title: 1996 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
text: # 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.
  
  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
  
  ### Men
  
  | 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
  
  | 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
  
  | 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
  
  | 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
  
  ### Men
  
  | 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
  
  | 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
  
  | 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
  
  | 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
  
  ### Men
  
  | 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
  
  | 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
  
  | 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
  
  | 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 |
  