The 2002 United States Figure Skating Championships were a national championship in the 2001–02 figure skating season. The event determined the national champions of the United States as well as the U.S. teams for the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002 World, World Junior, and Four Continents Championships.
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 took place between January 6 and 13, 2002 in Los Angeles, California.
Competition notes
- There was a tie in the senior men's short program between Eldredge and Goebel. Both received four first place marks, three seconds and two thirds.
- Although placing second, senior ice dancers Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto were not placed on the Olympic team due to citizenship problems. Third place finishers Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukov, who would under normal circumstances been the first alternates, also were ineligible due to citizenship problems. Fourth place finishers Beata Handra / Charles Sinek were therefore the second entry to the Olympic team. It was their first World level competition.
- The senior compulsory dances were the Ravensburger Waltz and the Blues. The junior compulsory dances were the Viennese Waltz and the Quickstep. The novice compulsory dances were the Tango and the Paso Doble.
Junior results
Men
| Rank |
Name |
Club |
TFP |
SP |
FS |
| 1 |
Nicholas LaRoche | All Year FSC | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 |
Shaun Rogers | Univ of Delaware FSC | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |
Benjamin Miller | St Paul FSC | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 |
Matthew Lind | Colonial FSC | 7.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 |
Jordan Brauninger | Northern Kentucky SC | 7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 |
Jordan Wilson | Santa Rosa FSC | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 |
Dustin Brinsmade | Broadmoor SC | 11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 |
Dennis Phan | Los Angeles FSC | 11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 |
Adam Aronowitz | American Academy FSC | 13.0 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 |
Bradford Griffies | Atlanta FSC | 15.5 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 |
Joshua Uster | DuPage FSC | 16.0 | 10 | 11 |
| WD |
Daniel Steffel | Peninsula SC | | 12 | |
Ladies
| Rank |
Name |
Club |
TFP |
SP |
FS |
| 1 |
Louann Donovan | The SC of Boston | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 |
Jennifer Don | Los Angeles FSC | 3.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 |
Felicia Beck | Los Angeles FSC | 6.0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |
Adriana DeSanctis | Glissad Academy At Ic... | 7.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 |
Lauren Thomas | Johnstown FSC | 7.5 | 9 | 3 |
| 6 |
Kristen Sheaffer | Starlight Ice Dance Club | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 |
Amber Czisny | St Clair Shores FSC | 10.0 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 |
Aanya Reiten | Lakewood Winter Club | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 |
Lea Nightwalker | ISC of Fort Collins | 14.0 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 |
Katie Stewart | Detroit SC | 14.0 | 8 | 10 |
| 11 |
Emily Hughes | The SC of New York | 16.5 | 11 | 11 |
| WD |
Samira Banna | Lilac City FSC | | | |
Pairs
| Rank |
Name |
Club |
TFP |
SP |
FS |
| 1 |
Colette Appel / Lee Harris | Individual Member / Detroit SC | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 |
Janice Mayne / Josh Martin | All Year FSC / Los Angeles FSC | 5.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 |
Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra | Broadmoor SC / Colorado SC | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 |
Christie Baca / Scott Smith | Orange County FSC / Glacier Falls FSC | 5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |
Amy Howerton / Steven Pottenger | Dallas FSC | 5.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |
Jacqueline Jimenez / Themistocles Leftheris | The SC of New York | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 |
Emma Phibbs / Devin Patrick | Washington FSC / All Year FSC | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 |
Amanda Evora / Michael Adler | Southwest Florida FSC | 13.0 | 8 | 9 |
| 9 |
Briana McInerney / Joseph Jorgens | The SC of New York / Washington FSC | 13.5 | 11 | 8 |
| 10 |
Alexis Hoffstadter / Lucas Vriner | DuPage FSC | 14.5 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 |
Jacqueline Matson / Johnnie Bevan | Glacier Falls FSC / Spokane FSC | 16.0 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 |
Brittany Karlon / Scott Corbin | St Clair Shores FSC | 18.0 | 12 | 12 |
Ice dancing
| Rank |
Name |
Club |
TFP |
CD1 |
CD2 |
OD |
FD |
| 1 |
Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell | The SC of Boston | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 |
Melissa Ralph / Ryan O'Meara | Detroit SC / Coyotes SC of Arizona | 4.4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 |
Kendra Goodwin / Chris Obzansky | Univ of Delaware FSC | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |
Kirsten Frisch / Brent Bommentre | Wissahickon SC | 8.6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 |
Cheryl Russell / Kenny Metzger | Peninsula SC | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 |
Flo Steed / Augie Hill | Texas Gulf Coast FSC / Lone Star FSC | 12.4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 |
Victoria Devins / Kevin O'Keefe | The SC of Boston | 14.2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 |
Christina Zepeda / Nicholas Hart | Dallas FSC | 15.4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 |
Laura Smith / Andrew Smith | Los Angeles FSC | 18.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 |
Lindsay Evans / Trevor Bird | Colorado SC / Dallas FSC | 20.6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 |
Kate Slattery / Patrick Connelly | Univ of Delaware FSC / All Year FSC | 21.6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 |
Anna Scheumann / Levi McDonough | Univ of Delaware FSC / San Diego FSC | 23.8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Novice results
Men
| Rank |
Name |
Club |
TFP |
SP |
FS |
| 1 |
Robert Dierking | Jamestown SC | 2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 |
Jason Wong | The SC of Boston | 5.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |
Evan Gibbs | Broadmoor SC | 6.5 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 |
Wesley Campbell | Nashville FSC | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 |
Casey McCraw | Broadmoor SC | 7.0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |
Jeremy Abbott | Broadmoor SC | 9.0 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 |
Luis Hernández | La Jolla FSC | 9.0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 |
Adam Baadani | All Year FSC | 11.0 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 |
Michael Novales | Glacier Falls FSC | 13.5 | 7 | 10 |
| 10 |
David Weintraub | The SC of New York | 14.5 | 11 | 9 |
| 11 |
Michael Dimilanta | Peninsula SC | 17.0 | 10 | 12 |
| 12 |
Mark McLeod | River's Edge FSC | 17.5 | 13 | 11 |
| WD |
John Serpe | Richmond FSC | | 8 | |
Ladies
| Rank |
Name |
Club |
TFP |
SP |
FS |
| 1 |
Danielle Kahle | All Year FSC | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 |
Natalie Mecher | Wagon Wheel FSC | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 |
Lisa Dannemiller | Ann Arbor FSC | 5.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |
Katherine Hadford | Univ of Delaware FSC | 6.5 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 |
Anna Peng | Univ of Delaware FSC | 7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 |
Ashley Lovasik | SC of Mt Lebanon | 11.0 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 |
Jillian Asby | Eden Prairie FSC | 11.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 |
Lindsey Wilson | Lakewood Winter Club | 12.0 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 |
Alicia Heelan | SC of Vail | 12.5 | 11 | 7 |
| 10 |
Erica Archambault | The SC of Boston | 12.5 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 |
Erica Washington | All Year FSC | 16.0 | 8 | 12 |
| 12 |
Sandra Rucker | Rim of the World FSC | 17.0 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 |
Sarah Henry | Alaska Assoc of FS | 19.5 | 13 | 13 |
Pairs
| Rank |
Name |
Club |
TFP |
SP |
FS |
| 1 |
Katie Boxwell / A. William Sears | The SC of New York | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 |
Sheila Harkaway / Brandon Larcom | Ann Arbor FSC / Univ of Delaware FSC | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 |
Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole | Broadmoor SC | 4.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |
Amanda Harris / David Sanders | Huntsville FSC | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 |
Colleen Okolski / Benjamin Okolski | Ann Arbor FSC | 6.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |
Samantha Skavdahl / Cole Davis | Northern Kentucky SC / Queen City FSC | 10.0 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 |
Lindsey Seitz / Andy Seitz | FSC of the Quad-Cities | 11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 |
Tatiana Klunchoo / Manny Gardner | Orange County FSC / All Year FSC | 12.0 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 |
Shantel Jordan / Jeremy Barrett | Southwest Florida FSC | 13.0 | 10 | 8 |
| 10 |
Veronica Hill / Gregory Benton | Colorado SC / Orange County FSC | 13.5 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 |
Bre Brown / Keith Munden | Utah FSC | 17.5 | 13 | 11 |
| 12 |
Jenna Yount / Grant Marron | Coyotes SC of Arizona | 17.5 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 |
Mariel Miller / David Aretz | Central Carolina SC / Charter Oak FSC | 19.0 | 12 | 13 |
Ice dancing
| Rank |
Name |
Club |
TFP |
CD1 |
CD2 |
FD |
| 1 |
Sarah Solomon / Benjamin Cohen | Washington FSC | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 |
Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Detroit SC | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin | Peninsula SC / The SC of New York | 10.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 |
Eleanor Langhans / Joseph Braasch | All Year FSC / La Jolla FSC | 14.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |
Meghan McCullough / Michael McCullough | Washington FSC | 20.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 |
Trina Pratt / Todd Gilles | Broadmoor SC | 24.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 |
Laura Rosenberg / Benjaman Westenberger | San Diego FSC / All Year FSC | 29.0 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 |
Ashley Elliott / Paul Hurych | Univ of Delaware FSC / IceWorks SC | 31.0 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 |
Samantha Cepican / Phillip Lichtor | Skokie Valley SC / DuPage FSC | 36.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 |
Jenny Gober / Ashley Deavers | Huntsville FSC / Birmingham FSC | 42.0 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 11 |
Elizabeth Palmer / Kiel Leighton | Portland ISC | 43.0 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| 12 |
Shannon Johnson / Jon Wright | Escondido FSC / Rim of the World FSC | 47.0 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
External links
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