International Teams Named For Upcoming Championships
(1/21/05) — U.S. Figure Skating has named the U.S. Team members for ladies, men's, pairs and ice dancing who will compete at the 2005 World Championships, Four Continents Championships, World Junior Championships, Triglav Trophy, Gardena Spring Trophy, and the Estonia International Dance Competition.
2005 U.S. World Team
Ladies
Michelle Kwan
Sasha Cohen
Jennifer Kirk
1st alt. - Beatrisa Liang
2nd alt. - Emily Hughes
3rd alt. - Alissa Czisny
Men
Johnny Weir
Timothy Goebel
Evan Lysacek
1st alt. - Matt Savoie
2nd alt. – Michael Weiss
3rd alt. – Shaun Rogers
Ice Dancing
Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto
Melissa Gregory & Denis Petukhov
1st alt. - Lydia Manon & Ryan O'Meara
2nd alt. – Morgan Matthews & Maxim Zavozin
3rd alt. – Kendra Goodwin & Brent Bommentre
Pairs
Katie Orscher & Garrett Lucash
Rena Inoue & John Baldwin
1st alt. – Tiffany Scott & Philip Dulebohn
2nd alt. – Amanda Evora & Mark Ladwig
3rd alt. – Jennifer Don & Jonathon Hunt
2005 U.S. Four Continents Team
Ladies
Jennifer Kirk
Beatrisa Liang
Amber Corwin
1st alt. - Danielle Kahle
2nd alt. Megan Williams-Stewart
3rd alt. – Jane Bugaeva
Men
Evan Lysacek
Matt Savoie
Derrick Delmore
1st alt. - Nicholas LaRoche
2nd alt. - Scott Smith
3rd alt. - Braden Overett
Ice Dancing
Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto
Melissa Gregory & Denis Petukhov
Lydia Manon & Ryan O'Meara
1st alt. – Morgan Matthews & Maxim Zavozin
2nd alt. – Kendra Goodwin & Brent Bommentre
3rd alt. – Kate Slattery & Chuen-Gun Lee
Pairs
Katie Orscher & Garrett Lucash
Rena Inoue & John Baldwin (withdrawn - injury 2/11/05)
Brooke Castile & Ben Okolski (2nd alternate added 2/11/05)
Amanda Evora & Mark Ladwig
1st alt. – Jennifer Don & Jonathon Hunt (declined, injury, 2/11/05)
3rd alt. – Brittany Vise & Nicholas Kole
2005 U.S. World Junior Team
Ladies
Kimmie Meissner
Emily Hughes
Alissa Czisny
1st alt. - Katy Taylor
2nd alt. - Megan Williams-Stewart
3rd alt. - Danielle Kahle
Men
Shaun Rogers
Jordan Brauninger
Dennis Phan (withdrawn-injury, 2/15/05)
Wesley Campbell (1st alternate added 2/15/05)
2nd alt. – Jason Wong
3rd alt. – Craig Ratterree
Ice Dancing
Morgan Matthews & Maxim Zavozin
Trina Pratt & Todd Gilles
1st alt. - Meryl Davis & Charlie White
2nd alt. – Caitlin Mallory & Brent Holdburg
3rd alt. – Kimmerly Lauten & Augie Hill
Pairs
Mariel Miller & Rockne Brubaker
Julia Vlassov & Drew Meekins
1st alt. – Brittany Vise & Nicholas Kole
2nd alt. – Brooke Castile & Ben Okolski
3rd alt. – Chloe Katz & Joseph Lynch
2005 Triglav Trophy Team
Novice Ladies
Rachael Flatt
Novice Men
Eliot Halverson
Alternate: Richard Dornbush
Junior Ladies
Megan Hyatt
Katrina Hacker
Alternate: Anna Peng
Junior Men
Adam Rippon
William Brewster
Alternate: Geoffry Varner
Pairs
Claire Davis & Nathan Miller
Bianca Butler & Joseph Jacobsen
1st alt. - Lisa Moore & Nicholas Girardi
2nd alt. - Molly Aaron & Taylor Toth
Gardena Spring Trophy
Junior Ladies
Sandra Jean Rucker
Tenile Victorsen
Alternate - Anna Peng
Junior Men
Craig Ratteree
Austin Kanallakan
Alternate: Geoffry Varner
Estonia International Dance Competition
Novice Dance
Blake Rosenthal & Calvin Taylor
Madison Hubbell & Keiffer Hubbell
