Samiera Abou-Nasr

Born: November 20, 1991
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Training Town: St. Paul, Minnesota
Coach: Tom Incantalupo
Choreographer: Oleg Epstein, Svetlana Kulikova
Highlights: 2008 U.S. Championships 10th (novice), 2008 Pacific Coast Sectionals 2nd (novice), 2008 Northwest Pacific Coast Regionals 1st (notice)

Fast Fact: Samiera says her most defining moment was "relocating to a new city to further my skating career and competing at nationals."

Melissa Bulanhagui

Born: August 16, 1990
Hometown: Newark, Delaware
Training Town: Newark, Delaware
Coach: Karen Ludington, Ron Ludington, Kat Arbour
Choreographer: Karen Ludington
Highlights: 2008 U.S. Championships 8th, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Romania 2nd, 2006 Gardena Spring Trophy 1st (junior), 2006 U.S. Championships 3rd (junior)

Fast Fact: Melissa is very involved in community service. In addition to skating in shows supporting Hurricane Katrina, Blades Against AIDS and Edge Out Of Cancer, she also does food drives with her church.

Juliana Cannarozzo

Born: August 27, 1989
Hometown: Reading, Massachusetts
Training Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Coach: Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell
Choreographer: Jamie Isley, Mark Mitchell
Highlights: 2007 U.S. Championships 7th, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Norway 1st, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Hungary 1st

Alissa Czisny

Born: June 25, 1987
Hometown: Bowling Green, Ohio
Training Town: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Coach: Julianne Berlin, Elizabeth Swallow
Choreographer: David Wilson, Lori Nichol, Kurt Browning
Highlights: 2007 U.S. Championships 3rd, 2006 World Junior Championships 6th, 2005 Skate Canada 1st, 2005 Skate America 2nd

Alexe Gilles

Born: January 16, 1992
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Training Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coach: Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin, Jill Trenary
Choreographer:Catarina Lindgren
Highlights: 2008 U.S. Championships 1st (junior), 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final 6th, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Lake Placid 2nd, 2006 Midwestern Sectional 1st (junior)

Beatrisa Liang

Born: March 31, 1988
Hometown: Granada Hills, California
Training Town: El Segundo, California
Coach: Frank Carroll, Ken Congemi
Choreographer: Lori Nichol, Braden Overett
Highlights: 2008 World Championships 10th, 2007 U.S. Championships 4th, 2006 NHK Trophy 4th, 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy 1st, 2006 Four Continents Championship 3rd

Fast Fact: Beatrisa, who also goes by Bebe, had her life filmed throughout the 2005-2006 season for the documentary series "Ice Diaries," which aired on The Learning Channel.

Mirai Nagasu

Born: April 16, 1993
Hometown: Arcadia, California
Training Town: Burbank, California and Pasadena, California
Coach: Charlene Wong, Sasha Kuchiki, Sondra Holmes, Bob Paul, Jim Yorke
Choreographer: Lori Nichol
Highlights: 2008 World Junior Championships 3rd, 2008 U.S. Championships 1st, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final 1st, 2007 World Junior Championships 2nd, 2007 U.S. Championships 1st (junior)

Fast Fact: Before her win at the 2007 U.S. Championships, her only experience at the national level came in 2005 when she qualified as an intermediate but failed to get past the first round. She won the senior national championship in January 2008.

Brittney Rizo

Born: February 27, 1991
Hometown: Braintree, Massachusetts
Training Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Coach: Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson
Choreographer: Mark Mitchell
Highlights: 2008 AEGON Challenge Cup 1st (junior), 2008 U.S. Championships 3rd (junior), 2006 U.S. Championships 3rd (novice)

Fast Fact: She started skating at age 4 after going to a synchronized skating competition to watch her aunt, who was a Haydenette.

Katy Taylor

Born: October 22, 1989
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Training Town: Houston, Texas and Sugar Land, Texas
Coach: Jana Conter, Mark Poole
Choreographer: Lee Ann Miller, Tammy Janoschak, Peter Tchernyshev
Highlights: 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd, 2006 Four Continents Championship 1st, 2006 U.S. Championships 4th

Fast Fact: Katy, an alternate for the 2006 Olympic team, has a Hummer sticker on her skate because she is putting her prize money toward the purchase of a hot pink Hummer.

Ashley Wagner

Born: May 16, 1991
Hometown: Alexandria, Virginia
Training Town: Alexandria, Virginia
Coach: Shirley Hughes
Choreographer: Jill Shipstad-Thomas
Highlights: 2008 World Championships 16th, 2008 Four Continents 8th, 2008 U.S. Championships 3rd, 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard 3rd, 2007 World Junior Championships 3rd, 2007 U.S. Championships 3rd (junior), 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final 2nd

Fast Fact: Ashley, the daughter of a retired Army lieutenant colonel, was born in Heidelberg, Germany. The Wagner family moved six times before settling in Alexandria, Va.

Lindsey Weber

Born: January 1, 1984
Hometown: Shelby Township, Michigan
Training Town: St. Clair Shores, Michigan and Lakewood, Ohio
Coaches: Roberta Santora-Mitchel, Carol Heiss-Jenkins
Choreographers: Simone Grigorscu
Highlights: 2007 U.S. Collegiate Championships 2nd, 2002 Finlandia Trophy 7th, 2001 Gardena Spring Trophy 6th, 2001 U.S. Championships 3rd (junior)

Fast Fact: After the 2005 Midwestern Sectional Championships, Lindsey underwent surgery to repair a disc tear in her back.

Christine Zukowski

Born: August 9, 1989
Hometown: Newark, Delaware
Training Town: Newark, Delaware
Coach: Priscilla Hill, Carla Briccotto
Choreographer: Natalia Linichuk
Highlights: 2006 NHK Trophy 5th, 2006 World Junior Championships 3rd, 2006 U.S. Championships 6th

Fast Fact: Christine began skating after watching Nancy Kerrigan win the silver medal at the 1994 Olympics.

Jeremy Abbott

Born: June 5, 1985
Hometown: Aspen, Colorado
Training Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coach: Tom Zakrajsek, Damon Allen, Becky Calvin
Choreographer: Tom Dickson, Kurt Browning, Damon Allen, Jeremy Abbott
Highlights: 2008 World Championships 11th, 2008 Four Continents Championship 5th, 2008 U.S. Championships 4th, 2007 Four Continents Championship 3rd, 2007 U.S. Championships 4th, 2006 Finlandia Trophy 1st, 2005 U.S. Championships 1st (junior)

Fast Fact: Jeremy is inspired to skate by his family "because of all of their support and hard work that they put in for my skating."

Stephen Carriere

Born: June 15, 1989
Hometown: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Training Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Coach: Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson
Choreographer: Mark Mitchell, Jamie Isley
Highlights: 2008 World Championships 10th, 2008 Four Continents Championship 4th, 2008 U.S. Championships 3rd, 2007 NHK Trophy 3rd, 2007 World Junior Championships 1st, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final 1st, 2005 U.S. Championships 1st (junior)

Fast Fact: Stephen won his two events on the 2006 Junior Grand Prix circuit before winning the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Richard Dornbush

Born: August 27, 1991
Hometown: Corona, California
Training Town: Riverside, California
Coach: Tammy Gambill
Choreographer: Braden Overett
Highlights: 2008 U.S. Championships 4th (junior), 2007 U.S. Championships 8th (junior), 2006 North American Challenge Skate 3rd (junior), 2006 Pacific Coast Sectional 1st (novice)

Fast Fact: At the 2007 U.S. Championships, Richard rebounded from a 13th place short program to skate the fourth best long program of the junior men's event.

Eliot Halverson

Born: November 8, 1990
Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota
Training Town: St. Paul, Minnesota
Coach: Ted Engelking, Ann Eidson
Choreographer: Eliot Halverson, Svetlana Kulikova
Highlights: 2007 U.S. Championships 1st (junior), 2006 Junior Grand Prix The Hauge 3rd, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Hungary 3rd, 2006 U.S. Championships 1st (novice)

Fast Fact: Eliot, who was adopted from Bogata, Colombia, arrived in America on Mother's Day. His siblings are also adopted.

Ryan Jahnke

Born: March 21, 1978
Hometown: Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Training Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coach: Diana Ronayne, Hoon Kim
Choreographer: Tom Dickson
Highlights: 2005 Grand Prix Final 6th, 2005 Skate America 2nd

Fast Fact: In 2006, Ryan was elected to be one of the three athlete representatives on the 15 member U.S. Figure Skating Board of Directors.

Austin Kanallakan

Born: May 23, 1991
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Training Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado and Hackensack, New Jersey
Coach: Nikoli Morozov, Damon Allen, Delilah Sappenfield
Choreographer: Nikoli Morozov
Highlights: 2007 U.S. Championships 3rd (junior), 2006 Junior Grand Prix Norway 1st, 2006 Junior Grand Prix France, 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final 2nd, 2005 U.S. Championships 1st (novice)

Fast Fact: Austin's father is a former all-star baseball player and his mother was once on a national champion volleyball team.

Nicholas LaRoche

Born: July 29, 1983
Hometown: Gardner, Massachusetts
Training Town: El Segundo, California
Coach: Burt Lancon
Choreographer: Christy Curtis Buss
Highlights: 2006 Finlandia Trophy 6th, 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd, 2002 U.S. Championships 1st (junior)

Fast Fact: In 2001, Nicholas moved to Los Angeles "in seek of better training and a new coach." He won nationals as a junior the next year.

Evan Lysacek

Born: June 4, 1985
Hometown: Naperville, Illinois
Training Town: El Segundo, California
Coach: Frank Carroll
Choreographer: Lori Nichol
Highlights: 2008 Four Continents Championship 3rd, 2008 U.S. Championships 1st, 2007 Grand Prix Final 3rd, 2007 Cup of China 2nd, 2007 Skate America 2nd, 2007 Four Continents Championship 1st, 2007 U.S. Championships 1st, 2006 Cup of China 1st, 2006 World Championships 3rd, 2006 Winter Olympic Games 4th, 2005 World Championships 3rd

Fast Fact: Since moving to Los Angeles in 2003, Evan has kept his Illinois cell phone number because it ends in the the digits 2006, the year that brought him his Olympic team berth and first Grand Prix title.

Armin Mahbanoozadeh

Born: August 15, 1991
Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia
Training Town: Reston, Virginia
Coach: Traci Coleman
Choreographer: Nathan Birch
Highlights: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final 3rd, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Croatia 2nd, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Lake Placid 1st, 2007 U.S. Championships 1st (novice)

Fast Fact: Armin lists his favorite food as Potbelly's chicken salad sandwich. His favorite drink is a strawberry smoothie.

Daisuke Murakami

Born: January 15, 1991
Hometown: Kanagawa, Japan
Training Town: Riverside, California
Coach: Tammy Gambill
Choreographer: Wendy Burge, Felicia Beck
Highlights: 2006 Junior Grand Prix Mexico 3rd, 2006 U.S. Championships 4th (junior), 2004 Triglav Trophy 1st (novice)

Fast Fact: Daisuke, nicknamed Dice, is a two-time recipient of the Michael Weiss Foundation scholarship.

Daniel O'Shea

Born: February 13, 1991
Hometown: Gurnee, Illinois
Training Town: Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Coach: Sandra Delfs, Alex Ouriashev, Rob Peal
Choreographer: Susie Wynne, Paul Wylie
Highlights: 2008 AEGON Challenge Cup (junior) 2nd, 2008 U.S. Championships (novice) 1st, 2007 Midwestern Sectional (novice) 1st

Fast Fact: Before the 2008 U.S. Championships, Daniel's das told him he would buy him a puppy if he won. Danny now has a golden retriever.

Parker Pennington

Born: September 13, 1984
Hometown: Windsor, Connecticut
Training Town: Fairfax, Virginia
Coach: Audrey Weisiger, Chris Conte, Ross Lansel, Nick Perna
Choreographer: Nikolai Morosov and Pasquale Camarlengo
Highlights: 2007 Finlandia Trophy 2nd, 2007 U.S. Championships 7th, 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd, 2003 Junior Grand Prix Poland 1st, 2001 U.S. Championships 1st (junior)

Fast Fact: Parker's motto is, "Always believe. If you can believe, you can dream. And acting on those dreams can make miracles happen."

Douglas Razzano

Born: October 22, 1988
Hometown: Chandler, Arizona
Training Town: Scottsdale, Arizona
Coach: Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret, Grant Rorvick
Choreographer: Doug Ladret
Highlights: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final 4th, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Britian 2nd, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Estonia 4th, 2005 U.S. Championships 4th (junior)

Fast Fact: The celebrity Douglas would most like to meet is Lance Armstrong because he overcame obstacles and still became a champion.

Adam Rippon

Born: November 11, 1989
Hometown: Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Training Town: Hackensack, New Jersey
Coach: Nikolai Morosov
Choreographer: Nikolai Morosov
Highlights: 2008 World Junior Championships 1st, 2008 U.S. Championships 1st (junior), 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final 1st, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Bulgaria 2nd, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Romania 1st, 2005 Triglav Trophy 1st (junior), 2005 U.S. Championships 2nd (novice)

Fast Fact: Among the musicians that Adam listens to is Gladys Knight, Akon, Natasha Bedingfield, Counting Crows and Black Eyed Peas.

Scott Smith

Born: October 19, 1981
Hometown: Sandy Spring, Maryland
Training Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Coach: Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson
Choreographer: Lori Nichol, Nikolai Morozov
Highlights: 2007 Cup of China 4th, 2007 U.S. Championships 5th, 2006 Cup of China 4th, 2005 Ondrej Nepela Memorial Trophy 1st, 2003 U.S. Championships 4th, 1998 U.S. Championships 1st (junior)

Fast Fact: Scott was a member of the U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team in 2000.

Johnny Weir

Born: July 2, 1984
Hometown: Quarryville, Pennsylvania
Training Town: Wayne, New Jersey
Coach: Galina Zmievskaya, Nina Petrenko
Choreographer: Faye Kitarieva, Denis Petukhov
Highlights: 2008 World Championships 3rd, 2008 U.S. Championships 2nd, 2007 Grand Prix Final 4th, 2007 Cup of Russia 1st, 2007 Cup of China 1st, 2007 U.S. Championships 3rd, 2006 Winter Olympic Games 5th, 2006 U.S. Championships 1st, 2005 U.S. Championships 1st, 2004 U.S. Championships 1st

Fast Fact: When Johnny began skating at age 12, he had to choose between figure skating lessons and competitive horseback riding.

Jason Wong

Born: June 22, 1986
Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky
Training Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Coach: Lisa Coppola, Tom Lescinski
Choreographer: Sebastian Britten, Jamie Isley
Highlights: 2004 U.S. Championships 2nd (junior), 2003 Triglav Trophy 2nd (novice)

Fast Fact: Jason, who lists Kelly Clarkson and Creed among his favorite music, is studying graphic design and technology at Emmanuel College.

Bianca Butler and Joseph Jacobsen

Born: September 2, 1989 and February 9, 1987
Hometown: Dana Point, California and Lake Arrowhead, California
Training Town: Aliso Viejo, California
Coach: Angela Nikodinov
Choreographer: Renee Roca
Highlights: 2008 World Junior Championships 11th, 2008 U.S. Championships 9th, 2007 U.S. Championships 2nd (junior), 2005 Junior Grand Prix Andorra 1st, 2005 Junior Grand Prix Japan 3rd, 2005 U.S. Championships 2nd (novice)

Fast Fact: Bianca would like to be a fashion designer. Joe wants to go into real estate development before starting a political career.

Brynn Carman and Christopher Knierim

Born: November 26, 1994 and November 5, 1987
Hometown: Centennial, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado
Training Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coach: Dalilah Sappenfield
Choreographer: Dalilah Sappenfield
Highlights: 2008 U.S. Championships 1st (novice), 2007 Midwestern Sectional Championships 1st (novice), 2007 U.S. Championships 4th (novice), 2007 Midwestern Sectional Championships 2nd (novice)

Fast Fact: When she is done with skating, Brynn wants to become a doctor. Chris, who works at Sears automotive, would like to earn a degree in auto technology.

Brooke Castile and Benjamin Okolski

Born: May 31, 1986 and November 12, 1984
Hometown: Grosse Pointe, Michigan and Ann Arbor, Michigan
Training Town: Canton, Michigan
Coach: Johnny Johns
Choreographer: Marina Zoueva
Highlights: 2008 World Championships 11th, 2008 Four Continents Championship 3rd, 2008 U.S. Championships 3rd, 2007 Four Continents Championship 5th, 2007 World Championships 12th, 2007 U.S. Championships 1st, 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy 1st, 2004 Junior Grand Prix France 3rd, 2004 U.S. Championships 2nd (junior)

Fast Fact: Brooke designs the costumes for the pair. Eventually, she would like to go to art and design school while Ben would also like to earn his college degree.

Brittany Chase and Andrew Speroff

Born: February 27, 1993 and May 19, 1988
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado
Training Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coach: Dalilah Sappenfeld, Lei'Ina McLaughlin
Choreographer: Dalilah Sappenfield
Competitive Highlights: 2008 U.S. Championships 2nd (novice), 2007 Midwestern Sectional Championships 2nd (novice)

Fast Fact: To skate with Andrew in the 2007-2008 qualifying season, Brittany had to pass all four of her pairs tests in one week.

Chelsi Guillen and Danny Curzon

Born: May 28, 1993 and May 19, 1987
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona and Phoenix, Arizona
Training Town: Scottsdale, Arizona
Coach: Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret
Choreographer: Doug Ladret
Highlights: 2008 World Junior Championships 10th, 2008 U.S. Championships 3rd (junior), 2007 Pacific Coast Sectionals 1st (junior), 2007 Junior Grand Prix Britain 10th, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Estonia 9th, 2007 U.S. Championships 8th (junior), 2006 Pacific Coast Sectionals 2nd (junior)

Fast Fact: Danny would like to teach high school English after earning his English degree from Arizona State University, the same college that Chelsi wants to attend.

Chloe Katz and Joseph Lynch

Born: March 16, 1986 and May 29, 1985
Hometown: Sea Cliff, New York and Wantagh, New York
Training Town: Bellmore, New York and Canton, Michigan
Coach: Adam Leib, Johnny Johns
Choreographer: Sheryl Franks, Marina Zoueva
Highlights: 2008 U.S. Championships 8th, 2007 Eastern Sectional Championships 2nd, 2006 Eastern Sectional Championships 2nd, 2005 U.S. Championships 3rd (junior), 2003 Junior Grand Prix Long Beach 5th

Fast Fact: Chloe and Joseph are both studying sports management at New York University in New York City.

Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker

Born: September 25, 1992 and June 21, 1986
Hometown: Los Angeles, California and Algonoquin, Illinois
Training Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coach: Dalilah Sappenfeld, Lei'Ina McLaughlin
Choreographer: Dalilah Sappenfield
Competitive Highlights: 2008 U.S. Championships 1st, 2007 NHK Trophy 2nd, 2007 Cup of China 2nd, 2007 World Junior Championships 1st, 2007 U.S. Championships 1st (junior), 2006  Junior Grand Prix Final 1st, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Chinese Taipei 1st, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Hungary 1st

Fast Fact: If Keauna and Rockne could meet any celebrities, she would choose Angelina Jolie while he would choose Lance Armstrong.

Naomi Nari Nam and Themistocles Leftheris

Born: July 6, 1985 and December 20, 1982
Hometown: Irvine, California and Long Beach, California
Training Town: Artesia, California
Coach: Peter Oppegard, Karen Kwan-Oppegard
Choreographer: Peter Oppegard
Highlights: 2007 U.S. Championships 3rd, 2006 Skate America 3rd, 2005 U.S. Championships 5th, 2005 Pacific Coast Sectionals 1st

Fast Fact: Naomi and Themi read an inspirational quote, from a book Naomi owns, everyday during a competition.

Jessica Rose Paetsch and Jon Nuss

Born: January 31, 1993 and June 22, 1987
Hometown: Centennial, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado
Training Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coach: Dalilah Sappenfield, Becky Bradley, Lei'Ina McLaughlin, Larry Ibarra
Choreographer: Dalilah Sappenfield
Highlights: 2008 World Junior Championships 5th, 2008 U.S. Championships 1st (junior), 2007 Junior Grand Prix Germany 1st, 2007 U.S. Championships 3rd (junior), 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final 3rd, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Chinese Taipei 3rd, 2006 U.S. Championship 1st (novice)

Fast Fact: Jessica Rose skated with Brady Miller from 2002-2005.  Jon skated with his younger sister Kristin from 2001-2004.

Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent

Born: February 2, 1986 and March 21, 1980
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado
Training Town: Scottsdale, Arizona
Coach: Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret, Julie Patterson
Choreographer: Doug Ladret, Tiffany Vise, Derek Trent
Highlights: 2008 Four Continents Championship 8th, 2008 U.S. Championships 4th, 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard 4th, 2007 Skate Canada 5th, 2007 U.S. Championships 5th, 2007 Midwestern Sectional Championships 1st, 2006 Skate Canada 5th, 2006 Skate America 6th

Fast Fact: While Tiffany is studying kinesiology at Scottsdale Community College, Derek is studying for his masters in international business from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Stephanie Ellis and Ian RossFrye

Born: May 12, 1986 and February 8, 1980
Hometown: Encinitas, California and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Training Town: San Jose, California
Coach: Marina Klimova, Sergei Ponomarenko
Choreographer: Marina Klimova
Highlights: 2006 U.S. Championships 13th, 2006 Pacific Coast Sectionals 4th, 2005 U.S. Championships 10th

Fast Fact: Stephanie and Ian once threw out the first pitch at a San Jose Giants baseball game.

Jamie Silverstein and Ryan O'Meara

Born: December 23, 1983 and January 5, 1984
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Phoenix, Arizona
Training Town: Canton, Michigan
Coach: Igor Shpilband, Louis Soma, Marina Zoueva
Choreographer: Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva
Highlights: 2006 Olympic Games 16th, 2006 Four Continents Championship Championship 6th, 2006 U.S. Championships 3rd

Fast Fact: After competing for one season, Jamie and Ryan announced their decision to take time off from competitive skating.  She is now a college student while he is an ice dancing director.

Dan Hollander

Born: May 9, 1972
Hometown: Huntington Woods, Michigan
Training Town: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Coach: Mitch Moyer
Choreographer: J. Scott Driscol, Simone Grigorescu, Stephanie Pizzo
Highlights: 1997 NHK Trophy 4th, 1997 Karl Schaefer Memorial 1st, 1997 U.S. Championships 3rd, 1996 U.S. Championships 3rd

Fast Fact: In addition to performing with Champions on Ice, Dan owns a company, Dan Hollander Productions, which produces skating seminars, shows and related events.

Kyoko Ina and John Zimmerman

Born: October 10, 1972 and November 26, 1973
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan and Birmingham, Alabama
Training Town: Hackensack, New Jersey
Coach: Tamara Moskvina, Igor Moskvin
Choreographer: Artur Dmitriev, Tamara Moskvina, Alexander Zhulin
Highlights: 2002 World Championships 3rd, 2002 Olympic Games 5th, 2002 U.S. Championships 1st, 2001 U.S. Championships 1st

Fast Fact: Before teaming up in summer 1998, Kyoko and John medaled at the U.S. Championships with other partners.

Michael Kuluva

Born: May 6
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Training Town: El Segundo, California
Coach: Frank Carroll
Choreographer: Cindy Stuart, Russ Witherby
Highlights: 2001 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships 6th, 1999 Pacific Coast Sectionals 9th, 1998 Junior Olympics 7th

Fast Fact: Michael designs clothing for his label Crown Prince Couture. It has been worn by celebrities including Ricky Martin, Ryan Seacrest and Jessica Simpson.