1988 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

The 1988 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place between January 4 and 10, 1988 in Denver, Colorado. 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.

1988 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Type:National Championship
Date:January 4 – 10
Season:1987–88
Location:Denver, Colorado
Champions
Men's singles:
Brian Boitano
Ladies' singles:
Debi Thomas
Pairs:
Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard
Ice dance:
Suzanne Semanick / Scott Gregory
Navigation
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1987 U.S. Championships
Next:
1989 U.S. Championships

The event was one of the criteria used to select the U.S. teams for the 1988 Winter Olympics,[1] as well as the 1988 World Championships.

Senior results

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Rank Name CF SP FS
1 Brian Boitano 1 1 1
2 Paul Wylie 3 3 2
3 Christopher Bowman 2 2 3
4 Daniel Doran 4 4 4
5 Angelo D'Agostino 8 5 5
6 Scott Williams 5 10 6
7 James Cygan 6 6 8
8 Todd Eldredge 9 7 7
9 Doug Mattis 7 9 12
10 Rudy Galindo 10 11 10
11 Scott Kurttila 11 8 11
12 Erik Larson 19 13 9
13 Mark Mitchell 14 15 14
14 Craig Heath 15 14 15
15 John Filbig 13 12 17
16 Patrick Brault 17 17 13
17 Brian Grant 12 16 18
18 Jon Robinson 20 19 16
19 Tom Zakrajsek 16 20 19
20 R. Todd Reynolds 18 18 20

Ladies

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Rank Name CF SP FS
1 Debi Thomas 1 1 1
2 Jill Trenary 3 3 2
3 Caryn Kadavy 2 2 3
4 Jeri Campbell 4 4 5
5 Tonya Harding 8 9 4
6 Holly Cook 7 6 6
7 Cindy Bortz 6 5 7
8 Tracey Damigella 5 8 13
9 Kelly Ann Szmurlo 9 12 10
10 Kristi Yamaguchi 13 13 8
11 Tonia Kwiatkowski 14 7 11
12 Nancy Kerrigan 18 10 9
13 Lisa Cornelius 11 14 12
14 Julie Wasserman 10 17 14
15 Rory Flack 19 11 15
16 Kathaleen Kelly 12 18 18
17 Tracie Brown 15 19 16
18 Elisa Scheuermann 16 16 17
19 Jodi Friedman 17 15 19

Pairs

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Rank Name SP FS
1 Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard 1 1
2 Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner 2 2
3 Natalie Seybold / Wayne Seybold 3 3
4 Katy Keeley / Joseph Mero 4 4
5 Kristi Yamaguchi / Rudy Galindo 5 5
6 Calla Urbanski / Michael Blicharski 9 6
7 Sharon Carz / Doug Williams 8 7
8 Lori Blasko / Todd Sand 7 8
9 Ginger Tse / Archie Tse 6 9
10 Kellie Creel / Robert Pellaton 10 10
11 Shelley Propson / Scott Wendland 12 11
12 Shanda Smith / Brandon Smith 11 13
13 Karen Courtland / David Goodman 15 12
14 Elaine Asanakis / Joel McKeever 14 14
15 Maria Lako / Rocky Marval 13 15
16 Julianne Thompson / Brian Geddeis 16 16

Ice dancing

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Rank Name CD OSP FD
1 Suzanne Semanick / Scott Gregory 1 1 1
2 Susan Wynne / Joseph Druar 2 2 2
3 April Sargent / Russ Witherby 4 3 3
4 Renée Roca / James Yorke 3 4 4
5 Jodie Balogh / Jerod Swallow 6 5 5
6 Karen Knierim / Leif Erickson 5 6 6
7 Elizabeth McLean / Ari Leib 7 7 7
8 Jeanne Miley / Michael Verlich 8 8 8
9 Dorothi Rodek / Robert Nardozza 9 9 9
10 Ann Hensel / Ron Kravette 10 10 10
11 Jennifer Benz / Jeffrey Benz 11 11 11
12 Lisa Grove / Scott Myers 12 12 13
13 Heidi Hahn / Bill Aquilino 14 13 12
14 Jacqueline Yarema / Kenton Webb 13 14 14

Junior results

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Rank Name
1 Christopher Mitchell
2 Aren Nielsen
3 Cameron Birky
4 Shepherd Clark
5 Richard Sears
6 Colin Vander Veen
7 Alex Chang
8 Tim Dever
9 Scott Davis
10 Grant Rorvick
11 Gig Siruno
12 Phillip DiGuglielmo
13 Tommy Jasper
14 Lance Travis

Ladies

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Rank Name CF SP FS
1 Dena Galech 1
2 Jennifer Leng
3 Shenon Badre
4 Jessica Mills
5 Dawn Duhamel
6 Elizabeth Wright
7 Katie Wood 1 3
8 Tisha Walker
9 Kathryn Curielli
10 Jennifer Flock
11 Tina McPherson
12 Liane Moscato
13 Melia Heimbuck

Pairs

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Rank Name
1 Kenna Bailey / John Denton
2 Jennifer Heurlin / John Fredericksen
3 Natasha Kuchiki / Richard Alexander
4 Paula Visingardi / Jeb Rand
5 Sara Powell / Robert Powell
6 Anne Marie Wells / Brian Wells
7 Catherine Baffo / John Liotta
8 Jocelyn Cox / Brad Cox
9 Dawn Piepenbrink / Tim Dever
10 Hilary Olney / Jeffrey Meyers
11 Wendy Weston / Alexander Enzmann
12 Dawn Goldstein / Troy Goldstein
13 Aimee Offner / Brian Helgenberg
14 Tiffany Bailey / Richard Gillam

Ice dancing

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Rank Name
1 Elizabeth Punsalan / Shawn Rettstatt
2 Tiffany Veltre / Duane Greenleaf
3 Jennifer Goolsbee / Peter Chupa
4 Rachel Mayer / Peter Breen
5 Kara Berger / Jay Barton
6 Jeannine Jones / Michael Shroge
7 Holly Robbins / Jonathan Stine
8 Andrea Chow / Martin Chow
9 Elizabeth Davidson / Collin Sullivan
10 Regina Woodward / James Curtis
11 Dana Schneider / Stephan Laumann
12 Wendy Mirsky / Peter Mirsky
13 Julie Benz / David Schilling
14 Katherine Williamson / Ben Williamson

Novice results

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Rank Name
1 Chris Browne
2 Michael Chack
3 Paul Dulebohn
4 Clay Sniteman
5 John Reppucci
6 Michael Weiss
7 Richard Alexander
8 David Grindstaff
9 John Fredericksen
10 John Wright
11 Christopher Beck
12 Michael Orr
R Randy Scott

Ladies

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Rank Name
1 Caroline Lee
2 Robyn Petroskey
3 Allyson Fenlon
4 Natasha Kuchiki
5 Stephanie Bush
6 Karen Gooley
7 Heather Sniteman
8 Jennifer Davidson
9 Marianne Diliberti
10 Janet Hoschek
11 Robin Pilossoph
12 Stephanie Hillstron

Pairs

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Ice dancing

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References

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  1. ^ Janofsky, Michael (January 6, 1988). "Skaters Have No More Time to Dream". The New York Times.
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