Melissa MILITANO

As a singles skater, Melissa Militano was US Junior Champion in 1971, where she became one of the first female skaters to perform a triple toe loop. But she also skated pairs with her brother Mark. They were second at the US Championships in 1970-72, and won the title in 1973. At the World Championships they placed eighth in 1969, 1970, and 1973, sixth in 1971, and ninth in 1972. Militano then skated with Johnny Johns, winning the US title with him in 1974 and 1975, and placing eighth and sixth at the Worlds. Militano skated with the Ice Capades and after raising a family, returned to the sport as a part-time coach in Las Vegas.