Mark Militano
Appearance
Mark Militano | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mark William Militano | ||||||||||||||
Born | SC of New York | March 28, 1954||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mark William Militano (born March 28, 1954, in
U.S. national champion. They represented the United States at the 1972 Winter Olympics where they placed 7th
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Militano began skating seriously by the age of 7. Two years later, he formed a pair with his sister Melissa. They lived on Long Island and were trained by Peter Dunfield at Sky Rink in New York City.[1]
Militano had an early interest in composing music, and he and his sister skated to one of his compositions when they were still in their teens.[1] Later in life, Militano wrote music that was used by Nancy Kerrigan for her short programs at both the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics.[2]
As of 2010, Militano and his wife, former competitor Jana Sjodin, run a coaching, music, and choreography business in the Minneapolis area, Milimar Inc.
Competitive highlights
(with Melissa Militano)
International | |||||
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Event | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 |
Winter Olympics | 7th | ||||
World Championships | 8th | 8th | 6th | 9th | 8th |
North American Champ. | 4th | 2nd | |||
National | |||||
U.S. Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
References
- ^ a b "The Two-In-One Pair", Skating magazine, Mar 1971
- ISBN 0-7360-3697-0
- "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. (123 KiB)