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CLEVELAND 2000:<\/strong>
\n The following skaters competed at the U.S. National Championships in Cleveland in 2000:<\/p>\n\n- Brent Bommentre (novice, 3rd with Kirsten Frisch)<\/li>\n
- Meryl Davis & Charlie White (novice, 6th)<\/li>\n
- Kimberly Navarro (junior, 10th with Robert Shmalo)<\/li>\n
- Chris Obzansky (junior, 6th)<\/li>\n
- Nick Traxler (junior, 8th with Katy Hill)\n
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LONGEST PARTNERSHIPS (COMPETITIVE SEASONS – INCLUDES 2008\/09<\/span>):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \n
Meryl Davis & Charlie White – 12 seasons<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates – 9 seasons<\/li>\n
- Madison Hubbell & Keiffer Hubbell – 8 seasons
\n Chloe Wolf & Rhys Ainsworth – 8 seasons<\/li>\n - Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani – 5 seasons<\/li>\n
- Una Donegan & Andrew Korda – 4 seasons
\n Charlotte Maxwell & Nick Traxler – 4 seasons<\/p>\nKim Navarro & Brent Bommentre – 4 seasons
\n Jennifer Wester & Daniil Barantsev – 4 seasons<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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HAVE PREVIOUSLY MEDALED AT NATIONALS (DOES NOT INCLUDE JUNIOR NATIONALS):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \n
Sara Bailey and Kyle Herring<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- Anastasia Cannucio (with Dean Copely)<\/li>\n
- Isabella Cannuscio and Ian Lorello<\/li>\n
- Madison Chock & Greg Zuerlein<\/li>\n
- Dean Copely (with Anastasia Cannuscio)<\/li>\n
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Meryl Davis and Charlie White<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- Una Donegan and Andrew Korda<\/li>\n
- Piper Gilles (with Tim Mckernan)<\/li>\n
- Todd Gilles (with Trina Pratt)<\/li>\n
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Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- Lynn Kriengkrairut and Logan Giulietti-Schmitt<\/li>\n
- Morgan Matthews (with Maxim Zavozin)<\/li>\n
- Tim Mckernan (with Piper Gilles)<\/li>\n
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Kim Navarro and Brent Bommentre * (Bommentre also medalled at Nationals with Kirsten Frisch and Kendra Goodwin)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Chris Obzansky (with Lydia Manon and Kendra Goodwin)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- Anastasia Olson and Jordan Cowan<\/li>\n
- Trina Pratt (with Todd Gilles)<\/li>\n
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Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani<\/li>\n
- Jane Summersett (with Elliot Pennington)<\/li>\n
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Nick Traxler (with Kristyn Starr)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Shannon Wingle (with James Warren)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- Chloe Wolf and Rhys Ainsworth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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SIBLINGS AT NATIONALS – There are 3 sets of sibling skaters competing at US Nationals in the ice dancing event:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \n
Isabella Cannuscio (with Ian Lorello) and Anastasia Cannuscio (with Colin McManus); junior level<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- Ian Lorello (with Isabella Cannuscio) and Alexander Lorello (with Lauren Corry)<\/li>\n
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Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell; senior level<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani; junior level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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MARRIED COUPLE – One senior ice dance teams is a married couple:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \n
Jennifer Wester and Daniil Barantsev<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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OLDEST NATIONALS COMPETITORS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \n
Senior:<\/strong>
\n – Kim Navarro (April 1981)
\n – Nick Traxler (May 1981)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Junior:<\/strong>
\n – Chloe Wolf (November 1989)
\n – Ashley Deavers (June 1985)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Novice<\/strong>
\n – Grace Lee Sells (April 1990)
\n – Adam Munday (June 1987)<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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YOUNGEST NATIONALS COMPETITORS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \n
Senior:<\/strong>
\n – Madison Hubbell (February 1991)
\n – Evan Bates (February 1989)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Junior:<\/strong>
\n – Maia Shibutani (July 1994)
\n – Alex Shibutani (April 1991)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Novice<\/strong>
\n – Joylyn Yang (December 1995)
\n – Jean-Luc Baker (October 1993)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”U.S. National Medalists (1997-2008)” open=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” disabled=”off”]<\/p>\n
\n\n\n 2008<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 2008 US NATIONALS – SAINT PAUL, MN<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |
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Novice Events:\u00a0<\/strong> Both compulsory dances, the Paso Doble and Blues, are skated on the first day of competition (Monday, January 19). The next day, all skaters perform a free dance to music and rhythms of their own choosing. Highest combined point total wins.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n