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Figure skating competition
The
1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
took place between February 8 and February 16, 1997, in
Nashville, Tennessee
. The primary venue was the
Nashville Arena
and the secondary was the
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
. 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
1997 World Championships
. The
1997 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
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Michael Weiss attempted to become the first American to land the
quad
toe loop
and was initially believed to have been successful but three hours after the competition,
U.S. Figure Skating
ruled the jump had been two-footed and did not ratify it.
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Ladies
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World Champion Michelle Kwan was the frontrunner but had a free skating where she fell twice and landed three clean triples. Lipinski won the title and became the youngest U.S. ladies' champion, ahead of
Sonya Klopfer
who won the title in 1951 at the age of 15.
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She also performed the first triple loop-triple loop combo ever in her free skating.
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Pairs
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Ice dancing
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Junior results
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Ladies
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Pairs
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Ice dancing
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Novice results
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Ladies
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Pairs
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Ice dancing
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Figures results
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Senior men
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Senior ladies
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Junior men
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Junior ladies
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Novice men
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Novice ladies
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References
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- ^
Penner, Mike (February 16, 1997).
"All Quarrel, No Quad in Nashville"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
November 1,
2011
.
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a
b
Longman, Jere (February 16, 1997).
"Kwan's Slips Open Door For a Younger Champion"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
October 31,
2011
.
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a
b
Swift, E.M. (February 24, 1997).
"Kid Stuff"
.
Sports Illustrated
. Retrieved
November 1,
2011
.
External links
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1996?97 figure skating season
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ISU Championships
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ISU Grand Prix
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Senior Internationals
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National Championships
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