Melissa Militano

Melissa Militano
Full name	Melissa Mary Militano-Warkmeister
nation	United States
birthday	April 26, 1955
place of birth	Rockville Center
size	153 cm
Weight	44 kg
Career
discipline	Single, pair skating
Partner	Johnny Johns, Mark Militano
society	Skating Club of New York
status	resigned

Melissa Mary Militano-Warkmeister (born April 26, 1955 in Rockville Center , Long Island , New York ) is a former American figure skater .

As a single runner, Militano won the junior title at the US championships in 1971 . She was one of the first figure skaters to show the triple toe loop .

Furthermore, she competed in pair skating with her brother Mark . Together they won the title at US championships in 1973 as well as three silver medals (1970–1972) and a bronze medal (1969). They always placed in the top ten at world championships . It was enough for seventh place at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo .

Militano started with Johnny Johns after her brother's resignation . With him she won two more titles at the national championships and places six and eight at world championships.

Militano then toured with the Ice Capades and now works as a trainer in Las Vegas .

Results

Single run

Competition / year	1970	1971	1972
American championships	3rd J.	1. J.	8th.

Pair skating

(with Mark Militano )

Competition / year	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973
winter Olympics				7th
World championships	8th.	8th.	6th	9.	8th.
American championships	3.	2.	2.	2.	1.

(with Johnny Johns )

Competition / year	1974	1975
World championships	8th.	6th
American championships	1.	1.

Web links

• Melissa Militano in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )