Michael Chack

Michael Chack (born August 25, 1971)[1] is an American former competitive figure skater. He won gold medals at four senior international events, Nebelhorn Trophy, Karl Schäfer Memorial, Piruetten, and Winter Universiade, and one bronze, at the 1994 Trophée de France. Chack also won one senior national medal, bronze at the 1993 U.S. Championships.[2] After his performance was skipped by the broadcaster, his surname became part of figure skating's colloquial vocabulary, e.g. "to chack" meaning to omit a good performance from a television broadcast.

Michael Chack
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (1971-08-25) August 25, 1971
Toms River, New Jersey
Former coachPeter Burrows
Frank Carroll
Former choreographerLori Nichol
Former training locationsLake Arrowhead, California
Began skating1976
Retired1999

Chack withdrew from the 1994 U.S. Championships due to a groin pull and a stress fracture in his right leg.[3] He was coached by Peter Burrows for 14 years and by Frank Carroll for five years.[4] After retiring from competition in 1999, he began touring with Holiday on Ice.[4]

Results
International[1]
Event 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99
Skate America4th
Trophée de France3rd
Schäfer Memorial1st
Nebelhorn Trophy1st
Piruetten1st1st
St. Gervais2nd
Universiade1st
National[1]
U.S. Champ.5th7th3rdWD10th7th9th8th
WD: Withdrew

References
  1. "Michael CHACK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  2. Bondy, Filip (January 24, 1993). "FIGURE SKATING; Kerrigan And Davis Win Titles". The New York Times.
  3. Longman, Jere (January 5, 1994). "FIGURE SKATING; Mitchell Takes a Shot At Reversing His Luck". The New York Times.
  4. Elfman, Lois (August 19, 2010). "Michael Chack moves west to San Francisco". IceNetwork.
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