The 1988
U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is ofte ...
took place between January 4 and 10, 1988 in
Denver
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,
Colorado
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. Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth) in four disciplines –
men's singles, ladies' singles,
pair skating
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, and
ice dancing
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– across three levels: senior, junior, and novice.
The event was one of the criteria used to select the U.S. teams for the
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, MohkÃnsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts†...
,
[ as well as the 1988 World Championships.
]
Senior results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
Junior results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
Novice results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
References
External links
Ladies' results
Pairs' results
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January 1988 sports events in the United States