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
Born	(1971-08-25) August 25, 1971 (age 53) Toms River, New Jersey
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Began skating	1976
Retired	1999

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 America		4th
Trophée de France					3rd
Schäfer Memorial				1st
Nebelhorn Trophy	1st
Piruetten			1st					1st
St. Gervais	2nd
Universiade	1st
National[1]
U.S. Champ.	5th	7th	3rd	WD	10th		7th	9th	8th
WD: Withdrew