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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