2007-08 U.S. FIGURE SKATING MEDIA GUIDE

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2008 ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE

DATE EVENT TIME

Tue., March 18 Compulsory Dance 13.00Tue., March 18 Pairs Short Program 19.00Wed., March 19 Ladies Short Program 09.15Wed., March 19 Pairs Free Skate 18.30Thurs., March 20 Original Dance 13.00Thu., March 20 Ladies Free Skate 18.30Fri., March 21 Men’s Short Program 10.00Fri., March 21 Free Dance 18.30Sat., March 22 Men’s Free Skate 13:00Sun., March 23 Exhibition 15.30

NAME HOMETOWN TRAINING TOWN BIRTHDATE PAGE LADIES

Bebe Liang Granada Hills, Calif. El Segundo, Calif. March 31, 1988 12Kimmie Meissner Bel Air, Md. Newark, Del. Oct. 4, 1989 13Ashley Wagner Alexandria, Va. Alexandria, Va. May 16, 1991 14

MENJeremy Abbott Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado Springs, Colo. June 5, 1985 15Stephen Carriere Wakefi eld, Mass. Boston, Mass. June 15, 1989 16Johnny Weir Newark, Del. Newark, Del. July 2, 1984 17

PAIRSBrooke Castile &Ben Okolski

Grosse Pte. Woods, Mich.Ann Arbor, Mich. Canton, Mich.

May. 31, 1986Nov. 12, 1984 18

Rena Inoue & John Baldwin

Santa Monica, Calif.Santa Monica, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif.

Oct. 17, 1976Oct. 18, 1973 19

ICE DANCINGTanith Belbin & Ben Agosto

Bloomfi eld Hills, Mich.Chicago, Ill. Canton, Mich.

July 11, 1984Jan. 15, 1982 20

Meryl Davis & Charlie White

West Bloomfi eld, Mich.Bloomfi eld Hills, Mich. Canton, Mich.

Jan. 1, 1987Oct. 24, 1987 21

Kim Navarro &Brent Bommentre

Santa Rosa, Calif.Horsham, Pa.

Ardmore, Pa. & Newark, Del.

April 26, 1981May 10, 1984 22

2008 U.S. WORLD FIGURE SKATING TEAM

U.S. TEAM MEDIA CONTACT: Scottie BibbCell phone: 719.229.3736

E-mail: sbibb@usfi gureskating.org

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MEDIA INFORMATIONU.S. Figure Skating Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4International Judging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62007 World Figure Skating Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

U.S. WORLD FIGURE SKATING TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

LADIESBebe Liang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Kimmie Meissner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Ashley Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

MENJeremy Abbott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Stephen Carriere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Johnny Weir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

PAIRSBrooke Castile & Ben Okolski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Rena Inoue & John Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

ICE DANCINGTanith Belbin & Ben Agosto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Meryl Davis & Charlie White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Kimberly Navarro and Brent Bommentre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY & RESULTSFigure Skating Record Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23World Championships Results - History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26World Championships Results - 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Headquarters20 First Street – Colorado Springs, CO 80906T: 719.635.5200 – F: 719.635.9548Web site: www.usfigureskating.orgPresident: Ron HershbergerExecutive Director: David Raith

U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating as recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and International Skating Union. The headquarters and administrative offic-es are housed in Colorado Springs, Colo., as are SKATING magazine, the official publication of U.S. Figure Skating, and the U.S. and World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame.

About U.S. Figure SkatingU.S. Figure Skating is charged with the development of the sport on all levels within the United States, including athletes, officials, sanctioning of events and exhibitions, and establishing the rules and guidelines by which the sport is governed.

About the SportFigure skating is comprised of five disciplines: ladies singles, men’s singles, pairs, ice dancing and syn-chronized team skating. The first four are included in this media guide. In a typical competition the four disciplines participate in the following programs, after which a final winner is crowned:2007-2008 U.S. National Figure Skating TeamMore than 100 athletes from ages 11-34 make up the 2007-2008 U.S. National Team in ladies, men’s, pairs and ice dancing. The athletes will represent the United States in more than 30 international competi-tions while receiving funding and support to pursue excellence in the sport of figure skating.International Judging SystemIn June 2004 the ISU officially passed the interna-tional judging system, to be used during the 2007-2008 season at all ISU sanctioned events. U.S. Figure Skating passed the system 11 months later, putting it into effect for U.S. Figure Skating qualifying events including the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Rather than the traditional 6.0 mark, the system focus-es on cumulative points earned by skaters for each

element performed. For more information on the new system, see pages 17-22.

U.S. & World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of FameThe U.S. and World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame is the only facility of its kind in the world dedicated to the preservation of figure skating history. The museum and hall of fame are open to the public year-round in Colorado Springs, Colo. The U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame honors those Americans who have made important contributions to the sport, both as competitors and officials.

U.S. Figure Skating MembershipU.S. Figure Skating membership has enjoyed a signifi-cant growth over the past 15 years. The organization currently has more than 600 member clubs and nearly 200,000 athletes and supporters.

REGULAR BASIC TOTALYEAR MEMBERS SKILLS MEMBERS 1995-1996 . . . . . . . . . . 57,431 . . . . 70,107 . . . . 127,5382005-2006 . . . . . . . . . . 64,213 . . .132, 125 . . . . 196,3382006-2007 . . . . . . . . . . 64,730 . . . 120,000 . . . . 184,730

* Females make up 75 percent of the membership.* 57 percent of total membership is between ages 0-12.

Television ContractNBC Sports and U.S. Figure Skating announced April 23, 2007, a multiyear partnership under which NBC will broadcast live, high-definition coverage of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, including Saturday night primetime coverage of the ladies free skate, as well as Skate America. The unique partnership includes 10 hours of event coverage and various marketing and broadband rights, highlighted by additional live event coverage on NBCSports.com and U.S. Figure Skating’s icenetwork.com. For the 2007-2008 TV schedule, see page 212 of the 2007-08 official media guide.

PROGRAMSU.S. Figure Skating Basic SkillsThis program has been designed by U.S. Figure Skating as the best beginning ice skating program in the United States, serving both the recreational and competitive skater. There are more than 120,000 skaters registered in more than 825 programs across the country.

State Farm Scholastic Honors TeamThis program was established in 1996 to recognize high school student-athletes who have excelled in both academics and figure skating. Ten to 12 student-ath-letes are named to the team and must meet the mini-mum requirements, including a 3.2-grade point aver-age. The team is honored at the U.S. Championships, and all members receive a scholarship.

State Farm Team 2010 Program & Reach for the StarsThe State Farm 2010 Program began in 1997. This two-day seminar at the U.S. Championships affords approxi-mately 85 novice-level athletes an array of learning experiences, including sports psychology, strength and conditioning, judging education and more. Reach for the Stars is a similar program for intermediate and juvenile skaters at the U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships, as well as their coaches and parents.

National Skating MonthNational Skating Month takes place in January each year and allows U.S. Figure Skating member clubs and Basic Skills Programs to reach out to new members in their com-munity. It is a grassroots program that offers the funda-mentals of skating from professionally trained instructors at clinics and lessons in rinks across the country.

Friends of Figure SkatingFriends of Figure Skating is a membership program designed to get fans more involved in the sport. A tiered membership structure allows members special benefits and experiences while giving back to figure skating.

Performance Enhancement and Tracking ProgramThe purpose of the “Performance Enhancement and Tracking” (PET) program is to evaluate athlete com-petition readiness, work with the athlete’s support system to expand performance enhancement tools and track the athlete’s development. By providing such enhanced services and a detailed tracking sys-tem to the coaches and athletes, U.S. Figure Skating will provide funding to accomplish specific goals that will enhance the athletes chances of medaling at the World Championships and the Olympic Games.

ATHLETE FUNDINGAthlete Support FundThe U.S. Figure Skating Athlete Support (ASUPP) Fund financially supports the U.S. National Team athletes by assisting them with their skating expenses.

U.S. TEAM FUNDING SINGLES TEAM (per athlete)Team A . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 . . . . . . $11,250Team B . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 . . . . . . . $7,500Team C . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 . . . . . . . $3,750Develop. Team . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . . $2,250

Bonus MoneyU.S. skaters who medal at any of 11 international events receive bonus money from U.S. Figure Skating in addi-tion to prize money earned at the event. The support is based on medal-winning performances at nine senior and two junior events. The goals of this program are to recognize and reward the achievements of U.S. athletes and to increase the pool of direct funding to U.S. figure skaters. During the 2005-2006 season more than $300,000 was awarded to U.S. skaters through this program.

U.S. Figure Skating Memorial FundThe 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team was on the way to the World Championships when the flight crashed and left no survivors. Two days later a memorial fund was established for the 18 athletes who lost their lives. To this day, the fund provides $350,000 annually to qualified U.S. skaters who are in need of financial aid to pursue their goals. The fund includes the Competitive Skaters Assistance Program (CSAP) and the Academic Scholarship Program.

OTHER FIGURE SKATING ORGANIZATIONSProfessional Skaters Association (PSA)The PSA is an international organization responsible for the education of skating coaches.T: 507.281.5122 – F: 507.281.5491Web site: www.skatepsa.comPresident: Robbie KaineExecutive Director: Jimmie Santee

Serving The American Rinks (STAR)STAR, a part of U.S. Figure Skating, is a membership association that provides education, training and resources to the rink and arena industry.T: 719.576.8724 – F: 719.538.1160Web site: www.starrinks.comChief Operating Officer: Pat Kelleher

FIGURE SKATING WEB SITESInternational Skating Unionwww.isu.orgWorld Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Famewww.worldskatingmuseum.org

U.S. Olympic CommitteePublic site: www.usolympicteam.comMedia site: www.usocpressbox.orgInternational Olympic Committeewww.olympic.org

M E D I A D I R E C T O R Y

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INTERNATIONAL JUDGING SYSTEMHow does the international judging system differ from the 6.0 judging system?The international judging system is based on cumula-tive points rather than the 6.0 standard of marks, de-ductions and placement. In the old system, skaters started at 6.0 and received deductions for mistakes. In the international system, skaters begin at 0 and receive cumulative points for every element they ex-ecute, depending on quality. Points are awarded for the technical evaluation of the elements combined with points awarded for fi ve additional components that make up the program component score. There are also new offi cials involved in the process.

Is every event using the international judging system?The international system is the offi cial scoring system at all International Skating Union (ISU) events, including the World Figure Skating Championships. ISU member nations, such as the United States, are free to use the system of their choice at national events. The United States uses the system at qualifying events and the State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

What is a technical panel? What does it do?Some people involved in scoring the international judging system are new additions to the process. Skat-ers are evaluated by a judging panel and a technical panel. The judging panel consists of the judges and the referee. The technical panel consists of the techni-cal controller, technical specialist, assistant technical specialist, data operator and video replay operator.

Judges: The role of the judge at events using the new system is more specialized than in the 6.0 system. The judge is no longer responsible for identifying and mark-ing the diffi culty of technical elements. The judge is now responsible for evaluating the quality of the tech-nical elements and the program components.

Referee: The referee is still the person in charge of the event. The referee manages the panel of judges and fulfi lls certain responsibilities, including conducting draws, determining deductions, and deciding protests or disputes.

Technical Specialist & Ast. Technical Specialist: These individuals are responsible for identifying each of the executed technical elements in real time and the lev-els of diffi culty of each element according to specifi c criteria. They also must identify illegal elements, falls and innovative element bonuses.

Technical Controller: The technical control-ler supervises and confi rms all decisions ex-ecuted by the technical panel. This individual, as well as others on the panel, may call for reviews of certain elements during or after a perfor-

mance. The fi nal decision is arrived at by a majority vote of the technical specialist, assistant technical specialist and technical controller after the element is reviewed. The technical controller must also confi rm that all calls have been accurately entered by the data operator.

How is video review used in the international system?The elements are available for review after a skater’s performance, and base values (and levels) can be changed accordingly. Review is over, and scores are fi nal once they are posted and announced to the pub-lic. These scores can only change if a calculation error is found.

What is the basis of a skater’s fi nal score?In the old system, skaters received one mark for techni-cal ability and one for presentation. These still make up the basis of a skater’s score but in a more detailed and objective manner. The technical aspect is calculated by cumulative points based on what a skater executes in his or her program. This happens in real time. The pre-sentation aspect is calculated by fi ve program compo-nent scores added together. This happens at the con-clusion of a skater’s program.

How do the panels judge technical ability?In the technical evaluation, each element (jump, spin and step sequence) of a skater’s program is assigned a base value. A group of experts has pre-determined the base value of each element. These base values give the skaters credit for every element they per-form.

The quality of each element is marked by the judges using a seven-mark “grade of execution” (GOE) scale: -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3. The judges’ GOE is added to the base value of the element to determine the skater’s score for that element. For example, when a skater ex-ecutes an element, the technical specialist identifi es the element, and it is then listed on the judge’s screen. The judge then grades the quality of that element.

EXAMPLESkater Performs triple AxelTech. Specialist Identifi es triple Axel

Computer Pre-determined base value 7.5

Each Judge Assigns GOE (based on quality). ie: +2.0

Trimmed MeanDrops top and bottom judges’ GOEs, averages the rest

ie: +1.6

Calculation Element score 9.1

Since a triple Axel’s base value is 7.5, a skater has the potential to earn 10.5 points for that jump, or as little as 4.5. The sum of all performed elements, together with their grades of execution, forms the technical score.

INTERNATIONAL JUDGING SYSTEM

NAME TOTALLADIES Kimmie Meissner 180.23MEN Evan Lysacek 222.18

PAIRS Rena Inoue & John Baldwin 163.97

NAME TOTAL

DANCE Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto 195.43

TOP U.S. SCORES - 2007 WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

How does the judging panel evaluate the artistry, or presentation, of a skater?Skaters are evaluated on fi ve different program com-ponents. The judges award points on a scale from 0.25 to 10.00, with increments of 0.25 for each program component to express the overall presentation. The following fi ve components are scored for all disciplines and events except the compulsory dance: • Skating Skills • Transitions/Linking Footwork & Movement• Performance/Execution• Composition/Choreography• Interpretation

In ice dancing, the compulsory dance(s) are scored on only four program components: skating skills, per-formance/execution and interpretation (see above), as well as a unique component: timing.

How are the scores calculated?The technical elements score (TES) is calculated the following way: 1. Each technical element has a pre-determined base point value.2. Each judge assigns a GOE for each element from a seven-point scale: -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3.3. Among the judges, the highest and lowest GOE is dropped.4. The remaining GOEs are averaged. This is called the “trimmed mean.”5. The trimmed mean GOE is added to the base value.6. All technical element scores are added.7. Bonus points and deductions are taken.

The program component score (PCS) is calculated the following way:1. Each judge assigns a mark to each of the fi ve program components on a scale of 0.25-10.00, using 0.25 increments.2. Among the judges, the highest and lowest score for each program component is dropped.

3. The remaining scores are averaged. This is called the “trimmed mean.”4. The trimmed mean scores of the fi ve program components are added.5. The sum of the components is multiplied by the appropriate factor. The program components are factored to make the “perfect” PCS even with the “perfect” TES, thus granting equal importance to each.

(Since the perfect PCS score is 50, this number is fac-tored to roughly equal what each discipline is capable of scoring in the technical score. For example, in the ladies short program, women are capable of achiev-ing a technical score of approximately 40. To balance this out evenly, the PCS is factored by 0.8, lowering the total PCS from 50 to 40).

The total score is calculated the following way:1. Technical Elements Score (TES) + Program Component Score (PCS) (factored) = Total Segment Score (TSS)2. The sum of all total segment scores (for example, short program TSS + free skate TSS) is the total competition score. No segment scores are weighted; they are simply added together cumulatively to reach the competition score. 3. The skater with the highest competition score is declared the winner.

What is a good score?Each category of each event has a different poten-tial score, and there is no highest score. The potential scores differ according to the event and the level of the competitor. Senior men, for example, are permit-ted to do eight jump elements, four spin elements and two step sequences. So, in a senior man’s free skate, a maximum of 14 elements are scored, then combined with the fi ve program component scores.

To help illustrate high scores, the detailed classifi cation for the top U.S. skaters at the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships are shown below.

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INTERNATIONAL JUDGING SYSTEM

SINGLES & PAIRS JUMPSELEMENT CODE SOV

Double Toe Loop 2T 1.3Double Salchow 2S 1.3Double Loop 2Lo 1.5Double Flip 2F 1.7Double Lutz 2Lz 1.9Double Axel 2A 3.3Triple Toe Loop 3T 4.0Triple Salchow 3S 4.5Triple Loop 3Lo 5.0Triple Flip 3F 5.5Triple Lutz 3Lz 6.0Triple Axel 3A 7.5Quad Toe Loop 4T 9.0Quad Salchow 4S 9.5Quad Loop 4Lo 10.0Quad Flip 4F 10.5Quad Lutz 4Lz 11.0Quad Axel 4A 13.0

PAIRS THROWSELEMENTS CODE SOV

Double Toe Loop 2TTh 2.5Double Salchow 2STh 2.5Double Loop 2LoTh 3.0Double Flip 2FTh 3.0Double Lutz 2LzTh 3.0Double Axel 2ATh 4.0Triple Toe Loop 3TTh 4.5Triple Salchow 3STh 4.5Triple Loop 3LoTh 5.0Triple Flip 3FTh 5.0Triple Lutz 3LzTh 5.0Triple Axel 3ATh 7.5Quad Toe Loop 4TTh 8.0Quad Salchow 4STh 8.0Quad Loop 4LoTh 8.5Quad Flip 4FTh 8.5Quad Lutz 4LzTh 8.5

The scale of values (SOV) below assigns a specific base value to each technical element reflective of its diffi-culty. A group of experts, including experienced skaters and coaches, has determined the base values of diffi-culty for each element, most of which are listed below.

During a skating performance, the technical special-ist identifies each technical element for the judging panel by “calling” the element the skater performs. The called element receives the base value listed

below. The judge then evaluates the quality of that element by giving it a grade of execution (GOE).

Listed at left are the jump elements, which include only one base value. On the right, non-jump elements are listed. These elements have four different levels (L1, L2, L3 and L4) that correlate with four different base values. The levels are determined by edges used, number of rotations, etc. A judge still must determine a GOE for whichever element and level is called.

SINGLES & PAIRS SPINS & STEP SEQUENCESELEMENT CODE L1 L2 L3 L4

Upright/Layback/Camel/Sit Spin USp/LSp/CSp/SS 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.4Any Change of Foot Spin C+spin code 1.3 1.7 2.1 3.0Any Flying Spin F+spin code 1.7 2.0 2.3 3.0Any Flying Change of Foot Spin FC+spin code 1.7 2.0 2.3 3.0Combo Spin or Flying Combo Spin CoSp or FCoSp 1.7 2.1 2.5 3.0Combo Spin w/Change of Foot CCoSp 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Straight Line/Circular Step Seq. SlSt/CiSt 1.8 2.3 3.1 3.4Serpentine/Spiral Step Seq. SeSt/SpSt 1.8 2.3 3.1 3.4

PAIRS LIFTS, DEATH SPIRALS, PAIRS SPINS & TWIST LIFTSELEMENT CODE L1 L2 L3 L4

Group 1 Lift 1Li 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7Group 2 Lift 2Li 1.3 1.7 2.4 3.0Group 3/Group 4 Lifts 3Li/4Li 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0Group 5 Lift 5Li 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0Group 5, Axel Lasso Lift 5ALi 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5Group 6 Lift 6Li 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5

Forward Inside/Backward Inside DS FiDs/BiDs 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.5Forward Outside/Backward Outside DS FoDs/BoDs 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5

Pairs Spin PSp 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5Pairs Combination Spin PCoSp 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5Single Twist Lift 1Tw 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9Double Twist Lift 2Tw 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5Triple Twist Lift 3Tw 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5Quad Twist Lift 4Tw 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5

ICE DANCING SPINS, TWIZZLES, LIFTS & STEP SEQUENCESELEMENTS CODE L1 L2 L3 L4

Spin Sp 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0Combination Spin CoSp 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.7

Synchronized Twizzles STw 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.7

Stationary Lift StaLi 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5Straight Line Lift/Curve Lift/Rotational Lift SlLi/CuLi/RoLi 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0

Serpentine Lift/Rev. Rotational Lift SeLi/RRoLi 3.5 4.2 4.9 5.6Step Sequences: Diagonal/Midline/anti-clockwise Circular/anti-clockwise Serpentine

DiSt/MiSt/ACiSt/ASeSt 4.2 4.8 5.5 6.2

Step Sequences: Midline Not Touching, Circular, Serpentine

NtMiSt/CCiSt/SeSt 4.5 5.3 6.2 7.0

SCALE OF VALUES (SOV)PLACE: Gothenburg, SwedenDATES: March 17-23, 2008

OVERVIEWThe International Skating Union(ISU) granted the Swedish Skating Federation the right to organize the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships. It marks the second time Gothernburg will host the event, after previously hosting it in 1976. Overall, Sweden has previously hosted the event seven times, six of those in Stockholm.

Based on the results of the 2007 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, the United States is eligible to send a total of 11 entries and 16 athletes to compete in the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg.

VENUE:Competition: Scandinavium

PRIZE MONEY & BONUS MONEYPrior to the 1995-1996 season, the ISU approved the awarding of prize money at the World Champion-ships, European Championships and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. The following is the breakdown of the prize money for the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships:

The ISU unveiled a new World Standings Bonus for the 2007-2008 season. The top three skaters/teams in each discipline who earn the most World Standing points during the season will be awarded $18,000-$67,500.

In addition to the ISU prize money, U.S. skaters who medal at the 2008 World Championships, as well as 10 other international events, will be awarded bonus money from U.S. Figure Skating. At the World Championships skaters can win an additional $15,000-$35,000 based on their placement. For more informa-tion see page 7.

U.S. TEAM – ATHLETE SELECTION PROCESSThe athlete selection procedure for the 2008 World Championships is as follows:

The winner in each discipline (ladies, men’s, pairs and ice dancing) at the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Jan. 20-27, 2008, in Saint Paul, Minn., will earn an auto-matic berth to the 2008 World Team. The remaining squad members in each discipline will be selected by U.S. Figure Skating’s International Committee, taking into consideration the results of events in the following order of importance: 2008 U.S. Championships 2007 Grand Prix Final 2007 World Championships 2007 Four Continents Championships 2007 World Junior Championships 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final

Skaters who do not compete in the 2008 U.S. Champion-ships due to injury or illness, but who meet the other criteria, may also be considered for selection.

AGE ELIGIBILITYAll competitors must be 15 years old by July 1, 2007, to be eligible for the 2008 World Championships.

SCHEDULEBelow is the schedule for the 2008 World Championships.

PRIZE MONEY

PLACE LADIES & MEN’S AWARDS

PAIRS & ICE DANCING AWARDS

1 $45,000 $67,5002 $27,000 $40,5003 $18,000 $27,0004 $13,000 $19,5005 $10,000 $15,0006 $7,000 $10,5007 $6,000 $9,0008 $5,000 $7,5009 $3,500 $5,25010 $3,000 $4,50011 $2,500 $3,75012 $2,000 $3,000

EVENT SCHEDULEDATE EVENT TIME

Tue., Mar. 18 Compulsory Dance 1:00 p.m.

Tue., Mar. 18 Pairs Short Program 7:00 p.m.

Wed., Mar. 19 Ladies Short Program 9:15 a.m.

Wed., Mar. 19 Pairs Free Skate 6:30 p.m.

Thu., Mar. 20 Original Dance 1:00 p.m.

Thu., Mar. 20 Ladies Free Skate 6:30 p.m.

Fri., Mar. 21 Men’s Short Program 10:00 a.m.

Fri., Mar. 21 Free Dance 6:30 p.m.

Sun., Mar. 22 Men’s Free Skate 1:00 p.m.

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COUNTRY QUALIFICATIONS - ONE EACHEach ISU member country that has been a full mem-ber for at least one competitive season may enter one competitor or team in each discipline at the 2008 World Championships.

ADDITIONAL COUNTRY QUALIFICATIONSAdditional entries (beyond one per country) are based on each country’s results from the 2007 World Championships. These results are considered points in order to use the Points Qualification Chart below in determining additional spots. For example: First place = 1 point Seventh place = 7 points 15th place = 15 points

Points Qualification Chart

Entries in the 2007 World Championships (countries with 3 entries count only the top 2) 2 1

Points required for 3 entries in the 2008 World Championships 3-13 1-2

Points required for 2 entries in the 2008 World Championships 14-28 3-10

Please note that competitors placing lower than 15th, those who withdraw after the initial round or those who do not qualify for the main event are awarded 16 points, regardless of placement.

For an example of this chart, examine the U.S. Team’s placements at the 2007 World Championships at right.

SKATER PLACE/POINTSLADIES

Kimmie Meissner 4Emily Hughes 9Alissa Czisny 15Total Team Points 4+9 = 13

= 3 entriesMEN

Evan Lysacek 5Johnny Weir 8Ryan Bradley 15Total Team Points 5+8 = 13

= 3 entriesPAIRS

Rena Inoue & John Baldwin 8Brooke Castile & Ben Okolski 15Total Team Points 8+15 = 23

= 2 entriesICE DANCING

Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto 3Meryl Davis & Charlie White 7Melissa Gregory & Petukhov 10Total Team Points 3+7 = 10

= 3 entries

View of Gothenburg Harbor

2008 U.S. WORLD FIGURE SKATING TEAM

Front row (left to right): Kim Navarro, Meryl Davis, Tanith Belbin, Ashley Wagner, Bebe Liang, , Rena Inoue, Brooke Castile. Back row: Brent Bommentre, Charlie White, Ben Agosto, Evan Lysacek (withdrew), Johnny Weir, Stephen Carriere, John Baldwin, Ben Okolski (not pictured: Jeremy Ab-bott, Kimmie Meissner)

NAME HOMETOWN TRAINING TOWN BIRTHDATE PAGE LADIES

Bebe Liang Granada Hills, Calif. El Segundo, Calif. March 31, 1988 12Kimmie Meissner Bel Air, Md. Newark, Del. Oct. 4, 1989 13Ashley Wagner Alexandria, Va. Alexandria, Va. May 16, 1991 14

MENJeremy Abbott Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado Springs, Colo. June 5, 1985 15Stephen Carriere Wakefi eld, Mass. Boston, Mass. June 15, 1989 16Johnny Weir Newark, Del. Newark, Del. July 2, 1984 17

PAIRSBrooke Castile &Ben Okolski

Grosse Pte. Woods, Mich.Ann Arbor, Mich. Canton, Mich.

May 31, 1986Nov. 12, 1984 18

Rena Inoue & John Baldwin

Santa Monica, Calif.Santa Monica, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif.

Oct. 17, 1976Oct. 18, 1973 19

ICE DANCINGTanith Belbin & Ben Agosto

Bloomfi eld Hills, Mich.Chicago, Ill. Canton, Mich.

July 11, 1984Jan. 15, 1982 20

Meryl Davis & Charlie White

West Bloomfi eld, Mich.Bloomfi eld Hills, Mich. Canton, Mich.

Jan. 1, 1987Oct. 24, 1987 21

Kim Navarro &Brent Bommentre

Santa Rosa, Calif.Horsham, Pa.

Ardmore, Pa. & Newark, Del.

April 26, 1981May 10, 1984 22

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BEBE LIANGDOB | 3/31/88Hometown | Granada Hills, Calif.Club | All Year FSCCoaches | Ken Congemi, Frank CarrollChoreographer | Braden Overett, Lori NicholSP Music | “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” by Paul DukasFS Music | “Yellow River Piano Concerto” by Yin Chengzong

2008 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . 11th 2008 U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th2007 Cup of Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th 2007 Cup of China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 4th 2006 NHK Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2006 Cup of China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 3rd 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 5th 2005 SmartOnes Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2005 Marshalls U.S. Figure Skating Challenge . 6th 2005 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 7th 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 5th 2005 Pacifi c Coast Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2005 Southwest Pacifi c Regional . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2004 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 7th 2003 Cup of Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2003 Trophée Lalique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2003 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . . 6th

2003 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 7th 2003 Pacifi c Coast Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2002 Junior Grand Prix Final. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2002 Junior Grand Prix (China) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2002 Junior Grand Prix (United States) . . . . . . 2nd 2002 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2002 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 9th 2002 Pacifi c Coast Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2002 Southwest Pacifi c Regional . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2001 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 6th 2001 Pacifi c Coast Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2001 Southwest Pacifi c Regional . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2000 Triglav Trophy, Novice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2000 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . . 6th 2000 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior . . . . . . . . 3rd 2000 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior . . . . . 1st 1999 NACS (Vancouver), Novice . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 1999 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice 3rd 1999 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice . . . . . . 2nd 1998 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate . 5th 1997 Southwest Pacifi c Regional, Juvenile . . 11th

Liang began skating at age 6 when she fol-lowed her older sister, Natalie, to skating les-sons after watching the 1994 Olympic Winter Games ... Skating was a reprieve from the chaos of a house under repair after a major Northridge, Calif., earthquake ... At the time she was also a gymnast, but chose skating two years later when combining the schedules be-came too demanding ... Previously coached by Tiffany Chin (1999-2004) and Christy Ness (2004-05) ... Has won numerous piano awards, including a bronze medal from the Southern California Junior Bach Festival in September 2002 ... She learned her fi rst Mozart concerto at age 6, only half a year after starting lessons ...

She performed as the soloist with the Pasadena Summer Youth Orchestra when she was 9 ... She has been a straight-A student every year since the fi rst grade and graduated as elementary valedictorian in the sixth grade (receiving the Founders' Award Scholarship) ... She was also the ninth grade valedictorian ... Teaches piano lessons part time and volunteers at church as a Sunday school teacher ... She has an older and younger sister ... Hobbies are reading and dancing ... Favorite country to travel to is Ja-pan ... Has a passion for dance ... Would like to meet George W. Bush and Orlando Bloom ... Listens to hip-hop and asian pop on her iPod.

DOB | 410/4/89Hometown | Bel Air, Md.Club | University of Delaware FSCCoach | Richard Callaghan Choreographer | Lori NicholSP Music | “The Feeling Begins” by Peter GabrielFS Music | Excerpts from the Ever After movie soundtrack

Meissner began skating at age 6 when her backyard froze ... Participated in the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program ... Has three older brothers ... Supports the Cool Kids Campaign at Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland hospitals, a cause that benefi ts pediatric on-cology patients ... Attends the University of Del-aware ... Has a passion for running and help-ing others ... Hobbies include writing, reading, drawing and most outside sports ... Believes her work ethic and personality set her apart from others ... Not many people know that she plays the guitar and hates to fl y ... Biggest life-defi n-ing moment was when her friend, Katie Fisher, died from cancer because it prompted her to be involved in the Cool Kids Campaign ... If she could be on a reality show it would be “So You

Think You Can Dance” ... After skating, she is interested in becoming a physical therapist, specializing in sport medicine ... Suffered from a ruptured eardrum caused by the fl ight home from the 2006 Winter Olympic Games ... Went on to win the World Championships two weeks later even though when she tried to spin, she lost her balance ... Would like to meet Michael Phelps because he is an amazing and deter-mined athlete who is also from Baltimore ... Has everything on her iPod from Avril Lavigne and Snow Patrol to Keane and Kelly Clarkson ... Fa-vorite TV show is “So You Think You Can Dance” ... Favorite movies are The Illusionist and Dumb and Dumber ... Favorite celebrity is Orlando Bloom.

2008 U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th 2007 Grand Prix Final . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2007 Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2007 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2007 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 1st 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 Trophee Eric Bompard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2006 Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2006 Campbell’s Cup (Team USA Ladies) . . . 2nd 2006 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 Olympic Winter Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . 2nd 2005 NHK Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2005 Trophee Eric Bompard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2005 Campbell’s Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2005 Marshalls U.S. Figure Skating Challenge . 4th 2005 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 3rd

2004 Junior Grand Prix Final. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2004 Campbell’s Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2004 Junior Grand Prix (United States) . . . . . . 2nd 2004 Junior Grand Prix (France) . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2004 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2004 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . . 1st 2003 Junior Grand Prix Final. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2003 Junior Grand Prix (Slovenia) . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2003 Junior Grand Prix (Bulgaria) . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2003 Triglav Trophy, Novice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2003 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice 1st 2003 Eastern Sectional, Novice . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2003 South Atlantic Regional, Novice . . . . . . 2nd 2002 South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate . . 7th 2001 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate 16th 2001 South Atlantic Regional, Intermediate . . 3rd 2000 U.S. Novice Championships, Juvenile . . 16th 2000 South Atlantic Regional, Juvenile . . . . . . 4th

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COMPETITIVE HISTORY

KIMMIE MEISSNER

2008 U.S. WORLD TEAM - LADIES 2008 U.S. WORLD TEAM - LADIES

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ASHLEY WAGNERDOB | 5/16/91Hometown | Alexandria, Va.Club | Washington FSCCoach | Shirley HughesChoreographer | Jill Shipstad-ThomasSP Music | “Henry VIII” by Saint-SaensFS Music | “Jalousie” by J. Gade and “Mambo Jambo” by Perez Prado

2008 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 8th 2008 U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2007 Skate Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2007 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . . 3rd 2006 Grand Prix Final . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Netherlands) . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 Junior Grand Prix (France) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 Triglav Trophy, Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . . 4th 2006 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Junior . . . . . . . . 1st

2006 Northwest Pacifi c Regional, Junior . . . . . 1st 2005 North American Challenge Skate (Pierrefonds), Novice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice 7th 2005 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice . . . . . . . 1st 2005 Northwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice . . . . 1st 2004 Pacifi c Coast Sectional, Novice . . . . . . 10th 2004 Northwest Pacifi c Regional, Novice . . . 2nd 2003 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate 17th 2003 Northwest Pacifi c Regional, Intermediate .2nd 2002 Northwest Pacifi c Regional, Juvenile . . 2nd

Wagner grew up in a military family (father is a retired Army lieutenant colonel); she was born in Germany and moved seven times while growing up ... Began skating at age 5 in Eagle River, Alaska ... Participated in the Basic Skills Program in 1996 ... Has been on the Academic Honor Roll and a member of the National Ju-nior Honor Society ... Her mom is an elemen-tary school teacher ... Volunteers for “Reading Night,” “Sports Night” and “Career Night” ... Along with her family, supports the USO and the Make-A-Wish Foundation ... Enjoys working with children and letting students know that sports and school can go together ... Younger brother Austin, 14, skates at the intermediate level and plays soccer ... Hobbies include read-ing, shopping, hanging out with friends and going home to Washington to relax with her family ... Wants to go on the show “What Not

to Wear” because “even though I don’t have terrible fashion sense, I would still get some very stylish and free clothes!” ... Would like to meet Tara Lipinski because watching her free skate at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games was when her own Olympic dreams began ... Most prized possession is her German Wirehaired Pointer, Millie, who sleeps on her bed every night ... Says her biggest life-defi ning moment is landing her double Axel ... Wants to go into sports medicine or become a coach ... Has The Fratellis, John Mayer, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera on her iPod ... Grandfather is a state park ranger in Seabeck, Wash. ... She loves visiting his park every summer ... She says it makes all the hard work worth it knowing ev-ery July she will be swimming in the Hood Ca-nal, running, watching eagles and discovering interesting things in the tide pools.

DOB | 6/5/85Hometown | Colorado Springs, Colo. Club | Broadmoor SCCoaches | Tom Zakrajsek, Damon Allen, Becky Calvin, Eddie Ship-stadChoreographers | Tom Dickson, Damon Allen, Kurt BrowningSP Music | “Treat” by Carlos SantanaFS Music | “Ghost Waltz” from the Mistletoe Bride ballet by Paul Chi-hara, “Jazz Suite Waltz” from the Eyes Wide Shut soundtrack, “River Waltz” from The Painted Veil soundtrack and “Masquerade Waltz” by Aram Khachaturian

2008 - Four Continents Championships . . . . . . 5th 2008 - U.S. Figure Skating Championships . . . . 4th 2007 - NHK Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2007 - Skate Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th 2007 - Four Continents Championships . . . . . . 3rd 2007 - State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . 4th 2007 - Midwestern Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 - Finlandia Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 - Midwestern Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2005 - Nebelhorn Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18th 2005 - State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . 1st 2005 - Midwestern Sectional, Junior . . . . . . . . . 1st 2005 - Southwestern Regional, Junior . . . . . . . . 1st 2004 - State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . 7th 2004 - Midwestern Sectional, Junior . . . . . . . . 2nd 2004 - Southwestern Regional, Junior . . . . . . . . 1st

2003 - Midwestern Sectional, Junior . . . . . . . . . 9th 2003 - Southwestern Regional, Junior . . . . . . . . 3rd 2002 - State Farm U.S. Champs, Novice . . . . . . 6th 2002 - Midwestern Sectional, Novice . . . . . . . . 3rd 2002 - Southwestern Regional, Novice . . . . . . . 1st 2001 - Midwestern Sectional, Novice . . . . . . . . 8th 2001 - Southwestern Regional, Novice . . . . . . . 3rd 2000 - U.S. Novice Champ., Intermediate . . . . 6th 2000 - Southwestern Regional, Intermediate . . 3rd 1999 - Midwestern Sectional, Intermediate . . . 5th 1999 - Southwestern Regional, Intermediate . . 3rd 1998 - Junior Olympics, Juvenile . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th 1998 - Southwestern Regional, Juvenile . . . . . 2nd 1997 - Southwestern Regional, Juvenile . . . . . . 5th 1996 - Southwestern Regional, Juvenile . . . . . . 3rd

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COMPETITIVE HISTORY

JEREMY ABBOTT

2008 U.S. WORLD TEAM - LADIES 2008 U.S. WORLD TEAM - MEN

Abbott started to skate at age 4 because he saw Robin Cousins skate in a show in Aspen, Colo. ... Participated in the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program ... Competed in ice danc-ing with Amanda Cunningham (1995-1996), Katie Hoffmaster (1997-1998) and pairs with Brittany Vise (1998-1999)and Krystal Sorenson (2001-2002) ... Previously coached by Peggy Behr in Aspen... Overcame stress fracture in lower back during summer 2003.

Recently started a fund with the Aspen Skating Club to support competitive local male fi gure skaters ... Has a passion for music but says "cannot play an instrument to save

my life" ... Hobbies include drawing, writing, anything involving music, snowboarding and reading ... Sister was a national-level downhill ski racer and competed in the X-Games for extreme skiing ... Something not many people would know is that he has a tattoo ... Biggest life-defi ning moment was winning the 2005 U.S. Championships ... Would like to meet Lance Armstrong and Robin Cousins ... Works by editting music for other skaters ... Favorite movie is "Breakfast at Tiffany's" ... Mother is the director of communications for the famous Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs ... Graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School in 2004.

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DOB | 6/15/89Hometown | Wakefi eld, Mass.Club | SC of BostonCoaches | Peter Johansson, Mark MitchellChoreographers | Jamie IsleySP Music | “Stairway to Heaven” by Led ZeppelinFS Music | Zoot Suit Medley

Carriere began skating at age 5 because his older sister skated, he was inspired after watch-ing the fi gure skating competition at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games, and he was encour-aged by his doctor at a young age to partici-pate in skating or gymnastics as a cure for his constant ear infections ... His mom put him in hockey skates to learn and soon discovered that he had a talent for fi gure skating ... Began in the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program in Stoneham, Mass., (Nancy Kerrigan’s home rink) in 1995-96 ... Has skated in a few shows with Ker-rigan ... Ran a 5:40 mile in an annual one-mile race ... Was on High Honor Roll from grades 7-11 ... Won multiple awards for excellence in biology, French, English and mathematics at Wakefi eld High School; also received the Merrimack Col-lege Book Award ... Works at the Skater’s Land-ing shop, selling merchandise and lending me-chanical assistance, at the SC of Boston ... Also participates with the Junior Activities Commit-tee and serves as a volunteer Basic Skills instruc-tor at the club ... Has skated in multiple shows benefi ting the Jimmy Fund, Salvation Army and the Make-A-Wish Foundation ... Hobbies include tennis, listening to music, reading and going to the beach ... Favorite foreign city to which he’s

traveled is The Hague, Netherlands because “the architecture and green country is beauti-ful” ... Says he has a solid dedication to school and grades ... Considers himself a perfectionist ... Says his biggest life-defi ning moment is com-ing in fi rst at the 2007 World Junior Champion-ships after being in sixth after the short program ... If he could be on a reality TV show, he would be on “Real World/Road Rules Challenge” ... Wants to be a sports medicine doctor, physical therapist and coach ... Most prized possession is his iPod ... Cousin, Caroline Hallisey, was a U.S. speedskater who competed at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics, and he has an aunt that competed with the Haydenettes synchro-nized skating team ... Overcome a staph infec-tion in his ankle just before the 2005 State Farm U.S Championships in Portland, Ore. ... Would like to meet Ellen Degeneres because “she is ex-tremely funny” and Jaslene Gonzalez, who won “America’s Next To Model Cycle 8,” because “she is my favorite winner of all time!” ... Music on his iPod includes Imogen Heap, Duncan Sheik, Foo Fighters, John Legend and Kanye West ... Personal web site can be found at www.fi gureskatersonline.com/stephencarriere.

2008 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 4th 2008 U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2007 NHK Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2007 Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2007 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 9th 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Netherlands) . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 Junior Grand Prix (Hungary) . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships Junior . . 1st 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Bulgaria) . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Slovakia) . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . . 7th

2005 Eastern Sectional, Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2004 Junior Grand Prix (Ukraine) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2004 Triglav Trophy, Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2004 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice 4th 2004 Eastern Sectional, Novice . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2004 New England Regional, Novice . . . . . . . 1st 2003 North American Challenge Skate (Ohio), Novice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2003 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate . 6th 2003 New England Regional, Intermediate . . . . .1st 2002 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate . 5th 2002 New England Regional, Intermediate . . . . .1st 2001 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile. . . . . 14th 2001 New England Regional, Juvenile . . . . . . . . 3rd

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STEPHEN CARRIEREDOB | 7/2/84Hometown | Quarryville, Pa.Club | SC of New YorkCoaches | Galina Zmievskaya, Viktor PetrenkoChoreographers | Faye Kitariev, Denis Petukhov, Nina PetrenkoSP Music | “Yunona I Avos” by Svetlana PikousFS Music | “Love is War” by Globus

Weir began skating at age 12 after watching Oksana Baiul on television ... Tried out the jumps himself on roller skates in his family’s basement ... First venture onto the ice occurred one harsh winter when the corn fi eld behind his house froze over and he skated between the frozen corn stalks ... Participated in the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program in 1996 ... Made the Junior Olympics in both freestyle and pairs (with Jodi Rudden) on the juvenile level in his fi rst year of skating ... Hobbies are shopping, music and travel ... Closest friends in skating are Ma-rina Anissina, Denis Petukhov, Melissa Gregory, Rudy Galindo, Tatiana Totmianina and Irina Slutskaya ... Favorite foreign city is Moscow ... Has a passion for fashion ... Biggest life-defi ning

moments were walking in the Opening Cere-monies of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games and winning the gold medal at the 2004 U.S. Cham-pionships ... Wants to be a fashion designer ... For his 21st birthday, Weir received a miniature long-haired Chihuahua puppy ... The puppy, named Vanya (Russian version of Johnny), was born the day Weir performed his free skate at the World Championships ... Listens to a variety of music, including Sergey Lazarev, Yulia Savi-cheva, Maksim, Dima Bilan, Amy Winehouse, Justin Timberlake, Edvin Marton, Beyonce, Madonna, Etta James and Goldfrapp ... Has good knowledge of the French and Russian languages and has worked as a model on the runway and in fashion spreads.

2008 U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2007 Grand Prix Final . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2007 Cup of Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st2007 Cup of China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2007 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 3rd 2006 Cup of Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2006 Skate Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2006 Campbell’s Cup (Team USA Men) . . . . . 1st 2006 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th 2006 Olympic Winter Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 1st 2005 Cup of Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2005 Skate Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th 2005 Campbell’s Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2005 Marshalls U.S. Figure Skating Challenge 2nd 2005 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 1st 2004 Marshalls World Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2004 Cup of Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2004 Trophée Eric Bompard Cachemire . . . . . 1st 2004 NHK Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2004 Campbell’s Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2004 Marshalls World Skating Challenge . . . . . 3rd 2004 World Figure Skating Championships . . . 5th 2004 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 1st 2004 Eastern Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st

2003 Finlandia Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2003 State Farm U.S. Championships . . .withdrew 2002 Hershey’s Kisses Challenge (team) . . . . . 1st 2002 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 4th 2002 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 5th 2001 Trophée Lalique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2001 Skate Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th 2001 Goodwill Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th 2001 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2001 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 6th 2001 Eastern Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2000 Junior Grand Prix (China) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2000 Junior Grand Prix (France) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2000 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . . 5th 2000 Eastern Sectional, Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 1999 Junior Grand Prix (Norway) . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 1999 Junior Grand Prix (Czech Skate ‘99) . . . . 7th 1999 Gardena Winter Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 1999 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . . 4th 1999 Eastern Sectional, Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 1998 Grand Prize SNP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 1998 NACS (Winnipeg), Novice . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 1998 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice 3rd 1998 Eastern Sectional, Novice . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 1998 South Atlantic Regional, Novice . . . . . . . 1st 1997 Junior Olympics, Juvenile . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 1997 South Atlantic Regional, Juvenile . . . . . . 1st

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COMPETITIVE HISTORY

JOHNNY WEIR

2008 U.S. WORLD TEAM - MEN 2008 U.S. WORLD TEAM - MEN

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DOB | 5/31/86; 11/12/84Hometown | Grosse Point Woods, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Mich.Club | Arctic FSC; Arctic FSCCoach | Johnny JohnsChoreographer | Marina ZouevaSP Music | “L’Arena” by Ennio Morricone FS Music | “Sheherazade” by Rimsky-Korsakov

Castile began skating at age 7 because her grandmother signed her up for lessons as a birthday present ... Is the second of four chil-dren ... Has a passion for art, fashion, photog-raphy and family ... Hobbies include hanging out with her family, friends, boyfriend Kevin O’Keefe and puppie Kona; doing anything out-doors and anything having to do with art; and playing on a co-ed softball team in a league that consists of the group of ice dancers from her rink ... Says she is “not at all girly” ... Would like to meet Detroit Piston Rasheed Wallace because he is an athlete with heart and puts all he has into his game, and she feels like she does the same ... Her most prized “possession” is her family ... Would like to go to art school and study design ... Says, “I am most grateful for my relationship with Ben, to have him as my partner and to have experienced everything we have been through together” ... Listens to Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, The Doors, Talking Head, Dave Matthews Band...and many, many more ... Biggest life-defi ning moments were de-ciding to skate pairs with Ben, becoming the U.S. champion and meeting her longtime boy-

friend ... Father is an arts professor at the Uni-versity of Michigan and mother works in retail ... Graduated from Grosse Pointe North High School in 2004 ... Designs her own costumes.

Okolski began skating at age 8 when his moth-er put him and his sister in lessons ... Previously competed with his sister, Colleen (1998-2003) ... Studied engineering at Washtenaw Com-munity College ... ... Participated in the U.S. Fig-ure Skating Basic Skills Program from 1994-96 ... Most prized possession is his music collection ... Also enjoys playing guitar, reading, learning to play piano and doing anything active ... Favor-ite country to travel to is Japan because “it’s a beautiful country and the people are nice and hospitable” ... Plays various instruments, such as guitar, drums and harmonica ... Has a passion for all sports ... Would like to be on “Last Comic Standing” ... Works as a skating instruc-tor ... Listens to all kinds of music including Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Wilco, Talking Heads, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, and he recently saw Dr. John and Taj Mahal at the Detroit Jazz Fest.

2008 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 3rd 2008 U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2007 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th 2007 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 5th 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 1st 2007 Midwestern Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 8th 2005 Cup of Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th 2005 Trophee Eric Bompard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2005 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 7th 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 7th

2005 Midwestern Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2004 Junoir Grand Prix (France) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2004 Junior Grand Prix (China) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2004 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . . 9th 2004 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . 2nd 2004 Midwestern Sectional, Junior . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2003 Junior Grand Prix (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2003 Junior Grand Prix (Sofi a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2003 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . . 6th 2003 Midwestern Sectional, Junior . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2003 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Junior . . 2nd 2002 Junior Grand Prix (Arizona) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th

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BROOKE CASTILE & BEN OKOLSKIDOB | 10/17/76; 10/18/73Hometown | Santa Monica, Calif; Santa Monica, Calif.Club | All Year FSC; All Year FSCCoaches | Phillip MillsChoreographer | Phillip MillsSP Music | “Beethoven” by Trans-Siberian OrchestraFS Music | “Pompeii” by E.S. Posthumous

Inoue is a three-time Olympian; in her fi rst two Olympic Winter Games she competed for Japan in singles and pairs ... She previously competed in pairs with Tomoaki Koyama from 1987-92 ... She began skating at age 4 when her doctor sug-gested it might help her asthma ... Baldwin is a veteran of the U.S. Championships dating back to 1986 as a novice competitor ... He claimed the U.S. novice title in 1987... He started to skate at age 1 because his parents were coaches ... Inoue and Baldwin were previously coached by Jill Watson (fi ve seasons) ... Landed the fi rst throw triple Axel by any team in history at the 2006 U.S. Championships ... Also the fi rst team to land the throw triple Axel at the Olympic Winter Games (2006) and World Championships (2006)... Sang karaoke with NBC Today Show’s Katie Couric at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games ... In spring 2004 donated all of the fees they earned while touring with the Champions on Ice Tour to the U.S. Fig-ure Skating Memorial Fund ... The Memorial Fund provides qualifi ed U.S. Figure Skating athletes who are in need of fi nancial aid with monetary assis-tance to pursue their goals both on and off the ice ... Both Inoue and Baldwin received aid from the program in the past ... The pair is a couple off of the ice and got engaged at the 2008 U.S.

Championships when Baldwin proposed at mid-ice following their free skate ... In 1996, Inoue moved to the United States to train at the urg-ing of her father, who was undergoing treatment for lung cancer ... He passed away in February 1997 at 45 ... In November 1998, at 19, Rena, too, was diagnosed with lung cancer — a malignant 1-centimeter tumor; she underwent outpatient treatment and chemotherapy at the UCLA Medi-cal Center in Los Angeles ... She told no one what she was going through because she didn’t want special treatment ... In six months she was can-cer-free ... Returned to ice in November 1999 and met Baldwin in December ... She is a 1999 gradu-ate of Waseda University in Tokyo with a degree in education ... Works part time at a Japanese restaurant in Santa Monica ... Has one cat, Ma-donna ... Enjoys reading, fi nding new restaurants, and biking ... Has a passion for eating and col-lecting Tweety and Snoopy collectibles ... Biggest life-defi ning moment was when her father passed away ... Says she talks a lot once someone gets to know her ... Describes herself as short, shy and a cat lover ... After her skating career, she would like to get married and have a family ... Would like to meet Johnny Depp because she is interested in everything about him as a person.

2008 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 4th 2008 U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2007 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th 2007 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 3rd 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . 2nd 2006 Grand Prix Final . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2006 Trophee Eric Bompard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2006 Skate Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2006 Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 Campbell’s Cup (Team USA) . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2006 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2006 Olympic Winter Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th 2006 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 1st 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 1st 2005 Trophee Eric Bompard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2005 Smart Ones Skate America . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2005 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11th 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . 2nd 2004 Grand Prix Final . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th

2004 NHK Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2004 Smart Ones Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2004 World Figure Skating Championships . . 10th 2004 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 4th 2004 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 1st 2003 NHK Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2003 Cup of China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2003 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th 2003 Four Continents Championships . .withdrew 2003 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 3rd 2003 Southwest Pacifi c Regional . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2002 Bofrost Cup on Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2002 Cup of Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2002 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 7th 2002 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 4th 2002 Southwest Pacifi c Regional . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2001 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . 11th 2001 Pacifi c Coast Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd

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RENA INOUE & JOHN BALDWIN

2008 U.S. WORLD TEAM - PAIRS 2008 U.S. WORLD TEAM - PAIRS

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DOB | 7/11/84; 1/15/82Hometown | Northland, Mich.; Chicago, Ill.Club | Arctic FSC; Arctic FSCCoaches | Igor Shpilband, Marina ZouevaChoreographers | Igor ShpilbandOD Music | Appalachian Hoedown/Bluegrass mixFD Music | Chopin custom mix by Joseph LoDuca

Their second-place fi nish at the 2005 World Championships made the duo the highest-plac-ing U.S. ice dancing team in 30 years and the fi rst U.S. dance team to medal at the competition in 20 years ... They were awarded perfect 6.0s for presentation in the free dance at the 2005 U.S. Championships ... Overall at the event, they were awarded fourteen 6.0s, placing them third in the record books for the most 6.0s at the event ... With their silver at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, be-came the highest-placing U.S. dance team in his-tory and fi rst U.S. Olympic ice dancing medalists in 30 years.Belbin, originally from Canada, moved to the U.S. from Kirkland, Quebec ... Began skating at age 2 1/2 because her mom was a skating coach ... She was previously coached by Paul Wirtz in Can-ada ... She had fi ve dance partners before team-ing up with Agosto ... Has worked as a “Good Morning America” correspondent and Ford NY model ... Has one brother, Lucas ... Says her most prized possession is her American passport (she

received her U.S. citizenship in December 2005) ... Has a passion for journalism ... Says that not many people know she’s “just one of the guys” ... Big-gest life-defi ning moment was the passing of her grandfather in 2005 ... Wants to host a sports/fash-ion/entertainment show after her skating career ... If she could be on a reality TV show, it would “Cash Cab” ... Has dogs named Zigen and Mag-gie, and cats named Spanky and Sierra.Agosto is originally from Chicago, Ill. ... Moved to Detroit in June 1998 to skate with Belbin ... Gradu-ated with honors from Groves High School in June 2000 ... Hobbies include playing the guitar, scu-ba diving, horseback riding, rock climbing and mountain biking ... Loves to go Salsa dancing ... First concert ever was the Chicago Symphony Orchestra ... Best Halloween costume was the X-Men’s Wolverine ... Got his fi rst voice gig record-ing the voice of a villain in a video game; has always wanted to be the goofy voice of some cartoon character ... Loves apple cider and Su-per Mario Brothers.

2008 U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2007 Grand Prix Final . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2007 Cup of China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2007 Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2007 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2007 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . 2nd 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 Cup of Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2006 Cup of China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2006 Campbell’s Cup (Team USA Pairs/Dance) . . 2nd 2006 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2006 Olympic Winter Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2006 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 1st 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 1st 2005 Smart Ones Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2005 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2005 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 1st 2005 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 1st 2004 Grand Prix Final . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2004 Cup of China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2004 Smart Ones Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2004 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2004 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 1st 2004 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 1st 2003 Grand Prix Final . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd

2003 Cup of Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2003 Trophee Lalique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2003 Smart Ones Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2003 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th 2003 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . 2nd 2003 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . 2nd 2002 Trophee Lalique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2002 Smart Ones Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2002 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13th 2002 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2002 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . 2nd 2002 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . 2nd 2001 Trophee Lalique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2001 Smart Ones Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2001 Goodwill Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2001 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17th 2001 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2001 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . 2nd 2000 Junior Grand Prix Final. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2000 Junior Grand Prix (Germany) . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2000 Junior Grand Prix (Mexico) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2000 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2000 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . . 1st 1999 Junior Grand Prix Final. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 1999 Junior Grand Prix (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 1999 Junior Grand Prix (Canada) . . . . . . . . . . . 1st

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TANITH BELBIN & BEN AGOSTODOB | 1/1/87; 10/24/87Hometown | West Bloomfi eld, Mich.; Bloomfi eld Hills, Mich.Club | Arctic FSC; Detroit FSCCoaches | Igor Shpilband, Marina ZouevaChoreographers | Igor Shpilband, Marina ZouevaOD Music | “Kalinka” by BalalaikaFD Music | “Eleanor’s Dream/Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles

Davis started skating at age 5 on a lake near her house ... Started in the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program at the same age ... Graduated Phi Beta Kappa from and was a member of the Prin-cipal’s Honor Roll at Wylie E. Groves High School, from which she graduated on June 5, 2005 ... Attends the University of Michigan and is study-ing cultural anthropology ... Mother is a retired teacher and father is a lawyer ... Hobbies include cooking, reading, hanging out with friends and family on the lake and boat, and playing with her dog ... After her skating career, would like to attend graduate school and get a job, maybe working for National Geographic ... Would like to meet Queen Rania Al-Abdulla of Jordan be-cause she’s become such a powerful female fi gure in the Middle East and because of her phil-anthropic work with children ... Has a passion for traveling and learning foreign languages ... Has a little bit of everything on her iPod: opera, new age, pop, hip-hop ... Younger brother, Clayton, is a snowboarder.White began skating at the age of 3 because his mom wanted him to be able to skate with friends when he got older and not fall all over the place ... Is the youngest of fi ve children ... Participated in the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program from

1992-94 ... Has had success as a singles skater as well, qualifying for the U.S. Championships as a junior in 2006 ... Most prized possession is his Ford Escape ... Likes to hang out with friends, go to the movies, play the violin, play video games and read ... If he could be on any reality show, it would be “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grad-er?” because he likes to think he’s smarter than a 5th grader ... Volunteers at Macomb Humane Society because he likes animals ... Supports the Special Olympics and enjoys helping the children at events ... Attends the University of Michigan ... After his skating career, would like to become a lawyer ... Has a passion for all kinds of sports, espe-cially hockey; broke his ankle playing hockey and missed the 2005 U.S. Championships ... Played on a state championship hockey team ... Would like to meet former Detroit Red Wings player Steve Yzerman because he was a great leader and had a fi erce competitiveness, which White ad-mires ... Biggest life-defi ning moment was start-ing college (“I wanted to go to the University of Michigan since I was a little kid.”) ... Played in a string quartet in high school ... Listens to all kinds of music (except country) on his iPod ... Something not many people know about him is he collects books.

2008 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . 2nd 2008 U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2007 Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2007 World Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th 2007 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 4th 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 3rd 2006 NHK Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2006 Skate Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2006 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . . 1st 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Bulgaria) . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2005 Junior Grand Prix (Andorra) . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2004 Junior Grand Prix (Romania) . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2004 Junior Grand Prix (Serbia & Montenegro) . 3rd 2004 World Junior Championships . . . . . . . . . 13th 2004 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . 2nd 2004 Midwestern Sectional, Junior . . . . . . . . . . 1st

2003 Junior Grand Prix (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2003 Junior Grand Prix (Czech Republic) . . . . 4th 2003 State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior . . 7th 2002 Junior Grand Prix (Germany) . . . . . . . . . . 8th 2002 Junior Grand Prix (Yugoslavia) . . . . . . . . . 6th 2002 Hellmut Cup Memorial, Novice . . . . . . . . 1st 2002 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice 2nd 2002 Midwestern Sectional, Novice . . . . . . . . . 1st 2001 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice 6th 2001 Midwestern Sectional, Novice . . . . . . . . 2nd 2001 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Novice . . 1st 2000 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice 6th 2000 Midwestern Sectional, Novice . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2000 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Novice . . 3rd 1999 Junior Olympics, Intermediate . . . . . . . . . 1st 1999 Midwestern Sectional, Intermediate . . . . 1st 1999 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Intermediate . 1st 1998 Junior Olympics, Juvenile . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 1998 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile . 1st

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MERYL DAVIS & CHARLIE WHITE

2008 U.S. WORLD TEAM - ICE DANCING 2008 U.S. WORLD TEAM - ICE DANCING

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DOB | 4/26/81; 5/10/84Hometown | Santa Rosa, Calif.; Horsham, Pa.Club | Santa Rosa FSC; Philadelphia SC & HSCoaches | Robbie Kaine, Cheryl SnyderChoreographers | Natalia Linichuk, Michael VelezOD Music | “Ijuba” by Soweto Percussion EnsembleFD Music | “Since I’ve Been Loving You” by Corinne Bailey Rae

Navarro began skating at age 3 because her mom teaches skating ... Graduated cum laude from Columbia University in May of 2004 with a major in English and a minor in dance ... Hob-bies are dancing, running, pilates and “riding my ultra cool pink bicycle” ... Works as a fi gure skating coach and part time in promotions ... Has four siblings, including a 16-year-old broth-er hoping to become a professional baseball player ... Loves extreme sports such as inline skating and skateboarding; once competed in an inline skating competition on a vert half-pipe and made it to the fi nal round ... Mother, Lisa, competed nationally as a pairs skater, then toured in shows, skating with her partner for a total of 27 years ... Father, John, is a ka-rate guru who has his eighth degree black belt ... Most prized possession is her college degree ... After skating would like to give back to all of the people who have supported her career ... Recently lost one of her former coaches, Mi-chelle VanDyke, to breast cancer ... Her uncle directed the 1999 movie Happy, Texas with Wil-liam H. Macy, and all of her family members are extras in it ... Says the most diffi cult time in her life has been between graduation and

skating with Bommentre, living in New York: “It took some time, but I learned the extremely valuable lesson that I can be okay just being. It is great to know that my ability to be a person does not ride soley on my skating, and similarly, it is great to know that skating is something that I really really want to do.”

Bommentre began skating at age 6 because his doctor recommended it for asthma ... At-tends Villanova University ... When he was a kid he wanted to grow up to become a hammer-head shark ... He teaches ice skating as well ... Former partners include Kirsten Frisch and Kendra Goodwin ... Most prized possession is a painting by his friend Vail ... Hobbies are rock climbing, reading, biking and eating ... Is a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan ... Has a pas-sion for good food ... What sets him apart from others off of the ice is the passion he has for ev-erything he does ... Would like to meet Lance Armstrong and ask him what it’s like to win the Tour de France and how hard it is to win year after year ... Likes all music except country ... His great grandfather missed making the Olym-pics in weightlifting by one spot.

2008 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 3rd 2008 U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2007 NHK Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2007 Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2007 Four Continents Championships . . . . . . . 5th 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 4th

2006 Skate Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2006 Skate America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2006 Karl Schaefer Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships . . . . . . . . 5th 2006 Eastern Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2005 Karl Schaefer Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th

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KIMBERLY NAVARRO & BRENT BOMMENTRE

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2008 U.S. WORLD TEAM - ICE DANCINGFIRSTS

(Performed during competition unless otherwise noted)AXEL FIRSTS• Single Axel — Axel Paulsen (NOR) in 1882 in Vienna, Austria (not in formal competition)• Single Axel by a woman — Sonja Henie (NOR) in the early 1920s• Double Axel — Richard Button (USA) at the 1948 Olympic Winter Games• Triple Axel — Vern Taylor (CAN) at the 1978 World Championships• Triple Axel by a U.S. man — Brian Boitano (USA) at the 1982 U.S. Championships• Triple Axel by a woman — Midori Ito (JPN) at the 1989 World Championships• Triple Axel by a U.S. woman — Tonya Harding (USA) at the 1991 U.S. Championships• Throw triple Axel — Rena Inoue & John Baldwin (USA) at the 2006 U.S. Championships (internationally at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games)

TRIPLE JUMP FIRSTS• Triple loop — Richard Button (USA) at the 1952 Olympic Winter Games• Triple Salchow — Ronald Robertson (USA) at the 1955 World Championships• Triple Lutz — Donald Jackson (CAN) at the 1962 World Championships• Triple Lutz by a woman — Denise Biellmann (SUI) at the 1978 World Championships• Triple toe loop — Thomas Litz (USA) at the 1964 World Championships• Triple Axel — Vern Taylor (CAN) at the 1978 World Championships• Triple Axel by a woman — Midori Ito (JPN) at the 1989 World Championships

QUADRUPLE JUMP FIRSTS• Quadruple jump — Kurt Browning (CAN) landed a quadruple toe loop at the 1988 World Championships.• Quadruple jump by a woman — Miki Ando (JPN) completed a quadruple Salchow at the 2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final (The Hague, Netherlands) in December 2002.• Quadruple-double jump combination — Elvis Stojko (CAN) landed a quadruple toe loop-double toe loop combination at the 1991 World Championships.• Quadruple-triple jump combination — Elvis Stojko (CAN) landed a quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop combination at the 1997 Champions Series Final.• Quadruple jump by a U.S. man — Timothy Goebel (USA) at the 1998 ISU Junior Grand Prix Series Final • Quadruple Salchow — Timothy Goebel (USA) at the 1998 ISU Junior Grand Prix Series Final• Quadruple Salchow-triple jump combination — Timothy Goebel (USA) at the 1999 World Championships• Two different quadruple jumps in one program — Ilia Klimkin (RUS) at 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy (quad Salchow, quad toe)• Three different quadruple jumps in one program — Timothy Goebel (USA) at Skate America 1999 (quad Salchow-triple toe, quad toe & quad Salchow)

OTHER FIRSTS OF INTEREST• First triple Axel witnessed at an event (not in competition) — David Jenkins (USA) landed one at the exhibition following the 1960 Olympic Winter Games.• First triple-triple jump combination by a woman — Midori Ito (JPN) landed a triple toe loop-triple toe loop combination at the 1981 World Junior Championships.• First triple Salchow-triple loop by a woman — Tara Lipinski (USA) landed the combination during the free skate at the 1996 World Championships.• First triple Lutz-triple loop — Irina Slutskaya (RUS) landed the combination at the 2000 ISU Grand Prix Final.

LADIESMichelle Kwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Maribel Vinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Gretchen Merrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Theresa Weld Blanchard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Tenley Albright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Peggy Fleming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Janet Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Linda Fratianne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Carol Heiss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

MENRichard Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Roger Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Todd Eldredge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Sherwin Badger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Robin Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Brian Boitano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4David Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Hayes Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Scott Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Charles Tickner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

PAIRSTheresa Weld Blanchard & Nathaniel Niles . . . . . . . . . . 9Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Karol Kennedy & Peter Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Caitlin Carruthers & Peter Carruthers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Cynthia Kauffman & Ronald Kauffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Nancy Ludington & Ronald Ludington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Maribel Vinson & George Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Kyoko Ina & John Zimmerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Jenni Meno & Todd Sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3JoJo Starbuck & Kenneth Shelley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

ICE DANCINGTanith Belbin & Ben Agosto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Judy Blumberg & Michael Seibert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Naomi Lang & Peter Tchernyshev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Elizabeth Punsalan & Jerod Swallow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Judy Schwomeyer & James Sladky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Carmel Bodel & Edward Bode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Sandy MacDonald & Harold Hartsthorne . . . . . . . . . . . 3Colleen O’Connor & Jim Millns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Stacey Smith & John Summers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Lois Waring & Walter Bainbridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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*Beatrix Loughran . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . (2 silver, 1 bronze)Richard Button . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 gold)Tenley Albright . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . (1 gold, 1 silver)Carol Heiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . (1 gold, 1 silver)David Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Nancy Kerrigan . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . (1 silver, 1 bronze)Michelle Kwan . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . (1 silver, 1 bronze)

*Loughran is the only U.S. skater to win three Olympic medals. She won a ladies silver at the 1924 Olympics, a ladies bronze at the 1928 Olympics and a pairs silver at the 1932 Olympics.

LADIESCarol Heiss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Michelle Kwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Peggy Fleming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Tenley Albright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Linda Fratianne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Kristi Yamaguchi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MENRichard Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Scott Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Hayes Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4David Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PAIRSTai Babilonia & Randy Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Karol Kennedy & Peter Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

ICE DANCINGThe U.S. has never won a World title in ice dancing.

LADIESMichelle Kwan . . . . . . . . . . .9 . . (5 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)Carol Heiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 . . . . . . . . . . (5 gold, 1 silver)Peggy Fleming . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . (3 gold, 1 bronze)Tenley Albright . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . (2 gold, 2 silver)Linda Fratianne . . . . . . . . . .4 . (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)Dorothy Hamill . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . . . (1 gold, 2 silver)Debi Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)Elaine Zayak . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)Sasha Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . .(2 silver, 1 bronze)

MENRichard Button . . . . . . . . . . .6 . . . . . . . . . . (5 gold, 1 silver)Hayes Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . .6 . . . . . . . . (4 gold, 2 bronze)Todd Eldredge . . . . . . . . . . .6 . (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)David Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . .5 . . . . . . . . (3 gold, 2 bronze)Scott Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4 gold)Brian Boitano . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)James Grogan . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4 silver)Tim Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . . . (2 gold, 1 silver)Tim Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . (2 silver, 1 bronze)

PAIRSKarol Kennedy & Peter Kennedy . . . 5 . . .(1 gold, 4 silver)Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner . . . . 3 (1 gold, 2 bronze)Jenni Meno & Todd Sand . . . . . . . . . 3 (1 silver, 2 bronze)Cynthia Kauffman & Ronald Kauffman . 3 . . . . . . . (3 bronze)Beatrix Loughran & Sherwin Badger . 2 . . . . . . . (2 bronze)JoJo Starbuck & Kenneth Shelley . . . 2 . . . . . . . (2 bronze)

ICE DANCINGJudy Schwomeyer & James Sladky . 4 (1 silver, 3 bronze)Judy Blumberg & Michael Seibert . . 4 . . . . . . . (4 bronze)Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto . . . . . . . .3 (1 silver, 2 bronze)Lorna Dyer & John Carrell . . . . . . . . . 3 (1 silver, 2 bronze)Andree Anderson & Donald Jacoby 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze)Colleen O’Connor & Jim Millns . . . . . 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze)Carol Peters & Daniel Ryan . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . (2 bronze)

LADIESSonja Henie (NOR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Carol Heiss (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Herma Jaross-Szabo (AUT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Michelle Kwan (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Lily Kronberger (HUN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Katarina Witt (GER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

MENUlrich Salchow (SWE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Karl Schafer (AUT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Richard Button (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Willy Boeckl (AUT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Kurt Browning (CAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Scott Hamilton (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Hayes Jenkins (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Alexei Yagudin (RUS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Evgeny Plushenko (RUS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Elvis Stojko (CAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PAIRSIrina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev (URS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Liudmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov (URS). . . . . . . . . 4Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov (RUS) . . . . . . . . . . 4Maxi Herber & Ernst Baier (GER). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Andree Joly & Pierre Brunet (FRA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov (URS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Emilia Rotter & Laszlo Szollas (HUN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul (CAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

ICE DANCINGLiudmila Pakhomova & Aleksander Gorshkov (URS). . . . 6Natalia Bestemianova & Andrei Bukin (URS) . . . . . . . . . . 4Oksana Grishuk & Evgeny Platov (RUS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Eva Romanova & Pavel Roman (CZE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (GBR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Dianne Towler & Bernard Ford (GBR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Jean Westwood & Lawrence Demmy (GBR). . . . . . . . . . 4Marina Klimova & Sergei Ponomarenko (RUS). . . . . . . . . 3

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MOST WORLD TITLES BY COUNTRYNation Men Ladies Pairs Ice Dancing Total

USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

*Soviet Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Great Britain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

*Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Germany/GDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Hungary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

*CIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Bulgaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

*Ukraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

MOST WORLD MEDALS BY COUNTRYNation Gold Silver Bronze Total

USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

*Soviet Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Great Britain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Germany/GDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

*Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Hungary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

*CIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

*Bulgaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

*Ukraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

*The Soviet Union last competed in the 1991 World Figure Skating Championships. The Commonwealth of Independent

States (CIS) competed in the 1992 World Figure Skating Championships. Russia and Ukraine began competing as separate

nations at the 1993 World Figure Skating Championships.

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - U.S. FINISHERSLADIES2007 Kimmie Meissner (4) ^180.23 Emily Hughes (9) ^159.06 Alissa Czisny (15) ^147.742006 Kimmie Meissner (1) 218.33 Sasha Cohen (3) 208.88 Emily Hughes (8) 184.752005 Sasha Cohen (2) 214.39 Michelle Kwan (4) 200.19 Jennifer Kirk (17) 156.812004 Sasha Cohen (2) Michelle Kwan (3) Jennifer Kirk (18)2003 Michelle Kwan (1) Sasha Cohen (4) Sarah Hughes (6)2002 Michelle Kwan (2) Sasha Cohen (4) Jennifer Kirk (WD)2001 Michelle Kwan (1) Sarah Hughes (3) Angela Nikodinov (5)2000 Michelle Kwan (1) Sarah Hughes (5) Angela Nikodinov (9)1999 Michelle Kwan (2) Sarah Hughes (7) Angela Nikodinov (12)1998 Michelle Kwan (1) Tonia Kwiatkowski (6)1997 Tara Lipinski (1) Michelle Kwan (2) Nicole Bobek (13)1996 Michelle Kwan (1) Tonia Kwiatkowski (8) Tara Lipinski (15)1995 Nicole Bobek (3) Michelle Kwan (4)1994 Michelle Kwan (8) Nicole Bobek (Group B, 13)1993 Nancy Kerrigan (5) Lisa Ervin (13) Tonia Kwiatkowski (Group B, 16)1992 Kristi Yamaguchi (1) Nancy Kerrigan (2) Tonya Harding (6)1991 Kristi Yamaguchi (1) Tonya Harding (2) Nancy Kerrigan (3)1990 Jill Trenary (1) Holly Cook (3) Kristi Yamaguchi (4)1989 Jill Trenary (3) Kristi Yamaguchi (6)1988 Debi Thomas (3) Jill Trenary (5) Caryn Kadavy (7)1987 Debi Thomas (2) Caryn Kadavy (3) Jill Trenary (7)1986 Debi Thomas (1) Tiffany Chin (3) Caryn Kadavy (8)1985 Tiffany Chin (3) Debi Thomas (5)1984 Elaine Zayak (3)1983 Rosalynn Sumners (1) Tiffany Chin (9)1982 Elaine Zayak (1) Rosalynn Sumners (6) Vikki de Vries (7)1981 Elaine Zayak (2) Priscilla Hill (7)1980 Linda Fratianne (3) Lisa-Marie Allen (7) Elaine Zayak (11)1979 Linda Fratianne (1) Lisa-Marie Allen (6) Carrie Rugh (11)1978 Linda Fratianne (2) Lisa-Marie Allen (7) Priscilla Hill (9)1977 Linda Fratianne (1) Barbara Smith (4) Wendy Burge (5)1976 Dorothy Hamill (1) Linda Fratianne (5) Wendy Burge (8)1975 Dorothy Hamill (2) Wendy Burge (4) Kath Malmberg (5)1974 Dorothy Hamill (2) Kath Malmberg (7) Juli McKinstry (8)1973 Janet Lynn (2) Dorothy Hamill (4) Juli McKinstry (9)1972 Janet Lynn (3) Dorothy Hamill (7) Suna Murray (8)1971 Julie Lynn Holmes (2) Janet Lynn (4) Suna Murray (10)1970 Julie Lynn Holmes (3) Janet Lynn (6) Dawn Glab (7)1969 Julie Lynn Holmes (4) Janet Lynn (5)1968 Peggy Fleming (1) Albertina Noyes (6) Janet Lynn (9)1967 Peggy Fleming (1) Albertina Noyes (7) Jennie Walsh (8)1966 Peggy Fleming (1) Albertina Noyes (9) Pamela Schneider (12)1965 Peggy Fleming (3) Christine Haigler (4) Albertina Noyes (10)1964 Christine Haigler (5) Peggy Fleming (7) Albertina Noyes (9)1963 Lorraine Hanlon (10) Karen Howland (13) Christine Haigler (19)1962 Barbara Roles (5) Lorraine Hanlon (10) Victoria Fisher (16)1961 Event not held1960 Carol Heiss (1) Barbara Roles (3) Laurence Owen (9)1959 Carol Heiss (1) Barbara Roles (5) Lynn Finnegan (6) Nancy Heiss (8)1958 Carol Heiss (1) Nancy Heiss (6) Carol Wanek (9) Claralyn Lewis (10)1957 Carol Heiss (1) Claralyn Lewis (5) Joan Schenke (7) Nancy Heiss (8)1956 Carol Heiss (1) Tenley Albright (2) Catherine Machado (6) Mary Ann Dorsey (10)1955 Tenley Albright (1) Carol Heiss (2) Patricia Firth (7) Catherine Machado (10)1954 Tenley Albright (2) Frances Dorsey (5) Margaret Anne Graham (11) Margaret Dean (15)1953 Tenley Albright (1) Carol Heiss (4) Margaret Anne Graham (7) Margaret Dean (16)^2007 was the first World Championships not to include a qualifying round, thus IJS scores reflect only the short program and free skate.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - U.S. FINISHERSLADIES (continued)1951 Sonya Klopfer (3) Tenley Albright (6) Andra McLaughlin (7) Margaret Anne Graham (8) Frances Dorsey (11)1952 Sonya Klopfer (2) Virginia Baxter (3)1950 Yvonne Sherman (3) Sonya Klopfer (5) Virginia Baxter (7) Andra McLaughlin (11)1949 Yvonne Sherman (2) Andra McLaughlin (6) Virginia Baxter (7) Helen Uhl (11)1948 Yvonne Sherman (6)1947 Gretchen Merrill (3) Eileen Seigh (4) Janette Ahrens (6)1940-1946 Event not held1939 Hedy Stenuf (2)1938 Hedy Stenuf (3)1937 Audrey Peppe (12)1936 Audrey Peppe (13)1934 Maribel Vinson (5)1932 Maribel Vinson (4) Suzanne Davis (11) Margaret Bennett (12)1931 Maribel Vinson (4)1930 Maribel Vinson (3) Suzanne Davis (6)1928 Maribel Vinson (2)1924 Beatrix Loughran (3)

MEN2007 Evan Lysacek (5) ^222.18 Johnny Weir (8) ^206.97 Ryan Bradley (15) ^188.902006 Evan Lysacek (3) 255.22 Johnny Weir (7) 235.57 Matt Savoie (11) 227.412005 Evan Lysacek (3) 239.29 Johnny Weir (4) 236.06 Timothy Goebel (10) 222.572004 Johnny Weir (5) Michael Weiss (6) Matt Savoie (16)2003 Timothy Goebel (2) Michael Weiss (5) Ryan Jahnke (13)2002 Timothy Goebel (2) Michael Weiss (6) Matt Savoie (12)2001 Todd Eldredge (3) Timothy Goebel (4)2000 Michael Weiss (3) Timothy Goebel (11)1999 Michael Weiss (3) Timothy Goebel (12) Trifun Zivanovic (16)1998 Todd Eldredge (2) Michael Weiss (6)1997 Todd Eldredge (2) Michael Weiss (7) Dan Hollander (Group B, 18)1996 Todd Eldredge (1) Rudy Galindo (3) Dan Hollander (10)1995 Todd Eldredge (2) Scott Davis (7)1994 Scott Davis (7) Aren Nielsen (13)1993 Mark Mitchell (4) Scott Davis (6)1992 Christopher Bowman (4) Mark Mitchell (5) Todd Eldredge (7)1991 Todd Eldredge (3) Christopher Bowman (5) Paul Wylie (11)1990 Christopher Bowman (3) Todd Eldredge (5) Paul Wylie (10)1989 Christopher Bowman (2) Daniel Doran (7)1988 Brian Boitano (1) Christopher Bowman (5) Paul Wylie (9)1987 Brian Boitano (2) Christopher Bowman (7) Scott Williams (10)1986 Brian Boitano (1) Daniel Doran (8) Scott Williams (9)1985 Brian Boitano (3) Mark Cockerell (8)1984 Scott Hamilton (1) Brian Boitano (6) Mark Cockerell (13)1983 Scott Hamilton (1) Brian Boitano (7) Mark Cockerell (14)1982 Scott Hamilton (1) Robert Wagenhoffer (6) David Santee (8)1981 Scott Hamilton (1) David Santee (2) Robert Wagenhoffer (10)1980 Charles Tickner (3) David Santee (4) Scott Hamilton (5)1979 Charles Tickner (4) Scott Cramer (5) David Santee (8)1978 Charles Tickner (1) David Santee (6) Scott Hamilton (11)1977 David Santee (4) Charles Tickner (5) Scott Cramer (9)1976 David Santee (5) Terry Kubicka (6)1975 Gordon McKellen (5) Terry Kubicka (7)1974 Gordon McKellen (6) Terry Kubicka (12)1973 Gordon McKellen (7) Robert Bradshaw (12)1972 John Misha Petkevich (4) Kenneth Shelley (7) Gordon McKellen (8)1971 John Misha Petkevich (5) Kenneth Shelley (8) Gordon McKellen (9)1970 Tim Wood (1) John Misha Petkevich (5) Kenneth Shelley (8)1969 Tim Wood (1) Gary Visconti (4) John Misha Petkevich (5)1968 Tim Wood (2) Scott Allen (4) Gary Visconti (5)^2007 was the first World Championships not to include a qualifying round, thus IJS scores reflect only the short program and free skate.

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - U.S. FINISHERSMEN (continued) 1967 Gary Visconti (3) Scott Allen (5) Tim Wood (9)1966 Gary Visconti (3) Scott Allen (4) William Chapel (12)1965 Scott Allen (2) Gary Visconti (6) Tim Wood (13)1964 Scott Allen (4) Thomas Litz (6) Monty Hoyt (11)1963 Scott Allen (5) Monty Hoyt (11)1962 Monty Hoyt (6) Scott Allen (8)1961 Event not held1960 Bradley Lord (6) Gregory Kelley (9)1959 David Jenkins (1) Tim Brown (3) Bradley Lord (8) Robert Brewer (11)1958 David Jenkins (1) Tim Brown (2) Robert Brewer (10) Tom Moore (12)1957 David Jenkins (1) Tim Brown (2) Tom Moore (5) Robert Brewer (8)1956 Hayes Jenkins (1) Ronald Robertson (2) David Jenkins (3)1955 Hayes Jenkins (1) Ronald Robertson (2) David Jenkins (3) Hugh Graham (10)1954 Hayes Jenkins (1) James Grogan (2) David Jenkins (4) Ronald Robertson (5)1953 Hayes Jenkins (1) James Grogan (2) Ronald Robertson (4) Dudley Richards (6)1952 Richard Button (1) James Grogan (2) Hayes Jenkins (3) Dudley Richards (5)1951 Richard Button (1) James Grogan (2) Hayes Jenkins (4) Dudley Richards (5) Donald Laws (7)1950 Richard Button (1) Hayes Jenkins (3) Austin Holt (5)1949 Richard Button (1) James Grogan (4) Hayes Jenkins (6) Austin Holt (7)1948 Richard Button (1) John Lettengarver (4) James Grogan (5)1947 Richard Button (2)1940-1946 Event not held1937-1939 none1936 Robin Lee (8) Erle Reiter (11)1935 none1934 Gail Borden (8)1933 none1932 Roger Turner (5) James Madden (6) Robin Lee (9)1931 Roger Turner (2) George Hill (11)1930 Roger Turner (2) Gail Borden (6) James Lester Madden (7) William Nagle (8)1929 none1928 Roger Turner (5) Nathaniel Niles (10)

PAIRS2007 Rena Inoue (8) 163.97 Brooke Castile (12) 139.00 John Baldwin Ben Okolski2006 Rena Inoue (4) 183.17 Marcy Hinzmann (11) 140.22 John Baldwin Aaron Parchem2005 Rena Inoue (11) 155.64 Katie Orscher (12) 143.16 John Baldwin Garrett Lucash2004 Rena Inoue (10) Katie Orscher (13) John Baldwin Garrett Lucash2003 Tiffany Scott (9) Rena Inoue (10) Katie Orscher (16) Philip Dulebohn John Baldwin Garrett Lucash2002 Kyoko Ina (3) Tiffany Scott (7) John Zimmerman Philip Dulebohn2001 Kyoko Ina (7) Tiffany Scott (11) John Zimmerman Philip Dulebohn2000 Kyoko Ina (7) Tiffany Scott (9) John Zimmerman Philip Dulebohn1999 Kyoko Ina (9) Danielle Hartsell (10) Laura Handy (20) John Zimmerman Steve Hartsell Paul Binnebose1998 Jenni Meno (2) Shelby Lyons (10) Todd Sand Brian Wells1997 Kyoko Ina (4) Jenni Meno (5) Stephanie Stiegler (15) Jason Dungjen Todd Sand John Zimmerman1996 Jenni Meno (3) Kyoko Ina (6) Shelby Lyons (10) Todd Sand Jason Dungjen Brian Wells1995 Jenni Meno (3) Kyoko Ina (8) Todd Sand Jason Dungjen1994 Jenni Meno (6) Kyoko Ina (12) Karen Courtland (17) Todd Sand Jason Dungjen Todd Reynolds1993 Jenni Meno (5) Calla Urbanski (8) Todd Sand Rocky Marval1992 Calla Urbanski (7) Natasha Kuchiki (8) Jenni Meno (11) Rocky Marval Todd Sand Scott Wendland1991 Natasha Kuchiki (3) Calla Urbanski (9) Jenni Meno (10) Todd Sand Rocky Marval Scott Wendland1990 Kristi Yamaguchi (5) Natasha Kuchiki (11) Sharon Carz (13) Rudy Galindo Todd Sand Doug Williams1989 Kristi Yamaguchi (5) Natalie Seybold (8) Rudy Galindo Wayne Seybold1988 Gillian Wachsman (4) Jill Watson (6) Natalie Seybold (10) Todd Waggoner Peter Oppegard Wayne Seybold1987 Jill Watson (3) Gillian Wachsman (7) Peter Oppegard Todd Waggoner1986 Jill Watson (6) Gillian Wachsman (7) Natalie Seybold (8) Peter Oppegard Todd Waggoner Wayne Seybold 1985 Jill Watson (4) Natalie Seybold (9) Peter Oppegard Wayne Seybold 1984 Lea Ann Miller (10) William Fauver1983 Caitlin Carruthers (4) Lea Ann Miller (7) Jill Watson (11) Peter Carruthers William Fauver Burt Lancon1982 Caitlin Carruthers (3) Lea Ann Miller (8) Maria DiDomenico (10) Peter Carruthers William Fauver Burt Lancon1981 Caitlin Carruthers (5) Lea Ann Miller (10) Peter Carruthers William Fauver 1980 Caitlin Carruthers (7) Sheryl Franks (10) Peter Carruthers Michael Botticelli 1979 Tai Babilonia (1) Vicki Heasley (6) Sheryl Franks (9) Randy Gardner Robert Wagenhoffer Michael Botticelli1978 Tai Babilonia (3) Sheryl Franks/ (9) Gail Hamula (10) Randy Gardner Michael Botticelli Frank Sweiding1977 Tai Babilonia (3) Gail Hamula (7) Sheryl Franks (9) Randy Gardner Frank Sweiding Michael Botticelli1976 Tai Babilonia (5) Alice Cook (9) Randy Gardner William Fauver

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PAIRS (continued) 1975 Melissa Militano (6) Tai Babilonia (10) Johnny Johns Randy Gardner1973 Melissa Militano (8) Gale Fuhrman (13) Mark Militano Joel Fuhrman1974 Melissa Militano (8) Tai Babilonia (10) Johnny Johns Randy Gardner1972 JoJo Starbuck (3) Melissa Militano (9) Barbara Brown (14) Kenneth Shelley Mark Militano Douglas Berndt1971 JoJo Starbuck (3) Melissa Militano (6) Barbara Brown (11) Kenneth Shelley Mark Militano Douglas Berndt1970 JoJo Starbuck (5) Melissa Militano (8) Kenneth Shelley Mark Militano1969 Cynthia Kauffman (4) JoJo Starbuck (6) Melissa Militano (8) Ronald Kauffman Kenneth Shelley Mark Militano1968 Sandi Sweitzer (8) JoJo Starbuck (11) Betty Lewis (13) Roy Wagelein Kenneth Shelley Richard Gilbert1967 Cynthia Kauffman (3) Susan Behrens (7) Ronald Kauffman Roy Wagelein1966 Cynthia Kauffman (3) Susan Behrens (11) Ronald Kauffman Roy Wagelein1965 Vivian Joseph (2) Cynthia Kauffman (6) Joanne Heckert (9) Ronald Joseph Ronald Kauffman Gary Clark1964 Vivian Joseph (4) Cynthia Kauffman (7) Judianne Fotheringill (8) Ronald Joseph Ronald Kauffman Jerry Fotheringill1963 Judianne Fotheringill (7) Vivian Joseph (8) Patty Gustafson (9) Jerry Fotheringill Ronald Joseph Pieter Kollen1962 Dorothyann Nelson (8) Judianne Fotheringill (10) Pieter Kollen Jerry Fotheringill1961 Event not held1960 Nancy Ludington (6) Maribel Owen (10) Ronald Ludington Dudley Richards1959 Nancy Ludington (3) Maribel Owen (6) Gayle Freed (7) Ronald Ludington Dudley Richards Karl Freed1958 Nancy Ludington (5) Mary-Jane Watson (9) Ronald Ludington John Jarmon1957 Nancy Rouillard (4) Ronald Ludington1956 Carole Ormaca (4) Lucille Ash (6) Robin Greiner Sully Kothman1955 Carole Ormaca (4) Lucille Ash (8) Robin Greiner Sully Kothman1954 Carole Ormaca (4) Margaret Anne Graham (5) Robert Greiner Hugh Graham1952 Karol Kennedy (2) Janet Gerhauser (5) Caryl Johns (8) Peter Kennedy John Nightingale Jack Jost1951 Karol Kennedy (2) Janet Gerhauser (8) Peter Kennedy John Nightingale1950 Karol Kennedy (1) Irene Maguire (10) Peter Kennedy Walter Muehlbronner1949 Karol Kennedy (2) Ann Davies (3) Peter Kennedy Carleton Hoffner1948 Karol Kennedy (4) Yvonne Sherman (5) Peter Kennedy Robert Swenning1947 Karol Kennedy (2) Doris Noffke (6) Peter Kennedy Walter Noffke 1940-1946 Event not held1937-1939 none1936 Maribel Vinson (5) Grace Madden (6) George Hill James Madden1933-1935 none1932 Beatrix Loughran (3) Theresa Weld Blanchard (8) Sherwin Badger Nathaniel Niles

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - U.S. FINISHERSPAIRS (continued) 1931 Maribel Vinson (5) George Hill1930 Beatrix Loughran (3) Theresa Weld Blanchard (6) Edith Secord (8) Sherwin Badger Nathaniel Niles Joseph Savage1929 none1928 Beatrix Loughran (5) Theresa Weld Blanchard (7) Sherwin Badger Nathaniel Niles

ICE DANCING2007 Tanith Belbin (3) 195.46 Meryl Davis (7) 179.14 Melissa Gregory (10) 170.08 Ben Agosto Charlie White Denis Petukhov2006 Tanith Belbin (3) 196.74 Melissa Gregory (9) 171.06 Morgan Matthews (16) 152.97 Ben Agosto Denis Petukhov Maxim Zavozin2005 Tanith Belbin (2) 227.81 Melissa Gregory (11) 173.00 Ben Agosto Denis Petukhov2004 Tanith Belbin (5) Melissa Gregory (12) Ben Agosto Denis Petukhov2003 Tanith Belbin (7) Naomi Lang (8) Ben Agosto Peter Tchernyshev 2002 Naomi Lang (9) Tanith Belbin (13) Peter Tchernyshev Ben Agosto2001 Naomi Lang (9) Tanith Belbin (17) Peter Tchernyshev Ben Agosto2000 Naomi Lang (8) Jamie Silverstein (12) Peter Tchernyshev Justin Pekarek1999 Naomi Lang (10) Eve Chalom (17) Peter Tchernyshev Mathew Gates1998 Elizabeth Punsalan (6) Jessica Joseph (25) Jerod Swallow Charles Butler1997 Elizabeth Punsalan (6) Eve Chalom (17) Jerod Swallow Mathew Gates1996 Elizabeth Punsalan (7) Renee Roca (14) Jerod Swallow Gorsha Sur1995 Renee Roca (10) Gorsha Sur1994 Elizabeth Punsalan (12) Jerod Swallow1993 Renee Roca (11) Susan Wynne (15) Gorsha Sur Russ Witherby1992 April Sargent-Thomas (9) Rachel Mayer (15) Russ Witherby Peter Breen1991 April Sargent (9) Elizabeth Punsalan (11) Russ Witherby Jerod Swallow1990 Susan Wynne (4) April Sargent (8) Joseph Druar Russ Witherby1989 Susan Wynne (5) Joseph Druar1988 Susan Wynne (9) April Sargent (13) Joseph Druar Russ Witherby1987 Suzanne Semanick (5) Susan Wynne (12) Scott Gregory Joseph Druar1986 Suzanne Semanick (5) Renee Roca (6) Scott Gregory Donald Adair1985 Judy Blumberg (3) Renee Roca (11) Suzanne Semanick (12) Michael Seibert Donald Adair Scott Gregory1984 Judy Blumberg (3) Carol Fox (8) Elisa Spitz (11) Michael Seibert Richard Dalley Scott Gregory1983 Judy Blumberg (3) Elisa Spitz (7) Michael Seibert Scott Gregory1982 Judy Blumberg (4) Carol Fox (5) Elisa Spitz (8) Michael Seibert Richard Dalley Scott Gregory1981 Judy Blumberg (4) Carol Fox (6) Michael Seibert Richard Dalley

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ICE DANCING (continued) 1980 Judy Blumberg (6) Stacey Smith (8) Michael Seibert John Summers1979 Stacey Smith (9) Carol Fox (11) John Summers Richard Dalley1978 Carol Fox (8) Stacey Smith (9) Richard Dalley John Summers1977 Judi Genovesi (9) Susan Kelley (12) Kent Weigle Andrew Stroukoff1976 Colleen O’Connor (3) Judi Genovesi (13) Susan Kelley (18) Jim Millns Kent Weigle Andrew Stroukoff1975 Colleen O’Connor (2) Judi Genovesi (12) Jim Millns Kent Weigle1974 Colleen O’Connor (7) Anne Millier (13) Jim Millns Harvey Millier III1973 Mary Karen Campbell (6) Anne Millier (10) Johnny Johns Harvey Millier III1972 Judy Schwomeyer (3) Anne Millier (7) Mary Karen Campbell (10) James Sladky Harvey Millier III Johnny Johns1971 Judy Schwomeyer (3) Anne Millier (9) Mary Karen Campbell (10) James Sladky Harvey Millier III Johnny Johns1970 Judy Schwomeyer (2) Debbie Ganson (9) Anne Millier (10) James Sladky Bradley Hislop Harvey Millier III 1969 Judy Schwomeyer (3) Debbie Gerken (9) Joan Bitterman (10) James Sladky Raymond Tiedemann Brad Hislop1968 Judy Schwomeyer (4) Vicki Camper (7) James Sladky Eugene Heffron1967 Lorna Dyer (2) Judy Schwomeyer (8) Alma Davenport (9) John Carrel James Sladky Roger Berry1966 Kristin Fortune (2) Lorna Dyer (3) Susan Urban (11) Dennis Sveum John Carrell Stanley Urban1965 Lorna Dyer (3) Kristin Fortune (5) Susan Urban (7) John Carrell Dennis Sveum Stanley Urban1964 Lorna Dyer (5) Carole Mac Sween (6) Darlene Streich (8) John Carrell Robert Munz Charles Fetter1963 Sally Schantz (7) Lorna Dyer (8) Yvonne Littlefield (17) Stanley Urban John Carrell Peter Betts1962 Dorothyann Nelson (7) Yvonne Littlefield (8) Pieter Kollen Peter Betts1961 Event not held1960 Margie Ackles (4) Marilyn Meeker (5) Yvonne Littlefield (8) Charles Phillips Larry Pierce Roger Campbell1959 Andree Jacoby (2) Margie Ackles (4) Judy Lamar (9) Donald Jacoby Charles Phillips Ronald Ludington1958 Andree Anderson (3) Claire O’Neill (8) Donald Jacoby John Bejshak1957 Sharon McKenzie (3) Joan Zamboni (4) Carmel Bodel (7) Bert Wright Roland Junso Edward Bodel1956 Joan Zamboni (4) Carmel Bodel (6) Sidney Arnold (7) Roland Junso Edward Bodel Franklin Nelson1955 Carmel Bodel (4) Joan Zamboni (5) Phyllis Forney (6) Edward Bodel Roland Junso Martin Forney1954 Carmel Bodel (3) Virginia Hoyns (5) Phyllis Forney (6) Edward Bodel Donald Jacoby Martin Forney1953 Carol Peters (3) Virginia Hoyns (5) Carmel Bodel (7) Daniel Ryan Donald Jacoby Edward Bodel1952 Carol Peters (3) Carmel Bodel (4) Daniel Ryan Edward Bodel

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The ladies and men’s results from the 2007 World Championships below include only the top 24 finishers (those who qualified for the free skate). For complete results, please visit www.isu.org. The pairs and ice dancing results on page 200 include all competitors.

NAME CTRY FINAL SP SP PLACE FS FS

PLACE1 Miki Ando JPN 195.09 67.98 2 127.11 22 Mao Asada JPN 194.45 61.32 5 133.13 13 Yu-Na Kim KOR 186.14 71.95 1 114.19 44 Kimmie Meissner USA 180.23 64.67 4 115.56 35 Yukari Nakano JPN 168.92 60.62 7 108.30 66 Carolina Kostner ITA 168.92 67.15 3 101.77 97 Sarah Meier SUI 160.80 58.52 9 102.28 88 Susanna Poykio FIN 160.72 57.16 10 102.96 79 Emily Hughes USA 159.06 60.88 6 98.18 1310 Joannie Rochette CAN 158.98 49.85 16 109.13 511 Valentina Marchei ITA 153.60 51.88 14 101.72 1012 Julia Sebestyen HUN 153.50 59.98 8 93.52 1513 Elena Sokolova RUS 149.77 55.83 11 93.94 1414 Kiira Korpi FIN 149.47 49.63 17 99.84 1115 Alissa Czisny USA 147.74 49.43 18 98.31 1216 Arina Martinova RUS 145.28 54.69 12 90.59 1617 Elene Gedevanishvili GEO 144.40 53.97 13 90.43 1718 Elena Glebova EST 131.18 46.10 22 85.08 1819 Anastasia Gimazetdinova UZB 130.44 49.99 15 80.45 2020 Joanne Carter AUS 127.17 48.46 19 78.71 2121 Idora Hegel CRO 125.66 44.91 24 80.75 1922 Yan Liu CHN 123.22 46.59 21 76.63 2323 Tamar Katz ISR 122.51 45.66 23 76.85 2224 Mira Leung CAN 120.74 47.05 20 73.69 24

NAME CTRY FINAL SP SP PLACE FS FS

PLACE1 Brian Joubert FRA 240.85 83.64 1 157.21 32 Daisuke Takahashi JPN 237.95 74.51 3 163.44 13 Stephane Lambiel SUI 233.35 72.70 6 160.65 24 Tomas Verner CZE 226.25 70.45 9 155.80 45 Evan Lysacek USA 222.18 73.49 5 148.69 56 Jeffrey Buttle CAN 214.96 79.90 2 135.06 87 Nobunari Oda JPN 209.94 67.17 14 142.77 68 Johnny Weir USA 206.97 74.26 4 132.71 109 Kristoffer Berntsson SWE 206.29 66.09 15 140.20 7

10 Sergei Davydov BLR 203.05 70.72 8 132.33 1211 Alban Preaubert FRA 202.60 70.06 10 132.54 1112 Stefan Lindemann GER 198.78 65.40 16 133.38 913 Christopher Mabee CAN 195.38 71.33 7 124.05 1414 Yannick Ponsero FRA 192.63 68.76 12 123.87 1515 Ryan Bradley USA 188.90 62.88 19 126.02 1316 Emanuel Sandhu CAN 188.59 69.42 11 119.17 1617 Karel Zelenka ITA 180.10 63.81 17 116.29 1718 Jamal Othman SUI 178.39 63.71 18 114.68 2019 Sergei Voronov RUS 176.57 60.50 22 116.07 1920 Andrei Lutai RUS 175.46 59.37 24 116.09 1821 Igor Macypura SVK 174.94 61.25 21 113.69 2222 Gregor Urbas SLO 174.39 59.93 23 114.46 2123 Jialiang Wu CHN 170.10 67.70 13 102.40 2424 Anton Kovalevski UKR 169.27 61.61 20 107.66 23

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