2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

The 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from January 12 to 19, 2003, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels. The results were part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2003 World Championships, 2003 Four Continents Championships, and 2003 World Junior Championships. At the senior level, Michael Weiss won the men's event, Michelle Kwan won the women's event, Tiffany Scott and Philip Dulebohn won the pairs event, and Naomi Lang and Peter Tchernyshev won the ice dance event. At the junior level, Dennis Phan won the men's event, Erica Archambault won the women's event, Amy Howerton and Steven Pottenger won the pairs event, and Morgan Matthews and Maxim Zavozin won the ice dance event.

"Disaster in Dallas"

The 2003 Nationals are generally considered to be one of the worst-skated championships in U.S. championships history with the name "Disaster in Dallas" being given to the event.
The senior men's and pairs competitions were the most notable "disaster" of the night. Johnny Weir, who had been in medal contention after the short program, hit the barrier during his free skating, got up and restarted his program, then had to withdraw, starting a long chain of bad skating in the men's free. Also, there were numerous errors in the pairs event.

International team selections

World Championships

	Men	Women	Pairs	Ice dance
1	Scott Smith	Ann Patrice McDonough
2	Matthew Savoie	Jenny Kirk
3	Parker Pennington	Yebin Mok

Four Continents Championships

	Men	Women	Pairs	Ice dance
1	Matthew Savoie	Yebin Mok
2	Parker Pennington	Amber Corwin
3	Evan Lysacek	Louann Donovan