1985 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

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.

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
Pair skating:
Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard
Ice dance:
Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert
Previous:
1984 U.S. Championships
Next:
1986 U.S. Championships

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.

(incomplete standings)

Rank Name CF SP FS
1 Brian Boitano11
2 Mark Cockerell22
3 Scott Williams3
4 Christopher Bowman10
5 Paul Wylie

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 Chin111
2 Debi Thomas223
3 Caryn Kadavy532
4 Kathryn Adams744
5 Jill Frost376
6 Leslie Sikes887
7 Jana Marie Sjodin4128
8 Yvonne Gomez5
9 Sara MacInnes6514
10 Tracy Ernst1469
11 Staci McMullin11
12 Maradith Feinberg13
13 Debbie Walls12
14 Leslie Friedman15
15 Debbie Tucker10
16 Cynthia Romano16

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.

(incomplete standings)

Rank Name SP FP
1 Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard11
2 Natalie Seybold / Wayne Seybold22
3 Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner
4 Susan Dungjen / Jason Dungjen
5 Katy Keeley / Joseph Mero
6 Sandy Hurtubise / Craig Maurizi
7 Maria Lako / Michael Blicharski
8 Karen Courtland / Robert Daw
9 Tammy Crowson / Jay Freeman
10 Ginger Tse / Archie Tse

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.

(incomplete standings)

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
11 Ann Hensel / John Stackhouse

Junior results

Men

Rank Name CF SP FS
1 Doug Mattis123
2 Erik Larson531
3 Rudy Galindo342
4 Scott Kurttila214
5 John Saitta455
6 Patrick Brault6
7 Jeff Carstensen8
8 Brian Grant9
9 Jeff Freedman11
10 Eddie Shipstad10
11 Mark Mitchell7
12 Todd Reynolds13
13 Steven Rice12
14 Jon De Paz14

Ladies

Rank Name CF SP FS
1 Jill Trenary551
2 Tracey Damigella3 (tie)62
3 Holly Cook633
4 Dedie Richards245
5 Tracey Seliga178
6 Sharon Barker884
7 Jeri Campbell917
8 Laura Edmunds7116
9 Micki McMahon1329
10 Kimberly Drenser3 (tie)1311
11 Lisa Cornelius10
12 Kristin Kriwanek12
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

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.
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