The 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from January 12 to 19, 2003, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels. The results were part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2003 World Championships, 2003 Four Continents Championships, and 2003 World Junior Championships. At the senior level, Michael Weiss won the men's event, Michelle Kwan won the women's event, Tiffany Scott and Philip Dulebohn won the pairs event, and Naomi Lang and Peter Tchernyshev won the ice dance event. Kwan's victory was her seventh at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and her sixth consecutive win. At the junior level, Dennis Phan won the men's event, Erica Archambault won the women's event, Amy Howerton and Steven Pottenger won the pairs event, and Morgan Matthews and Maxim Zavozin won the ice dance event.

Michael Weiss won his third national title after a men's competition that was described as a circus. Weiss fell on his quadruple Lutz and failed to perform a triple Axel. Timothy Goebel – nicknamed the "Quad King" for his prowess with quadruple jumps – failed to successfully perform any of his quadruple jumps. Johnny Weir withdrew from the competition midway through the free skate after colliding with the wall and injuring his knee. Matthew Savoie was forced to pause his performance by a referee when part of his costume broke. "I've never seen anything like it in my fifty years in skating," coach Don Laws said afterward, summing up the men's event.

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Senior results Men's singles +Men's results Rank Skater Total SP FS Michael Weiss 3.0 4 1 Timothy Goebel 3.5 1 3 Ryan Jahnke 5.0 6 2 4 Scott Smith 6.5 5 4 5 Matthew Savoie 7.5 3 6 6 Parker Pennington 8.5 7 5 7 Evan Lysacek 11.5 9 7 8 Nicholas LaRoche 12.0 8 8 9 Ryan Bradley 16.5 15 9 10 Braden Overett 17.0 14 10 11 Michael Villarreal 17.5 13 11 12 Danny Clausen 17.5 11 12 13 Benjamin Miller 18.0 10 13 14 Jordan Wilson 23.0 18 14 15 Kurt Fromknecht 23.0 16 15 16 Shaun Rogers 25.5 19 16 WD Johnny Weir Withdrew 2 competition Derrick Delmore 12 Shepherd Clark 17

Women's singles +Women's results Rank Skater Total SP FS Michelle Kwan 1.5 1 1 Sarah Hughes 3.5 3 2 Sasha Cohen 4.0 2 3 4 Ann Patrice McDonough 7.0 6 4 5 Jennifer Kirk 7.0 4 5 6 Yebin Mok 8.5 5 6 7 Beatrisa Liang 11.0 8 7 8 Amber Corwin 11.5 7 8 9 Louann Donovan 13.5 9 9 10 Alissa Czisny 16.0 14 9 11 Jennifer Don 16.0 10 11 12 Andrea Gardiner 18.5 13 12 13 Lindsey Weber 19.0 12 13 14 Kim Ryan 22.0 16 14 15 Joan Cristobal 25.0 18 16 16 Kailee Watson 25.5 21 15 17 Patricia Mansfield 27.0 20 17 18 Krissa Miller 27.5 19 18 19 Kelsey Drewel 27.5 17 19 20 Amber Czisny 27.5 15 20 WD Angela Nikodinov Withdrew 11 competition

Pairs +Pairs results Rank Team Total SP FS 1.5 1 1 4.0 4 2 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 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 dance +Ice dance results Rank Team Total C1 C2 OD FD 2.6 1 1 2 1 3.4 2 2 1 2 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's singles +Men's results Rank Skater Total SP FS Dennis Phan 2.0 2 1 Jordan Brauninger 2.5 1 2 Adam Aronowitz 5.5 5 3 4 Christopher Toland 5.5 3 4 5 Jason Wong 6.0 4 5 6 Wesley Campbell 9.0 6 6 7 Mauro Bruni 10.5 7 7 8 Dustin Brinsmade 12.0 8 8 9 Pierre Balian 14.5 11 9 10 Ben Woolwine 14.5 9 10 11 Luis Hernández 16.0 10 11 12 Nathan Evancho 18.0 12 12

Women's singles +Women's results Rank Skater Total SP FS Erica Archambault 2.0 2 1 2 Natalie Mecher 2.5 1 2 3 Danielle Kahle 6.5 7 3 4 Alexandra Patterson 7.0 4 5 5 Jane Bugaeva 8.0 8 4 6 Adriana DeSanctis 8.5 3 7 7 Shanell Noji 9.0 6 6 8 Stephanie Rosenthal 11.5 5 9 9 Sandra Jean Rucker 12.5 9 8 10 Kristina Olson 16.5 13 10 11 Emily Hughes 17.0 12 11 12 Lisa Dannemiller 17.5 11 12 13 Megan Williams-Stewart 19.0 10 14 14 Katie Stewart 20.0 14 13

Pairs +Pairs results Rank Team Total SP FS Amy Howerton / Steven Pottenger 1.5 1 1 2 Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole 3.0 2 2 3 Colette Appel / Lee Harris 5.0 4 3 4 Chelsea Meador / Josh Martin 6.5 3 5 5 Christie Baca / Scott Smith 7.0 6 4 6 Brooke Castile / Benjamin Okolski 8.5 5 6 7 Andrea Varraux / David Pelletier 11.5 9 7 8 Amanda Harris / David Sanders 11.5 7 8 9 Shantel Jordan / Jeremy Barrett 14.0 10 9 10 Janice Mayne / Deryck Szatkowski 14.0 8 10 11 Tatiana Klunchoo / Manny Gardner 16.5 11 11 12 Marina Kolomey / Yevgeniy Shvetsov 18.0 12 12

Ice dance +Pairs results Rank Team Total C1 C2 OD FD 1 Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin 3.2 4 4 1 1 2 Kirsten Frisch / Brent Bommentre 3.6 1 1 2 2 3 Flo Steed / Augie Hill 5.6 2 2 3 3 4 Carly Donowick / Leo Ungar 7.6 3 3 4 4 5 Victoria Devins / Kevin O'Keefe 10.6 5 5 6 5 6 Sarah Solomon / Benjamin Cohen 12.6 7 6 5 7 7 Meryl Davis / Charlie White 12.8 6 7 7 6 8 Stephanie Ellis / Patrick Connelly 16.0 8 8 8 8 9 Jennifer Wester / Jonathan Harris 18.8 10 9 10 9 10 Lindsay Evans / Christian Wilson 20.2 9 10 9 11 11 Alisa Allapach / Benjaman Westenberger 21.0 11 11 11 10 12 Kimberley Steffey / Richard Brown 24.0 12 12 12 12

International team selections World Championships +U.S. delegation to the 2003 World Championships Men Women Pairs Ice dance 1 Michael Weiss Michelle Kwan 2 Timothy Goebel Sarah Hughes 3 Ryan Jahnke Sasha Cohen +U.S. alternates to the 2003 World Championships Men Women Pairs Ice dance 1 Scott Smith Ann Patrice McDonough 2 Matthew Savoie Jenny Kirk 3 Parker Pennington Yebin Mok

Four Continents Championships The 2003 Four Continents Championships were held February 12–16 in Beijing, China. Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto won the silver medals in the ice dance event, while Naomi Lang and Peter Tchernyshev won the bronze medals.

+U.S. delegation to the 2003 Four Continents Championships Men Women Pairs Ice dance 1 Timothy Goebel Sarah Hughes 2 Ryan Jahnke Ann Patrice McDonough 3 Scott Smith Jenny Kirk +U.S. alternates to the 2003 Four Continents Championships Men Women Pairs Ice dance 1 Matthew Savoie Yebin Mok 2 Parker Pennington Amber Corwin 3 Evan Lysacek Louann Donovan

World Junior Championships +U.S. delegation to the 2003 World Junior Championships Men Women Pairs Ice dance 1 Parker Pennington Yebin Mok 2 Evan Lysacek Beatrisa Liang 3 Louann Donovan +U.S. alternates to the 2003 World Junior Championships Men Women Pairs Ice dance 1 Nicholas LaRoche Alissa Czisny 2 Dennis Phan Erica Arcambault 3 Jordan Brauninger Natalie Mecher

References

External links 2003 United States Figure Skating Championships