2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Explained

The 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place between January 12–19, 2003 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. 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.

The event was used to determine the U.S. teams for the 2003 World Championships, 2003 Four Continents Championships, and 2003 World Junior Championships.

"Disaster in Dallas"

The 2003 Nationals are generally considered to be one of the worst-skated championships in U.S. championships history with the name "Disaster in Dallas" being given to the event.

The senior men's and pairs competitions were the most notable "disaster" of the night. Johnny Weir, who had been in medal contention after the short program, hit the barrier during his free skating, got up and restarted his program, then had to withdraw, starting a long chain of bad skating in the men's free. Also, there were numerous errors in the pairs event.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Senior results

Men

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1		3.0	4	1
2		3.5	1	3
3		5.0	6	2
4		6.5	5	4
5		7.5	3	6
6		8.5	7	5
7		11.5	9	7
8		12.0	8	8
9		16.5	15	9
10		17.0	14	10
11		17.5	13	11
12		17.5	11	12
13		18.0	10	13
14		23.0	18	14
15		23.0	16	15
16		25.5	19	16
WD			2
WD			12
WD			17

Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1		1.5	1	1
2		3.5	3	2
3		4.0	2	3
4		7.0	6	4
5		7.0	4	5
6		8.5	5	6
7		11.0	8	7
8		11.5	7	8
9		13.5	9	9
10		16.0	14	9
11		16.0	10	11
12		18.5	13	12
13		19.0	12	13
14		22.0	16	14
15		25.0	18	16
16		25.5	21	15
17		27.0	20	17
18		27.5	19	18
19		27.5	17	19
20		27.5	15	20
WD			11

Pairs

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1		1.5	1	1
2		4.0	4	2
3		5.5	5	3
4		5.5	3	4
5		6.0	2	5
6		9.0	6	6
7		11.5	9	7
8		12.0	8	8
9		12.5	7	9
10		16.0	12	10
11	Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra	16.0	10	11
12		17.5	11	12
13		19.0	13	13
14		21.0	14	14
15		23.0	16	15
16		23.5	15	16

Ice dancing

Rank	Name	TFP	C1	C2	OD	FD
1		2.6	1	1	2	1
2		3.4	2	2	1	2
3		6.0	3	3	3	3
4		8.0	4	4	4	4
5		12.0	6	9	5	6
6		12.6	5	5	6	7
7		14.0	10	10	8	5
8		14.8	7	6	7	8
9		17.4	8	7	9	9
10		19.4	9	8	10	10
11		22.0	11	11	11	11
12		24.0	12	12	12	12

Junior results

Men

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1		2.0	2	1
2		2.5	1	2
3		5.5	5	3
4		5.5	3	4
5		6.0	4	5
6	Wesley Campbell	9.0	6	6
7		10.5	7	7
8		12.0	8	8
9		14.5	11	9
10		14.5	9	10
11		16.0	10	11
12		18.0	12	12

Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1		2.0	2	1
2		2.5	1	2
3		6.5	7	3
4		7.0	4	5
5		8.0	8	4
6		8.5	3	7
7		9.0	6	6
8		11.5	5	9
9		12.5	9	8
10		16.5	13	10
11		17.0	12	11
12		17.5	11	12
13		19.0	10	14
14		20.0	14	13

Pairs

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1		1.5	1	1
2	Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole	3.0	2	2
3		5.0	4	3
4		6.5	3	5
5		7.0	6	4
6		8.5	5	6
7		11.5	9	7
8		11.5	7	8
9		14.0	10	9
10		14.0	8	10
11		16.5	11	11
12		18.0	12	12

Ice dancing

Rank	Name	TFP	C1	C2	OD	FD
1		3.2	4	4	1	1
2		3.6	1	1	2	2
3		5.6	2	2	3	3
4		7.6	3	3	4	4
5		10.6	5	5	6	5
6		12.6	7	6	5	7
7		12.8	6	7	7	6
8		16.0	8	8	8	8
9		18.8	10	9	10	9
10		20.2	9	10	9	11
11		21.0	11	11	11	10
12		24.0	12	12	12	12

Novice results

Men

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1		2.0	2	1
2		4.0	4	2
3	Tommy Steenberg	5.5	1	5
4		6.0	6	3
5	Geoffry Varner	6.5	5	4
6	Jon Nuss	7.5	3	6
7		10.5	7	7
8		13.0	8	9
9		14.0	12	8
10		14.5	9	10
11		16.0	10	11
12		17.5	11	12

Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1		1.5	1	1
2		4.0	4	2
3		4.5	3	3
4		7.0	2	6
5		7.5	7	4
6		10.0	6	7
7		11.0	12	5
8		12.5	5	10
9		13.5	11	8
10		13.5	9	9
11		15.0	8	11
12		17.0	10	12

Pairs

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Sydney Schmidt / Christopher Pottenger	1.5	1	1
2		3.0	2	2
3		5.5	5	3
4		6.0	4	4
5		6.5	3	5
6		9.5	7	6
7	Bianca Butler / Joseph Jacobsen	11.0	8	7
8		11.0	6	8
9		14.0	10	9
10		14.5	9	10
11		16.5	11	11
12		18.0	12	12

Ice dancing

Rank	Name	C1	C2	FD
1		2	1	1
2		1	2	3
3		4	3	2
4		3	4	4
5		5	5	5
6		6	6	6
7		10	7	7
8		8	8	8
9		7	11	10
10		11	10	9
11		9	9	11
12		12	12	12

International team selections

World Championships

	Men	Ladies	Pairs	Ice dancing
1	Michael Weiss	Michelle Kwan	Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn	Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev
2	Timothy Goebel	Sarah Hughes	Kathryn Orscher / Garrett Lucash	Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto
3	Ryan Jahnke	Sasha Cohen	Rena Inoue / John Baldwin
1st alternate	Scott Smith	Ann Patrice McDonough	Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright	Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov
2nd alternate	Matthew Savoie	Jenny Kirk	Stephanie Kalesavich / Aaron Parchem	Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell
3rd alternate	Parker Pennington	Yebin Mok	Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt	Emilie Nussear / Mathew Gates

Four Continents Championships

	Men	Ladies	Pairs	Ice dancing
1	Timothy Goebel	Sarah Hughes	Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn	Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev
2	Ryan Jahnke	Ann Patrice McDonough	Kathryn Orscher / Garrett Lucash	Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto
3	Scott Smith	Jenny Kirk	Rena Inoue / John Baldwin	Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov
1st alternate	Matthew Savoie	Yebin Mok	Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright	Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell
2nd alternate	Parker Pennington	Amber Corwin	Stephanie Kalesavich / Aaron Parchem	Emilie Nussear / Mathew Gates
3rd alternate	Evan Lysacek	Louann Donovan	Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt	Kimberly Navarro / Robert Shmalo

World Junior Championships

	Men	Ladies	Pairs	Ice dancing
1	Parker Pennington	Yebin Mok	Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt	Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell
2	Evan Lysacek	Beatrisa Liang	Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler	Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin
3		Louann Donovan	Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra	Kristen Frisch / Brent Bommentre
1st alternate	Nicholas LaRoche	Alissa Czisny	Kristen Roth / Michael McPherson	Flo Steed / Augie Hill
2nd alternate	Dennis Phan	Erica Arcambault	Amy Howerton / Steven Pottenger	Carly Donowick / Leo Unger
3rd alternate	Jordan Brauninger	Natalie Mecher	Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole	Victoria Devins / Kevin O'Keefe

External links

• 2003 United States Figure Skating Championships

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIGURE SKATING; Hughes and Cohen No Match For Kwan's Grace and Style. Liz. Robbins. 19 January 2003. NYTimes.com.
2. Web site: USATODAY.com - Kwan stands alone again at top, while U.S. men can't even stand. usatoday30.usatoday.com.
3. Web site: USATODAY.com - Weiss wins third U.S. title on ugly afternoon. usatoday30.usatoday.com.