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.