# 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

The 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place between January 12–19, 2003 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. 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 was used to determine the U.S. teams for the 2003 World Championships, 2003 Four Continents Championships, and 2003 World Junior Championships.

## "Disaster in Dallas"

The 2003 Nationals are generally considered to be one of the worst-skated championships in U.S. championships history with the name "Disaster in Dallas" being given to the event.
The senior men's and pairs competitions were the most notable "disaster" of the night. Johnny Weir, who had been in medal contention after the short program, hit the barrier during his free skating, got up and restarted his program, then had to withdraw, starting a long chain of bad skating in the men's free. Also, there were numerous errors in the pairs event.

## Senior results
### Men

| Rank | Name | TFP | SP | FS |
| 1 | Michael Weiss | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Timothy Goebel | 3.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 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 | | 2 | |
| WD | Derrick Delmore | | 12 | |
| WD | Shepherd Clark | | 17 | |

### Ladies

| Rank | Name | TFP | SP | FS |
| 1 | Michelle Kwan | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Sarah Hughes | 3.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 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 | | 11 | |

### Pairs

| Rank | Name | TFP | SP | FS |
| 1 | Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kathryn Orscher / Garrett Lucash | 4.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | 5.5 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright | 5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Stephanie Kalesavich / Aaron Parchem | 6.0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt | 9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Laura Handy / Jeremy Allen | 11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler | 12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Marcy Hinzmann / Steve Hartsell | 12.5 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Kristen Roth / Michael McPherson | 16.0 | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra | 16.0 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig | 17.5 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Emma Phibbs / Devin Patrick | 19.0 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Stacey Pensgen / Derek Trent | 21.0 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Lindsay Rogeness / Brian Rogeness | 23.0 | 16 | 15 |
| 16 | Jacqueline Matson / Don Baldwin | 23.5 | 15 | 16 |

### Ice dancing

| Rank | Name | TFP | C1 | C2 | OD | FD |
| 1 | Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev | 2.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto | 3.4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Emilie Nussear / Mathew Gates | 12.0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Christie Moxley / Aleksandre Kirsanov | 12.6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Kimberly Navarro / Robert Shmalo | 14.0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| 8 | Kendra Goodwin / Chris Obzansky | 14.8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Hilary Gibbons / Justin Pekarek | 17.4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Lydia Manon / Vitaliy Shalin | 19.4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Christina Zepeda / Nicholas Hart | 22.0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Eleanor Langhans / Ian Ross-Frye | 24.0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

## Junior results
### Men

| Rank | Name | TFP | SP | FS |
| 1 | Dennis Phan | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Jordan Brauninger | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 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 |

### Ladies

| Rank | Name | TFP | SP | FS |
| 1 | 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

| Rank | Name | TFP | SP | FS |
| 1 | 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 dancing

| Rank | Name | TFP | 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

| | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing |
| 1 | Michael Weiss | Michelle Kwan | Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn | Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev |
| 2 | Timothy Goebel | Sarah Hughes | Kathryn Orscher / Garrett Lucash | Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto |
| 3 | Ryan Jahnke | Sasha Cohen | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | |
| 1st alternate | Scott Smith | Ann Patrice McDonough | Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright | Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov |
| 2nd alternate | Matthew Savoie | Jenny Kirk | Stephanie Kalesavich / Aaron Parchem | Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell |
| 3rd alternate | Parker Pennington | Yebin Mok | Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt | Emilie Nussear / Mathew Gates |

### Four Continents Championships

| | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing |
| 1 | Timothy Goebel | Sarah Hughes | Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn | Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev |
| 2 | Ryan Jahnke | Ann Patrice McDonough | Kathryn Orscher / Garrett Lucash | Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto |
| 3 | Scott Smith | Jenny Kirk | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov |
| 1st alternate | Matthew Savoie | Yebin Mok | Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright | Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell |
| 2nd alternate | Parker Pennington | Amber Corwin | Stephanie Kalesavich / Aaron Parchem | Emilie Nussear / Mathew Gates |
| 3rd alternate | Evan Lysacek | Louann Donovan | Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt | Kimberly Navarro / Robert Shmalo |

### World Junior Championships

| | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing |
| 1 | Parker Pennington | Yebin Mok | Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt | Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell |
| 2 | Evan Lysacek | Beatrisa Liang | Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler | Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin |
| 3 | | Louann Donovan | Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra | Kristen Frisch / Brent Bommentre |
| 1st alternate | Nicholas LaRoche | Alissa Czisny | Kristen Roth / Michael McPherson | Flo Steed / Augie Hill |
| 2nd alternate | Dennis Phan | Erica Arcambault | Amy Howerton / Steven Pottenger | Carly Donowick / Leo Unger |
| 3rd alternate | Jordan Brauninger | Natalie Mecher | Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole | Victoria Devins / Kevin O'Keefe |