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Historical Results From The U.S. Collegiate Championships


The U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships were first held  in Colorado Springs in 1985. When the event was first held, the requirement was that "skaters must be enrolled full-time in a college or university degree program or must have graduated in the preceding academic year. Recent graduates must have been enrolled full-time prior to graduation." For a time, only one partner in a pairs or dance team were required to be a part-time student, but this was later changed and a pairs or dance event has not been included in the Championships since 1990. 

From 1986 to 2000, there were separate competitions for figures and free skating. The medallists listed below are the free skating winners for those years. All results have been compiled from back issues of "Skating" magazine.

MEN

Year

Winner

2nd

3rd

1985

Robert Rosenbluth

David Jamison

Tom Zakrajsek

1986

Paul Wylie

Tom Zakrajsek

William Lawe

1987

Steven Rice

Kelby Riley

(no other competitors)

1988

Steven Rice

Troy Goldstein

Robin Lewis

1989

Eddie Shipstad

Troy Goldstein

Tim Dever

1990

Troy Goldstein

Alex Chang

Gene 'Gi G' Siruno

1991

Alex Chang

Edmund Nesti

(no other competitors)

1998

Justin Dillon

Danny Clausen

Janusz McKinnon

1999

Derrick Delmore

Eric Schroyer

Janusz McKinnon

2000

Joseph Knazek

Eric Schroyer

Don Baldwin

2001

Don Baldwin

Rusty Fein

William Rasmussen

2002

Sean Calvillo

Rusty Fein

Joseph Knazek

2003

Braden Overett

Sean Calvillo

Michael Sasaki

2004

Daniel Steffel

Sean Calvillo

Luke Capizzo

2005

Ryan Bradley

Robert Crowley

Sean Calvillo

2006

Ryan Bradley

Michael Peters

Michael Solonoski

2007

Ryan Bradley

Michael Peters

Michael Solonoski

2008

Jason Wong

Jonathan Cassar

Michael Solonoski

2009

Jason Wong

Michael Solonoski

Osadolo Irown

2010

Grant Hochstein

Curran Oi

William Brewster

2011

Grant Hochstein

(no other competitors)

(no other competitors)

2012

Kevin Coppola

Matthew McAvoy

Jonathan Cassar

2013

Stephen Carriere

Sebastien Payannet

Daniel Palmeri

2014

Richard Dornbush

Daniel Palmeri

Alexander Newman

2015

Richard Dornbush

Max Aaron

Alexander Johnson

2016

Max Aaron

(no other competitors)

(no other competitors)

2017

Kevin Shum

Alexander DiCola

(no other competitors)

2018

Kevin Shum

(no other competitors)

(no other competitors)

2019

Joonsoo Kim

Daniel Kulenkamp

Tony Lu

2021

Ryan Dunk

Joonsoo Kim

Luke Ferrante

WOMEN


Year

Winner

2nd

3rd

1985

Kathaleen Kelly

Deborah Tucker

Holly Archinal

1986

Jan Bombassei

Kathaleen Kelly

Kristen Kriwanek

1987

Kathaleen Kelly

Becky Dever

Noreen Kelly

1988

Nancy Kerrigan

Kelly Ann Szmurlo

Carla Schulz

1989

Michelle Millikan

Kathaleen Kelly

Melia Heimbuck

1990

Leana Naczynski

Julie Schott

Sara Mulholland

1991

Dena Galech

Leana Naczynski

Sara Kastner

1992

Sara Kastner

Shirl Marie Cattani

Elizabeth Koepf

1993

Sara Kastner

Shirl Marie Cattani

Kristin Buckler

1994

Kathaleen Kelly Cutone

Amanda Farkas

Sabrina Vora

1995

Angela Meduna

Tamara Boni

Kimberly Cole

1996

Diane Halber

Anika Ryan

Valerie Moskwa

1997

Kimberly Cole

Kristy Evans

Sara Kastner

1998

Sydne Vogel

Kristy Evans

Kimberly Cole

1999

Melissa Parker

Alexandra Kaye

Kananililiakepela Malama

2000

Kristy Evans

Mackenzie Baltz

Diane Chen

2001

Angie Vandermissen

Ashley Wilcox

Kristin Bagby

2002

Heather Aseltine

Kristin Bagby

Melissa Parker

2003

Jennifer Don

Lisa Horstman

Angie Lien

2004

Alissa Czisny

Michelle Rosinski

Amber Czisny

2005

Amy Evidente

Stephanie Roth

Jane Bugaeva

2006

Stephanie Roth

Erin Reed

Anna Madorsky

2007

Linsey Ann Stucks

Lindsey Weber

Ameena Sheikh

2008

Alissa Czisny

Amy Nunn

Abigail Legg

2009

Chelsea Morrow

Tatyana Mikhaylovna Khazova

Lynzee Broussard

2010

Karen Zhou

Brittney Rizo

Chelsea Morrow

2011

Alicia Hsu

Roxanna Schmidt

Karen Zhou

2012

Chrissy Hughes

Kacie Kotnik

Becky Bereswill

2013

Farah Sheikh

Ola Czyzewski

Courtney Taylor

2014

Jessica Hu

Katie McBeath

Yasmin Siraj

2015

Mirai Nagasu

Angela Wang

Maria Yang

2016

Angela Wang

Alexis Gagnon

Grace Moyer

2017

Katie McBeath

Heidi Munger

Nadine Wang

2018

Nhi Do

Heidi Munger

Kristine Levitina

2019

Heidi Munger

Kristine Levitina

Gabriela Godin

2021

Paige Rydberg

Emma Coppess

Anna Li

PAIRS


Year

Winner

2nd

3rd

1987

Lori Blasko and Todd Sand

Sara and Robert Powell

Shanda and Brandon Smith

1988

Calla Urbanski and Mark Naylor

Julianne Thompson and Brian Geddeis

(no other competitors)

1989

Calla Urbanski and Mark Naylor

Maria Lako and Rocky Marval

Dawn and Troy Goldstein

1990

Laura Murphy and Brian Wells

Dawn and Troy Goldstein

(no other competitors)

ICE DANCE


Year

Winner

2nd

3rd

1990

Rachel Mayer and Peter Breen

Amy Webster and Leif Ericson

Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerod Swallow

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