Michael Chack (born August 25, 1971)[1] is an American former competitive figure skater. He won gold medals at four senior international events, Nebelhorn Trophy, Karl Schäfer Memorial, Piruetten, and Winter Universiade, and one bronze, at the 1994 Trophée de France. Chack also won one senior national medal, bronze at the 1993 U.S. Championships.[2] After his performance was skipped by the broadcaster, his surname became part of figure skating's colloquial vocabulary, e.g. "to chack" meaning to omit a good performance from a television broadcast.
| Michael Chack | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 25, 1971 Toms River, New Jersey |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Began skating | 1976 |
| Retired | 1999 |
Chack withdrew from the 1994 U.S. Championships due to a groin pull and a stress fracture in his right leg.[3] He was coached by Peter Burrows for 14 years and by Frank Carroll for five years.[4] After retiring from competition in 1999, he began touring with Holiday on Ice.[4]
Results edit
| International[1] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 90–91 | 91–92 | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 |
| Skate America | 4th | ||||||||
| Trophée de France | 3rd | ||||||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 1st | ||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||||||
| Piruetten | 1st | 1st | |||||||
| St. Gervais | 2nd | ||||||||
| Universiade | 1st | ||||||||
| National[1] | |||||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 5th | 7th | 3rd | WD | 10th | 7th | 9th | 8th | |
| WD: Withdrew | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b c "Michael CHACK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
- ^ Bondy, Filip (January 24, 1993). "FIGURE SKATING; Kerrigan And Davis Win Titles". The New York Times.
- ^ Longman, Jere (January 5, 1994). "FIGURE SKATING; Mitchell Takes a Shot At Reversing His Luck". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Elfman, Lois (August 19, 2010). "Michael Chack moves west to San Francisco". IceNetwork.
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