Past Medalists

Past USA IBC Medalists:  Competitions I-XII, 1979-2023

USA IBC I, 1979

Senior Division:

  • Gold – Lubomir Kafka, Czechoslovakia
  • Silver – Jana Kurova, Czechoslovakia
  • Silver – David McNaughton, USA
  • Silver – Yanis Pikieris, Venezuela
  • Bronze – David Bombana, Italy
  • Bronze – Paola Cantalupa, Italy
  • Bronze – Gregory Osborne, USA
  • Bronze – William Starrett, USA
  • Bronze – Jo Ann McCarthy, USA
  • Bronze – Bronwyn Thomas, USA
  • Bronze – Dennis Marshall, USA  
  • Bronze – Libor Vaculik, Czechoslovakia
  • Bronze – Estuko Adachi, Japan
  • Best Senior Couple – Jana Kurova and Lubomir Kafka, Czechoslovakia

Junior Division:

  • Gold – Koenraad Onzia, Belgium
  • Silver – Julian Montaner, USA
  • Silver– Jessica Funt, USA
  • Silver – Deirdre Carberry, USA
  • Bronze – Owen Montague, Canada
  • Bronze – Gretchen Newburger, USA
  • Best Junior Couple – Jessica Funt, USA, and Koenraad Onzia, Belgium

USA IBC II, 1982

Senior Division:

  • Gold – Janie Parker, USA
  • Silver – Kathy Thibodeaux, USA
  • Silver – William Pizzuto, USA
  • Silver – Alexi Zubiria, Venezuela
  • Silver – Li Cunxin, China
  • Bronze – Carla Stallings, USA
  • Bronze – Rachel Beard, USA
  • Bronze – Mark Lanham, USA
  • Bronze – Mami Inamura, Japan
  • Bronze – Zhang Wei Qiang, China
  • Bronze – Marek Stasiewicz, Poland
  • Best Senior Couple – Janie Parker and William Pizzuto, USA

Junior Division:

  • Gold – Gina Gail Hyatt, West Germany
  • Silver – Katherine Healy, USA
  • Silver – Pablo Savoye, France
  • Silver – Pierre Quinn, Canada
  • Bronze – Brigitte Martin, Canada
  • Special Jury Award – Wang Qifeng, China

USA IBC III, 1986

City of Jackson Grand Prix – Nina Ananiashvili and Andris Liepa, USSR

Senior Division:

  • Gold – Kiki Lammersen, West Germany
  • Gold – Vadim Pisarev, USSR
  • Gold – Oliver Matz, East Germany
  • Silver – Sian Stokes, Australia
  • Bronze – Daniel Meja, USA
  • Bronze – Sarah Green, USA
  • Bronze – Jeremy Ransom, Canada
  • Bronze – Tibor Kovats, Hungary
  • Best Senior Couple – Alexander Kolpin and Henrietta Muus, Denmark

Junior Division:

  • Gold – Jennifer Gelfand, USA
  • Gold – Edward Stierle, USA
  • Silver – Bart De Block, Belgium
  • Silver – Zoltan Solymosi, Hungary
  • Bronze – Christina Gallardo, Venezuela
  • Bronze – Frederic Gafner, Switzerland
  • Special Jury Award – Helena Ross, USA

USA IBC IV, 1990

City of Jackson Grand Prix – Nina Ananiashvili and Andris Liepa, USSR

Senior Division:

  • Gold – Kiki Lammersen, West Germany
  • Gold – Vadim Pisarev, USSR
  • Gold – Oliver Matz, East Germany
  • Silver – Sian Stokes, Australia
  • Bronze – Daniel Meja, USA
  • Bronze – Sarah Green, USA
  • Bronze – Jeremy Ransom, Canada
  • Bronze – Tibor Kovats, Hungary
  • Best Senior Couple – Alexander Kolpin and Henrietta Muus, Denmark

Junior Division:

  • Gold – Jennifer Gelfand, USA
  • Gold – Edward Stierle, USA
  • Silver – Bart De Block, Belgium
  • Silver – Zoltan Solymosi, Hungary
  • Bronze – Christina Gallardo, Venezuela
  • Bronze – Frederic Gafner, Switzerland
  • Special Jury Award – Helena Ross, USA

USA IBC V, 1994

City of Jackson Grand Prix – Johan Kobborg, Denmark

Senior Division:

  • Gold – Dai Sasaki, Japan
  • Silver – Yury Yanowsky, Spain
  • Silver – Marina Antonova, Russia
  • Silver – Beate Vollack, Germany
  • Bronze – Igor Antonov, Ukraine
  • Bronze – Alexandra Kolton and Tiekka Schofield, USA
  • Bronze – Mariko Miyauchi, Japan
  • Bronze – Tiekka Schofield, USA
  • Best Senior Couple – Marina Antonova, Russia, and Igor Antonov, Ukraine

Junior Division:

  • Gold – Zenaida Yanowsky, Spain
  • Gold – Simon Ball, USA
  • Silver – April Ball, USA
  • Silver – Kusha Alexi-Angst, Switzerland
  • Bronze – Michal Matys, Czech Republic
  • Bronze – Ramon Moreno, Cuba
  • Bronze – Roman Rykin, Russia
  • Bronze – Adela Pollertova, Czech Republic
  • Best Junior Couple – Adela Pollertova, Czech Republic, and Michal Matys, Czech Republic

Special Awards:

  • Jury Award of Encouragement: Xin Yu, China

USA IBC VI, 1998

Senior Division:

  • Gold – Anna Antonicheva, Russia
  • Gold – Rasta Thomas, USA
  • Silver – Ruta Jezerskyte, Lithuania
  • Silver – Dmitri Belogolovtsev, Russia
  • Silver – Bernard Cortot de Bouteiller, France
  • Bronze – Ji Young Kim, South Korea
  • Bronze – Luis Serrano, Cuba

Junior Division:

  • Gold – Adrienne Canterna, USA
  • Gold – Rolando Sarabia Oquendo, Cuba
  • Silver – Renata Pavam Maia, Brazil
  • Silver – Yosvani Ramos Fontes, Cuba
  • Bronze – Julia Polgorodnik, Ukraine
  • Bronze – Melissa Wishinski, USA
  • Bronze – Yusuke Osozawa, Japan
  • Bronze – Friedemann Vogel, Germany

Special Awards:

  • Joffrey Award – Lénaïg Guégan, France
  • Jury Award – Nao Sakuma, Japan; Felipe Diaz Gomez, Colombia
  • William Como Dance Magazine Scholarship – Maria Bystrova, USA
  • Scholarship in Honor of Richard Philp – Shingo Yoshimoto, Japan
  • Capezio Choreography Award – Ivonice Sate for “Shogun”

USA IBC VII, 2002

Senior Division:

  • Gold – Wu Haiyan, China
  • Silver – Li Jun, China
  • Silver – Sarah Lamb, USA
  • Bronze – Mikhail Ilyin, Russia
  • Bronze – Katia Carranza, Mexico
  • Best Senior Couple – Eve Andre and Sergei Upkin, Estonia

Junior Division:

  • Gold – Joseph Phillips, USA
  • Silver – Danny Tidwell, USA
  • Silver – Sarah Kathryn Lane, USA
  • Bronze – Yudai Fukuoka, Japan
  • Bronze – Yang Jiao, China
  • Bronze – Sang Yi Han, South Korea

Special Awards:

  • Pointe Magazine Choreography Award – Wang Yuanyuan
  • Robert Joffrey Award of Merit – Emi Hariyama, Japan
  • Jury Award of Encouragement – Agnieszka Szymanska, Poland; Troy Schumacher, USA
  • HeinzBoslBallet Foundation Scholarships – Keigo Fukuda, Japan; Michelle Carpenter, USA
  • Dance Magazine Scholarship – Eun Ji Ha, South Korea
  • WorldCom Scholarship – Zhang Jing, China
  • Jury Award – Melissa Hough and Ashley Canterna, USA

USA IBC VIII, 2006

Senior Division:

  • Gold – Daniil Simkin, Germany
  • Gold – Misa Kuranaga, Japan
  • Silver – Brooklyn Mack, USA
  • Silver – Jurgita Dronina, Lithuania
  • Bronze – Joseph Gatti, USA
  • Bronze – Masayoshi Onuki and Yui Yonezawa, Japan
  • Best Senior Couple – Davit Karapetyan, Armenia, and Vanessa Zahorian, NCP

Junior Division:

  • Gold – Isaac Hernandez, Mexico
  • Silver – Denys Cherevychko, Ukraine
  • Silver – Sae-Eun Park, South Korea
  • Bronze – Jeffrey Cirio, Christine Shevchenko, USA
  • Bronze – Kayo Sasabe, Japan
  • Bronze – Christine Shevchenko, USA
  • Best Junior Couple – Mathias Dingman and Sasha DeSola, USA

Special Awards:

  • Choreography Award – Ben Lida
  • Robert Joffrey Award of Merit -Markja Kicevska, Macedonia
  • Jury Award of Encouragement – Ryo Izawa, Japan
  • Jury Award of Encouragement – Zherlin Ndudi, Ukraine
  • Jury Award of Encouragement – Francesca Dugarte, Venezuela
  • Jury Award of Encouragement – Caitlin Valentine, USA
  • Ballet International Award – Isaac Hernandez, Mexico
  • The  Heinz-Bosl-Ballet Foundation “Great Hope Prize 2006,” – Toshiro M. Abbley, USA

USA IBC IX, 2010

Senior Division:

  • Gold – Cao Shuci, China
  • Silver – Candice Adea, Philippines
  • Silver – Kosuke Okumura, Japan
  • Bronze – Kyohei Yoshida
  • Bronze – Maki Onuki, Japan
  • Bronze – Zhang Xi, China
  • Best Senior Couple – Cao Shuci and Zhang Xi, China

Junior Division:

  • Gold – Marcelino Sambé, Portugal
  • Gold – Ji Young Chae, South Korea
  • Silver – Ki-Min Kim, South Korea
  • Silver – Fumi Kaneko, Japan
  • Silver – Alys Shee, Canada
  • Bronze – Derek Dunn, USA
  • Bronze – Mariana Layún Prado, Mexico
  • Best Junior Couple – Ji Young Chae and Ki-Min Kim, South Korea

Special Awards:

  • Choreography Award – Caterina Moreira
  • Capezio Award – Guixien Chu, Chinese Taipei
  • Capezio Award – Ekaterina Oleynik, Belarus
  • Robert Joffrey Award of Merit – Seo-Hye Han, South Korea
  • Jury Award of Encouragement – Esteban Hernandez, Mexico
  • Jury Award of Encouragement – Amanda Gomes, Brazil

USA IBC X, 2014

Senior Division:

  • Gold – Jeong Hansol, South Korea
  • Gold – Shiori Kase, Japan
  • Silver – Byul Yun, South Korea
  • Silver – Tamako Miyazaki, Japan
  • Silver – Irina Sapozhnikova, Russia
  • Bronze – Aaron Smyth, Australia
  • Bronze – Ivan Duarte, Brazil
  • Bronze – Ga-Yeon Jung, South Korea
  • Best Senior Couple – Ga-Yeon Jung and Ji Seok Ha, South Korea

Junior Division:

  • Gold – Taiyu He, China
  • Gold – Gisele Bethea, USA
  • Silver – Jinsol Eum, South Korea
  • Silver – Mackenzie Richter, USA
  • Bronze – Gustavo Carvalho, Brazil
  • Bronze – Yasmin Lomondo, Brazil
  • Bronze – Paulina Guraieb Abella, Mexico
  • Best Junior Couple – Yasmin Lomondo and Gustavo Carvalho, Brazil

Special Awards:

  • Choreography Award – Nicholas Blanc
  • Jury Awards of Encouragement – Yui Shi, China
  • Jury Awards of Encouragement – Romina Contreras, Chile
  • Robert Joffrey Award of Merit – Daniel Alejandro McCormick-Quintero, Mexico

USA IBC XI, 2018

Senior Division:

  • Gold – Sicong Wu, China
  • Gold – Yunting Qiu, China
  • Silver – Sangmin Lee, Republic of Koreo
  • Silver – Soobin Lee, Republic of Korea
  • Silver – Katherine Barkman, USA
  • Bronze – David Schrenk, USA
  • Bronze – Chisako Oga, USA
  • Best Senior Couple – Soobin Lee & Sangmin Lee, Republic of Korea

Junior Division:

  • Gold – Elisabeth Beyer, USA
  • Silver – Hyuma Kiyosawa, Japan
  • Silver – Julia Rust, USA
  • Silver – Carolyne Galvao, Brazil
  • Bronze – Harold Mendez, USA
  • Bronze – Joseph Markey, USA
  • Bronze – Tia Wenkman, USA
  • Bronze – Rheya Shano, USA

Special Awards:

  • Robert Joffery Award of Merit – Mya Kresnyak, Canada
  • Jury Award of Encouragement – Veronica Atienza, Phillippines
  • Jury Award of Encouragement – Nicole Klaudine Barroso, Philippines
  • Jury Award of Encouragement – Razmik Marukyan, Armenia
  • Choreography Award – Zhang Disha for “Sad Birds” (Performed by Sicong Wu & Yunting Qiu)
  • Choreography Award – Fei Bo for “Permanent Yesterday” (Performed by Sicong Wu & Yunting Qiu)

USA IBC XII, 2023

Senior Division:

  • Gold – Ryo Sasaki, Japan
  • Gold – Sayako Toku, Japan
  • Silver – Chongzheng Guan, China
  • Silver – Xinyue Zhao, China
  • Bronze – Yuval Cohen, Israel
  • Bronze – Yunju Lee, South Korea
  • Best Senior Couple – Ryo Sasaki & Sayako Toku, Japan

Junior Division:

  • Gold – Alexie Orohovsky, United States
  • Gold – Mengxuan Yan, China
  • Silver – Kangwon Lee, South Korea
  • Bronze – Zihan Kong, China
  • Bronze – Julie Joyner, United States
  • Best Junior Couple – Mengxuan Yan & Zihan Kong, China

Special Awards:

  • Choreography Award – Chen Zihao for “Children of the Stars” & “The Shadow of Life”
  • Jury Awards of Encouragement – Corbin Holloway, United States
  • Jury Awards of Encouragement – Isabella Howard, United States
  • Robert Joffrey Award of Merit – Munkhjin Ulziijargal, Mongolia

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