1996 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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.

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
Pairs:
Jenni Meno / Todd Sand
Ice dance:
Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow
Navigation
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1995 U.S. Championships
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1997 U.S. Championships

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

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Rank Name FP SP FS
1 Rudy Galindo 2.5 3 1
2 Todd Eldredge 2.5 1 2
3 Dan Hollander 5.0 4 3
4 Scott Davis 6.0 2 5
5 Michael Weiss 6.5 5 4
6 Shepherd Clark 9.0 6 6
7 Trifun Zivanovic 11.5 9 7
8 Aren Nielsen 11.5 7 8
9 Matthew Kessinger 14.5 11 9
10 Johnnie Bevan 15.0 10 10
11 John Baldwin Jr. 17.0 8 13
12 Gig Siruno 17.5 13 11
13 Jere Michael 19.0 14 12
14 Eric Bohnstedt 22.0 16 14
15 E. Stuart Golden 23.5 17 15
16 Philip Dulebohn 23.5 15 16
WD Derrick Delmore 12

Ladies

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Rank Name FP SP FS
1 Michelle Kwan 1.5 1 1
2 Tonia Kwiatkowski 3.0 2 2
3 Tara Lipinski 5.5 5 3
4 Sydne Vogel 6.0 4 4
5 Karen Kwan 8.0 6 5
6 Amber Corwin 11.5 11 6
7 Brittney McConn 11.5 9 7
8 Angela Nikodinov 12.5 7 9
9 Jennifer Karl 14.0 12 8
10 Alice Sue Claeys 15.0 10 10
11 Jessica Mills 15.0 8 11
12 Kathaleen Kelly Cutone 19.0 14 12
13 Robyn Petroskey 19.5 15 12
14 Alizah Allen 20.5 13 14
15 Jillian Jackson 23.5 17 15
16 Karen Gooley 24.0 16 16
WD Nicole Bobek 3

Pairs

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Rank Name FP SP FS
1 Jenni Meno / Todd Sand 2.0 2 1
2 Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen 2.5 1 2
3 Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells 5.0 4 3
4 Stephanie Stiegler / John Zimmerman 5.5 3 4
5 Sara Ward / Lance Travis 7.5 7 5
6 Cheryl Marker / Todd Price 9.0 6 6
7 Romina Baron / Richard Alexander 10.5 5 8
8 Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell 11.5 9 7
9 Melanie Lambert / Fred Palascak 13.0 8 9
10 Dawn Lynn Piepenbrink / Nicolas Castaneda 16.0 12 10
11 Erin Elbe / Jeffrey Weiss 18.0 14 11
12 Jennifer Darst / Arthur Reid 18.5 13 12
13 Nicole Perry / Paul Dulebohn 18.5 11 13
14 Lauren Weldon / Jason Carley 22.0 16 14
15 Amanda Magarian / Mel Chapman 22.5 15 15
WD Nicole Bateson-Rock / Jeff Tilley 10

Ice dancing

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Rank Name FP CD1 CD2 OD FD
1 Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow 2.2 1 2 1 1
2 Renée Roca / Gorsha Sur 3.8 2 1 2 2
3 Eve Chalom / Mathew Gates 7.2 7 5 3 3
4 Kate Robinson / Peter Breen 8.0 4 4 4 4
5 Amy Webster / Ron Kravette 9.2 3 3 5 5
6 Julia Bikbova / Robert Peale 13.4 5 6 7 7
7 Cheryl Demkowski / Gregory Maddalone 15.0 10 8 9 6
8 Laura Gayton / Oleg Fediukov 16.2 8 9 8 8
9 Tamara Kuchiki / Neale Smull 16.2 6 7 6 10
10 Elizabeth Buhl / Augustine DiBella 18.8 9 10 10 9
11 Kimberly Callahan / Robert Daw 22.0 11 11 11 11
12 Leslie Soderberg / David Lipowitz 25.6 15 14 13 12
13 Sophia Eliazova / Peter Tchernyshev 27.0 12 12 12 15
14 Felita Carr / Alexei Komarov 27.6 13 15 15 13
15 Debbie Koegel / Michael Sklutovsky 28.2 14 15 14 14

Junior results

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Rank Name FP SP FS
1 Timothy Goebel 1.5 1 1
2 Jeff Merica 4.5 5 2
3 Ryan Jahnke 5.0 4 3
4 Justin Dillon 6.5 3 5
5 Don Baldwin 7.0 2 6
6 Robert Schupp 8.0 8 4
7 Bert Cording 10.5 7 7
8 Danny Clausen 12.0 6 9
9 Eddie Gornik 12.5 9 8
10 Ryan Donnelly 15.0 10 10
11 Pete St. Germaine 16.5 11 11
12 Dwayne Parker 18.0 12 12
13 Bobby Kaping 19.5 13 13

Ladies

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Rank Name FP SP FS
1 Shelby Lyons 3.0 4 1
2 Erin Sutton 3.0 2 2
3 Diana Miro 3.5 1 3
4 Serena Phillips 5.5 3 4
5 Morgan Rowe 7.5 5 5
6 Cohen Duncan 9.5 7 6
7 Emily Freedman 10.0 6 7
8 Andrea Gardiner 12.0 8 8
9 Rhea Sy 13.5 9 9
10 Heather Johnson 17.0 14 10
11 Tiffany Chan 17.5 13 11
12 Meredith Cataldo 17.5 11 12
13 Kelly Harris 18.0 10 13
14 Tina Lee 19.0 12 13

Pairs

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Rank Name FP SP FS
1 Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman 1.5 1 1
2 Naomi Grabow / Benjamin Oberman 3.0 2 2
3 Jacki Davidson / J. Paul Binnebose 5.0 4 3
4 Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler 6.5 5 4
5 Katie Bernhart / Charles Bernhart IV 6.5 3 5
6 Celina Taylor / Craig Joeright 9.5 7 6
7 Whitney Gaynore / David Delago 10.0 6 7
8 Nicole Purdy / Josiah Modes 12.5 9 8
9 Ilana Goldfogel / Erik Schulz 13.5 11 8
10 Laura Handy / Jim Peterson 14.0 8 10
11 Lauren Carpenter / Brad Russi 16.0 10 11
12 Kelly Peterman / Matthew Stuart 18.0 12 12
13 Heather Allenbach / Matthews Evers 19.5 13 13

Ice dancing

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Rank Name FP CD1 CD2 OD FD
1 Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler 2.2 2 1 1 1
2 Naomi Lang / John Lee 3.8 1 2 2 2
3 Tami Tyler / Jonathan Nichols 7.2 6 3 4 3
4 Azumi Sagara / Jonathan Magalnick 7.4 4 4 3 4
5 Kerrie O'Donnell / Brandon Forsyth 10.4 3 9 5 5
6 Christine Moxley / Tom Gaasbeck 12.2 7 6 6 6
7 Jenny Dahlen / Sergei Lihachov 13.2 5 5 7 7
8 Melissa Gregory / James Shuford 15.8 8 7 8 8
9 Kari Downey / Raphael Kelling 18.8 9 10 10 9
10 Susanna Stapleford / Vincent van Vliet 19.0 10 8 9 10
11 Natalie Wolenter / Kevin Spada 23.2 12 11 11 12
12 Elizabeth Hill / Eleazar Lieb 23.4 11 12 13 11
13 Kristin Fraser / Peter Kongkasem 25.4 13 13 12 13

Novice results

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Rank Name FP SP FS
1 Joe Knazek 2.0 2 1
2 Braden Overett 4.0 4 2
3 Kurt Fromknecht 4.5 3 3
4 Matthew Savoie 4.5 1 4
5 Curt Doten 8.0 6 5
6 Andrew Eckard 8.5 5 6
7 Amir Ganaba 12.5 7 9
8 Jonathan Keen 13.0 12 7
9 David Recchia 13.5 11 8
10 Josh Figurido 14.5 9 10
11 Derek Trent 16.0 10 11
12 Steve Hartsell 17.0 8 13
13 David Glynn 19.5 15 12
14 Joseph Walsh 22.0 16 14
15 Sean Calvillo 22.0 14 15
WD Jered Guzman 13

Ladies

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Rank Name FP SP FS
1 J.J. Mathews 2.0 2 1
2 Christina Gordon 4.5 3 3
3 Abby Davidson 4.5 1 4
4 Rinne Brayman 7.5 11 2
5 Kristina Melton 8.5 5 6
6 Elizabeth O'Donnell 10.0 4 8
7 Angie Lien 11.5 13 5
8 Erin Pearl 11.5 9 7
9 Danielle Hartsell 14.0 10 9
10 Sarah Call 14.0 8 10
11 Laura Handy 14.0 6 11
12 Mika Kadono 15.5 7 12
13 Kristen Treni 19.0 12 13

Pairs

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Rank Name FP SP FS
1 Brandi Seabol / Cheyne Coppage 1.5 1 1
2 Carissa Guild / Andrew Muldoon 3.0 2 2
3 Christina Connally / Arnold Myint 5.0 4 3
4 Megan Sierk / Dustin Sierk 5.5 3 4
5 Rebecca Erb / Joel Vinson 8.0 6 5
6 Crystal Kim / Derrick Delmore 8.5 5 6
7 Amy Wisely / Jason Heffron 10.5 7 7
8 Jessica Hunt / Jonathon Hunt 12.0 8 8
9 Darby Gaynor / James Bonnie 15.0 12 9
10 Alexsis Nolte / Justin Dillon 15.5 11 10
11 Jessica Montgomery / Amaan Archer 16.0 10 11

Ice dancing

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Rank Name FP CD1 CD2 OD FD
1 Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek 2.0 1 1 1 1
2 Elizabeth Philpot / Nick Hart 5.0 3 3 3 2
3 Alison Sandler / Nicholas Wakeman 5.0 2 2 2 3
4 Kimberly Jones / Timothy Jones 8.2 4 5 4 4
5 Katherine Jorck / Matt Healy 10.2 7 4 5 5
6 Rebecca Weisberg / Owen Swift 13.4 6 7 8 6
7 Hannah Lawler / Scott Stewart 14.0 5 9 7 7
8 Katharine Hill / Benjamin Agosto 15.0 8 6 6 8
9 Jessica Roswell / Matther Kossack 17.8 9 8 9 9
10 Kimberly Navarro / Matthew Tinney 21.8 11 12 12 10
11 Jennifer Sejnowski / Dmitry White 21.6 12 11 10 11
12 Sarah Alesafar / John Wagner 22.6 10 10 11 12
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