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{{Short description|American figure skater (born 1971)}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Michael Chack
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|country= [[United States]]
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1971|8|25|mf=yes}}
|birth_place= [[Toms River, New Jersey]]
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|formercoach= Peter Burrows <br> [[Frank Carroll (figure skater)|Frank Carroll]]
|formerchoreographer= [[Lori Nichol]]
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|formertraininglocations= [[Lake Arrowhead, California]]
|beganskating= 1976
|retired= 1999
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'''Michael Chack''' (born August 25, 1971)<ref name=ISU-MC/> is an American former competitive [[figure skater]]. He won gold medals at four senior international events, [[Nebelhorn Trophy]], [[Karl Schäfer Memorial]], [[Piruetten]], and [[Figure skating at the Winter Universiade|Winter Universiade]], and one bronze, at the [[1994 Trophée de France]]. Chack also won one senior national medal, bronze at the [[1993 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|1993 U.S. Championships]].<ref name=NYT930124/> 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.

Chack withdrew from the [[1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|1994 U.S. Championships]] due to a groin pull and a [[stress fracture]] in his right leg.<ref name=NYT940105/> He was coached by Peter Burrows for 14 years and by [[Frank Carroll (figure skater)|Frank Carroll]] for five years.<ref name=IN100819/> After retiring from competition in 1999, he began touring with [[Holiday on Ice]].<ref name=IN100819/>

==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-MC/>
|-
! Event
! {{tooltip|90–91|1990–91}}
! 91–92
! 92–93
! 93–94
! 94–95
! 95–96
! 96–97
! 97–98
! 98–99
|-
| align=left | [[Skate America]] || || 4th || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Trophée Éric Bompard|Trophée de France]] || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Schäfer Memorial]] || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Nebelhorn Trophy]] || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Piruetten]] || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st ||
|-
| align=left | [[Grand Prix International St. Gervais|St. Gervais]] || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Winter Universiade|Universiade]] || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || || || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | National<ref name=ISU-MC/>
|-
| align=left | [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Champ.]] || 5th || 7th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || WD || 10th || || 7th || 9th || 8th
|-
| colspan=10 align=center | <small> WD: Withdrew </small>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=ISU-MC>{{cite web |url= http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/USA/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/2355 |title= Michael CHACK |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160420094640/http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/USA/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/2355 |archivedate= April 20, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=IN100819>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100819&content_id=13645256&vkey=ice_news |title= Michael Chack moves west to San Francisco |first= Lois |last= Elfman |work= [[U.S. Figure Skating|IceNetwork]] |date= August 19, 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name=NYT930124>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/24/sports/figure-skating-kerrigan-and-davis-win-titles.html |title= FIGURE SKATING; Kerrigan And Davis Win Titles |first= Filip |last= Bondy |work= The New York Times |date= January 24, 1993 }}</ref>

<ref name=NYT940105>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/05/sports/figure-skating-mitchell-takes-a-shot-at-reversing-his-luck.html |title= FIGURE SKATING; Mitchell Takes a Shot At Reversing His Luck |first= Jere |last= Longman |work= The New York Times |date= January 5, 1994 }}</ref>

}}

==External links==
{{wiktionary|chack}}
* [http://www.frogsonice.com/skateweb/chack/background.shtml Michael Chack at Frogs on Ice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016211350/http://www.frogsonice.com/skateweb/chack/background.shtml |date=2006-10-16 }}

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[[Category:American male single skaters]]
[[Category:Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Toms River, New Jersey]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1991 Winter Universiade]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]
[[Category:LGBTQ figure skaters]]

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Michael Chack - Revision history

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