US Championships - St Louis (December 19-21, 2008)

[Laura (Lori)]

U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS:
St. Louis (Chesterfield) Missouri
December 19-21, 2008

The US Championships determined the new National Team - the top 5 represented the USA in the World Championships (Vienna, Austria - March 6-8, 2009) and the World Team Championships (Heerenveen, Netherlands, March 14-15, 2009) - the top 6 represented the USA in World Cup 5 (Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb 6-8, 2009) and World Cup 6 (Dresden, Germany, Feb 13-15, 2009).

RESULTS:

LADIES:
National Champion: Katherine Reutter
2) Kimberly Derrick
3) Jessica Smith
4) Allison Baver
5) Lana Gehring
6) Maria Garcia

MEN:
National Champion: Apolo Anton Ohno
2) J.R. Celski
3) Jeff Simon
4) Jordan Malone
5) Ryan Bedford
6) Travis Jayner

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MEDALISTS:
1500M:
LADIES:
Gold: Katherine Reutter
Silver: Kimberly Derrick
Bronze: Jessica Smith

MEN:
Gold: Apolo Ohno
Silver: Jeff Simon
Bronze: J.R. Celski

500M:
LADIES:
Gold: Kimberly Derrick
Silver: Maria Garcia
Bronze: Alyson Dudek

MEN:
Gold: Travis Jayner
Silver: Jordan Malone
Bronze: Apolo Ohno

1000M:
LADIES:
Gold: Katherine Reutter
Silver: Kimberly Derrick
Bronze: Jessica Smith

MEN:
Gold: Apolo Ohno
Silver: J.R. Celski
Bronze: Ryan Bedford

3000M Super Final
LADIES:
Gold: Katherine Reutter
Silver: Allison Baver
Bronze: Kimberly Derrick

MEN:
Gold: Apolo Ohno
Silver: J.R. Celski
Bronze: Jordan Malone

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INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
HOW DID YOUR FAVORITE SKATER DO?

How the competition was run: Skaters who were not pre-qualified competed in a skate-in 9-lap time trial on Thursday (this is sort-of like a 'walk-on' athlete in college sports - often it is a skater who is coming back from an injury and did not have a chance to pre-qualify during the season). Those who made the qualifying time were allowed to compete in Friday's 9-lap time trials (points and medals were awarded for these time trials). The top 16 skaters in Friday's time trials continued in the competition as Group 1, with a chance to make the National Team; those who did not qualify have the option to compete in Group 2. In this particular competition, all 4 ladies who did not advance to Group 1 competed in Group 2, but none of the Group 2 men competed beyond the time trials…

(DNQ = Did Not Qualify; DNS = Did Not Skate; TT = Time Trial; DQ = Disqualified; Grp = Group)
(A) = A Final; (B) = B Final; (C) = C Final; (D) = D Final

LADIES:
BARTLETT, Erin - DNQ for Grp 1; TT - 19th; Grp 2 results: 1500M - 1st; 500M - DQ; 1000M - 2nd; 3000M - 1st
BAVER, Allison - 4th Overall; TT - Bronze; 1500M - 1st(B); 500M - 4th(A); 1000M - DQ (Semis); 3000M - Silver(A)
BIONDO, Kristen - 10th Overall; TT - 12th; 1500M - 3rd(B); 500M - 2nd(D); 1000M - 1st(C); 3000M - 3rd(B)
DERRICK, Kimberly - Silver Overall; TT - Silver; 1500M - Silver(A); 500M - Gold(A); 1000M - Silver(A); 3000M - Bronze(A)
DUDEK, Alyson - 7th Overall; TT - 7th; 1500M - 4th(A); 500M - Bronze(A); 1000M - DQ (Semis); 3000M - 8th(A)
ELLIOTT, Sarah - registered, but did not skate…
FREDERICK, Tamara - 16th Overall; TT - 15th; 1500M - 4th(C); 500M - 4th(D); 1000M - 3rd(D); 6th(B)
GARCIA, Maria - 6th Overall; TT - 9th; 1500M - 6th(A); 500M - Silver(A); 1000M - 1st(B); 3000M - 7th(A)
GEHRING, Lana - 5th Overall; TT - 4th; 1500M - 5th(A); 500M - 1st(B); 1000M - 4th(A); 3000M - 6th(A)
GRACE, Mary - 8th Overall; TT - 6th; 1500M - 4th(B); 500M - 2nd(B); 1000M - 2nd(B); 3000M - 5th(A)
IZYKOWSKI, Morgan - DNQ for Grp 1; TT - 17th; Grp 2 results: 1500M - 2nd; 500M - 3rd; 1000M - DQ; 3000M - 3rd
JAWORSKI, Lezleigh - 12th Overall; TT - 13th; 1500M - 2nd(C); 500M - 3rd(C); 1000M - 3rd(C); 3000M - 4th(B)
KOENIG, Tina - 14th Overall; TT - 11th; 1500M - 6th(B); 500M - 1st(D); 1000M - 4th(C); 3000M - 8th(B)
LABOURDETTE, Vicky - 11th Overall; TT - 10th; 1500M - 2nd(B); 500M - 4th(C); 1000M - DQ(Semis); 3000M - 2nd(B)
MILAN, Sophia - DNQ for Grp 1; TT - 18th; Grp 2 results: 1500M - 4th; 500M - 2nd; 1000M - 3rd; 3000M - 4th
REUTTER, Katherine - Gold Overall; TT - 1st; 1500M - Gold(A); 500M - DQ(Semis); 1000M - Gold(A); 3000M - Gold(A)
SKROCKI, Rachel - 15th Overall; TT - 16th; 1500M - 3rd(C); 500M - 3rd(D); 1000M - 1st(D); 3000M - 5th(B)
SMITH, Jessica - Bronze Overall; TT - 5th; 1500M - Bronze(A); 500M - 3rd(B); 1000M - Bronze(A); 3000M - 4th(A)
TODD, Kirsten - DNQ for Grp 1; TT - 20th; Grp 2 results: 1500M - 3rd; 500M - 1st; 1000M - 1st; 3000M - 2nd
WILKINS, Cherise - 13th Overall; TT - 14th; 1500M - 1st(C); 500M - 2nd(C); 1000M - 2nd(C); 1000M - 2nd(D); 3000M - 7th(B)
WILSON, Carly - 9th Overall; TT - 8th; 1500M - 5th(B); 500M - 1st(C); 3000M - 1st(B)

MEN:
ALVAREZ, Eddy - 9th Overall; TT - 9th; 1500M - 1st (B); 500M - 1st (C); 1000M - 1st (C); 3000M - 1st (B)
BEDFORD, Ryan - 5th Overall; TT - 8th; 1500M - 4th (A); 500M - 1st (B); 1000M - Bronze (A); 3000M - 7th (A)
CANO, Sebastian - DNQ for Friday Time Trials
CARR, Kyle - DNQ for Grp 1 (TT - 18th); DNS in Grp 2
CELSKI, J.R. - Silver Overall; TT - Silver; 1500M - Bronze (A); 500M - 4th (A); 1000M - Silver (A); 3000M - Silver (A)
CHO, Simon - DNQ for Group 1 (TT - 21st); DNS in Group 2
CREVELING, Chris - 16th Overall; TT - 12th; 1500M - DQ (Semis); 500M - 2nd (C); 1000M - DQ (Semis); 3000M - 5th (B)
GARCIA, Jonathan - DNQ for Grp 1 (TT - 22nd); DNS in Grp 2
GEMINDER, Kevin - DNQ for Grp 1 (TT - 20th); DNS in Grp 2
GRAY, Derek - DNQ for Friday Time Trials
HAUN, Kyle - DNQ for Group 1 (TT - 17th); DNS in Group 2
JAYNER, Travis - 6th Overall; TT - 7th; 1500M - DQ (Semis); 500M - Gold (A); 1000M - 3rd (B); 3000M - 6th (A)
KIRKPATRICK, Levi - 14th Overall; TT - 15th; 1500M - 2nd (C); 500M - 5th (B); 1000M - 3rd (C); 3000M - 7th (B)
LAWRENCE, Robert - 8th Overall; TT - 10th; 1500M - 6th (A); 500M - 4th (B); 1000M - 4th (B); 3000M - 8th (A)
LEVEILLE, Ryan - 12th Overall; TT - 6th; 1500M - 2nd (B); 500M - DQ (Quarters); 1000M - DNS in any final; 3000M - DNS
LINDSEY, Joey - 13th Overall; TT - 11th; 1500M - 4th (B); 500M - DQ (Quarters); 1000M - 2nd (C); 3000M - 4th (B)
LOBELLO, Anthony - 7th Overall; TT - Bronze; 1500M - DQ (Semis); 500M - 3rd (B); 1000M - 1st (B); 3000M - 4th (A)
MALONE, Jordan - 4th Overall; TT - 5th; 1500M - 1st (C); 500M - Silver (A); 1000M - 2nd (B); 3000M - Silver (A)
McLAUGHLIN, Chris - DNQ for Grp 1 (TT - 23rd), DNS in Group 2
OHNO, Apolo - Gold Overall; TT - Gold; 1500M - Gold (A); 500M - Bronze (A); 1000M - Gold (A); 3000M - Gold (A)
RODOWSKY, James - 15th Overall; TT - 14th; 1500M - 5th (B); 500M - 4th (C); 1000M - 1st (D); 3000M - 6th (B)
RUSK, Walter - DNQ for Friday Time Trials
SERMENO, Jonathan - 11th Overall; TT - 16th; 1500M - 3rd (B); 500M - 3rd (C); 1000M - 2nd (D); 3000M - 2nd (B)
SIMON, Jeff - Bronze Overall; TT - 4th; 1500M - Silver (A); 500M - 2nd (B); 1000M - DQ (A); 3000M - 5th (A)
SINAK, Levi - DNQ for Friday Time Trials
UYEHARA, Kyle - DNQ for Grp 1 (TT - 19th); DNS in Grp 2
WINSLOW, Barry - 10th Overall; TT - 13th; 1500M - 5th (A); 500M - DQ (Semis); 1000M - DQ (C); 3000M - 3rd (B)