1985 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

1985 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Type:National Championship
Season:1984–85
Location:Kansas City, Missouri
Champions
Men's singles:
Brian Boitano
Ladies' singles:
Tiffany Chin
Pairs:
Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard
Ice dance:
Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert
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The 1985 U.S. Figure Skating Championships was held in early 1985 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. 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 one of the criteria used to select the U.S. teams for the 1985 World Championships.

Senior results

Men

Following the retirement of Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton, Brian Boitano landed seven triple jumps in the free skating to capture his first national title.[1][2] Mark Cockerell, appearing in his ninth nationals, finished a career-best second, and Christopher Bowman moved up from eighth to fourth with an outstanding free skating.[3]

Boitano would go on to capture the bronze medal at the 1985 World Championships.

Rank Name CF SP FS
1 Brian Boitano 1 1 1
2 Mark Cockerell 2 2 2
3 Scott Williams 3 9 4
4 Christopher Bowman 10 3 3
5 Paul Wylie 4 6 6
6 Daniel Doran 7 7 5
7 Bobby Beauchamp 5 4 8
8 Craig Henderson 6 8 7
9 Angelo D'Agostino 12 5 9
10 David Fedor 9 11 10
11 James Cygan 8 12 12
12 John Filbig 14 11 14
13 Tom Cierniak 13 10 13
14 Tom Zakrajsek 14 13 14
15 Winfrid Mayer 15 15 15

Ladies

Coming off a fourth-place finish at the 1984 Winter Olympics, Tiffany Chin was the heavy favorite and won all three phases of the competition to capture the crown.[4][5][6] Second place finisher Debi Thomas became the first black American singles skater to qualify for the World Figure Skating Championships.[7]

Chin would go on to win the bronze medal at the 1985 World Championships, while Thomas finished fifth in her World debut.

Rank Name CF SP FS
1 Tiffany Chin 1 1 1
2 Debi Thomas 2 2 3
3 Caryn Kadavy 5 3 2
4 Kathryn Adams 7 4 4
5 Jill Frost 3 7 6
6 Leslie Sikes 8 8 7
7 Jana Marie Sjodin 4 12 8
8 Yvonne Gomez 11 13 5
9 Sara MacInnes 6 5 14
10 Tracy Ernst 14 6 9
11 Staci McMullin 12 9 10
12 Maradith Feinberg 9 11 13
13 Debbie Walls 13 10 12
14 Leslie Friedman 10 14 15
15 Debbie Tucker 16 16 11
16 Cynthia Romano 15 15 16

Pairs

After her previous partner, Burt Lancon, turned professional, 1984 Olympian Jill Watson teamed with Peter Oppegard to take the pairs crown. They were followed in second place by siblings Natalie and Wayne Seybold.[8]

Watson and Oppegard would finish fourth in the 1985 World Championships.

Rank Name SP FP
1 Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard 1 1
2 Natalie Seybold / Wayne Seybold 2 2
3 Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner 4 3
4 Susan Dungjen / Jason Dungjen 7 4
5 Katy Keeley / Joseph Mero 3 6
6 Sandy Hurtubise / Craig Maurizi 8 5
7 Maria Lako / Michael Blicharski 6 7
8 Karen Courtland / Robert Daw 5 9
9 Tammy Crowson / Jay Freeman 9 8
10 Ginger Tse / Archie Tse 12 10
11 Kristin Kriwanek / Doug Williams 10 11
12 Sheila Nobles / Tom Zakrajsek 14 12
13 Danielle Broussard / Christopher Hefner 13 13
WD Margo Shoup / Patrick Page

Ice dancing

Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert won their fifth consecutive national title and would go on to earn the bronze medal at the 1985 World Championships.

Rank Name
1 Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert
2 Renée Roca / Donald Adair
3 Suzanne Semanick / Scott Gregory
4 Lois Luciani / Russ Witherby
5 Susan Wynne / Joseph Druar
6 Susan Jorgensen / Robert Yokabaskas
7 Eva Hunyardi / Jay Pinkerton
8 Kristan Lowry / Chip Rossbach
9 Kandi Amelon / Alex Binnie
10 April Sargent / John D'Amelio
11 Karen Knieriem / Leif Erickson
12 Ann Hensel / John Stackhouse
13 Laura Wolfe / James Yorke
14 Sharon Minton / Kenton Webb

Junior results

Men

Rank Name CF SP FS
1 Doug Mattis 1 2 3
2 Erik Larson 5 3 1
3 Rudy Galindo 3 4 2
4 Scott Kurttila 2 1 4
5 John Saitta 4 5 5
6 Patrick Brault 6
7 Jeff Carstensen 8
8 Brian Grant 9
9 Jeff Freedman 11
10 Eddie Shipstad 10
11 Mark Mitchell 7
12 Todd Reynolds 13
13 Steven Rice 12
14 Jon De Paz 14

Ladies

Rank Name CF SP FS
1 Jill Trenary 5 5 1
2 Tracey Damigella 3 (tie) 6 2
3 Holly Cook 6 3 3
4 Dedie Richards 2 4 5
5 Tracey Seliga 1 7 8
6 Sharon Barker 8 8 4
7 Jeri Campbell 9 1 7
8 Laura Edmunds 7 11 6
9 Micki McMahon 13 2 9
10 Kimberly Drenser 3 (tie) 13 11
11 Lisa Cornelius 10
12 Kristin Kriwanek 12
WD Julie Wasserman

Pairs

(incomplete standings)

Rank Name
1 Deveny Deck / Luke Hohmann
2 Shelly Propson / Jerod Swallow
3 Lori Blasko / Todd Sand
4 Shanda Smith / Brandon Smith
5 Kristi Yamaguchi / Rudy Galindo
6 Bridgit Drenser / David McGovern
7 Ashley Stevenson / Robert Pellaton
8 Jennifer Newman / Scott Wedland
9 Jill Kombeitz / Joel McKeever
10 Sara Powell / Robert Powell
11 Nancy Kerrigan / Bobby Martin
12 Nancy Schwarz / David Aboyoun
13 Deirdre Roach / Mike Beltch
14 Pam Warters / Jeff Warters

Ice dancing

Rank Name
1 Jodie Balogh / Jerod Swallow
2 Tonia Kleinsasser / Daniel Stahl
3 Jill Helser / Michael Verlich
4 Tracy Sniadach / Charles Sinek
5 SKimberly Barget / James Schilling
6 Jeanne Miley / Christopher Macri
7 Amy Webster / John Millier
8 Colette Huber / Ron Kravette
9 Colleen Bowman / Doug Murray
10 Suzanne Murphy / Andrew Niebler
11 Jennifer Benz / Jeffrey Benz
12 Lisa Grove / Daniel Smith
13 Megan O'Donnell / David Shirt
14 Kelli Haveman / Shawn Rettstatt

Novice results

Todd Eldredge and Katie Wood took gold in the novice men's and ladies' categories, respectively.[9]

Men

(incomplete standings)

Rank Name
1 Todd Eldredge
2 Aren Nielsen
3 Alex Chang
4 Cameron Birky
5 Colin Vander Veen
6 Brian Rabin
7 Grant Noroyan
8 Shepherd Clark
9 Tim Dever
10 Doug Webster

Ladies

(incomplete standings)

Rank Name
1 Katie Wood
2 Cindy Bortz
3 Kyoko Ina
4 Kristi Yamaguchi
5 Kenna Bailey
6 Dena Galech
7 Dawn Latona
8 Shenon Badre
9 Nancy Kerrigan
10 Jill Weisenstein

Pairs

Ice dancing

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Championships : Boitano Wins, and Chin Retains Lead". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Finally out from under Scott Hamilton's shadow, Brian Boitano..." UPI Archives. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. ^ "U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS : Cockerell Misses 1st by a Toe or Two or Three". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Chin Is Leader in U.S. Figure Skating Championships". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  5. ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Championships : Boitano Wins, and Chin Retains Lead". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  6. ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Championships : Chin Is Fast and Flawless in Winning Women's Title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Skater cuts a fresh figure". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  8. ^ "National Title Goes To A New Pair Of Skaters". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  9. ^ Bramstedt, Connie (January 31, 1985). "Thirteen-year-old Katie Wood survived a dynamic freestyle skating performance..." UPI.