U.S. Figure Skating Championships

For the 2025 Championships, see 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
For the synchronized skating championships, see U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships.

U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Logo of U.S. Figure Skating
StatusActive
GenreNational championships
Date(s)January
FrequencyAnnual
CountryUnited States United States
Inaugurated1914; 111 years ago (1914)
Previous event2025 U.S. Championships
Next event2026 U.S. Championships
Organized byU.S. Figure Skating

The U.S. Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organized by U.S. Figure Skating to crown the national champions of the United States.[1] The first U.S. Championships were held in 1914 in New Haven, Connecticut, and featured the men's, women's, and pairs events. They have been held without interruption since 1920. Ice dance was added as an event in 1936.

Skaters may qualify for the national championships by competing at either the Pacific Coast Sectional Finals, Eastern Sectional Finals, Midwestern Sectional Finals, U.S. Ice Dance Finals, or U.S. Pairs Finals. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels. The results of the competition are among the criteria used to determine the American teams to the World Championships, World Junior Championships, Four Continents Championships, and Winter Olympics.[2]

Roger Turner currently holds the record for winning the most U.S. championships in men's singles (with seven),[3] while Maribel Vinson and Michelle Kwan are tied for winning the most championships in women's singles (with nine each).[4][5] Theresa Weld-Blanchard and Nathaniel Niles hold the record in pair skating (with nine),[6] while Meryl Davis and Charlie White, and Madison Chock and Evan Bates, are tied for winning the most championships in ice dance (with six each).[7][8]

The 2026 U.S. Championships are scheduled to be held from January 5–11 in St. Louis, Missouri, where the team selections for the 2026 Winter Olympics will be announced.[9]

History

[edit]

The inaugural championship took place in 1914 in New Haven, Connecticut, and was contested by skaters from both the United States and Canada.[10] Norman Scott of Canada won the men's event as well as the pairs event with his partner, Jeanne Chevalier.[11] Theresa Weld of the United States won the women's event.[11] No competitions were held from 1915 to 1917 due to World War I and again in 1919.[12] The championships returned in 1920 and have been held continuously since.

Men's singles, women's singles, and pair skating have been contested since the championships began. Ice dance was added in 1936, incorporating the waltz, fourteenstep, tango, and foxtrot. A live orchestra provided the music.[13]

There were no full cancellations of the championships due to World War II as there had been during World War I; only the senior men's events were cancelled in 1944 and 1945, because all but one of the skaters who would have competed had enlisted in the military.[14] Arthur Preusch II, the only remaining senior men's competitor, instead performed in exhibition.[14]

Roughly two weeks after the 1961 U.S. Championships, the airplane carrying most of the U.S. national team to the World Championships in Prague crashed while on approach to Brussels Airport in Belgium.[15] All passengers on board Sabena Flight 548 were killed, including all of the recently-crowned U.S. champions: men's champion Bradley Lord, women's champion Laurence Owen, pairs champions Maribel Owen and Dudley Richards, and ice dance champions Diane Sherbloom and Larry Pierce. Nine-time U.S. champion and coach Maribel Vinson-Owen, mother of both Laurence and Maribel, was on the flight as well. Also killed were men's silver medalist Gregory Kelley, women's silver medalist Stephanie Westerfeld, women's bronze medalist Rhode Lee Michelson, pairs silver medalists Ila Ray Hadley and Ray Hadley Jr., pairs bronze medalists Laurie Hickox and William Hickox, ice dance silver medalists Dona Lee Carrier and Roger Campbell, and ice dance bronze medalists Patricia Dineen and Robert Dineen, in addition to fourteen family members, coaches, and skating officials who were accompanying the team. Out of respect, the 1961 World Championships were cancelled the next day.[16]

Beginning with the 1988 U.S. Championships, pewter medals have been awarded to the fourth-place finishers in each event.[17]

Compulsory figures, which had been a required element of men's and women's single skating since the championships began, were retired after the 1990 U.S. Championships,[18] although they continued as a separate event for men and women from 1991 to 1999,[19] when they were retired altogether.[20]

On January 6, 1994, one day before she was scheduled to compete at the 1994 U.S. Championships, Nancy Kerrigan was struck above the knee by an assailant wielding a baton, and was forced to withdraw from the competition.[21] Subsequent investigations determined that the assailant had been hired by the ex-husband of fellow skater Tonya Harding, with the intention of preventing Kerrigan from competing at the U.S. Championships and the upcoming Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.[21] Although Harding had originally won the women's event at the 1994 U.S. Championships, U.S. Figure Skating later stripped her of that title.[22]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 U.S. Championships were still held, albeit in a sealed arena with no live audience present. The sound of an audience was piped into the arena, seats were filled with fan cutouts, and the athletes' friends and families could be seen cheering them on via strategically-placed monitors.[23]

Three days after the 2025 U.S. Championships, a group of twenty-eight skaters, coaches, and family members flying to Washington, D.C., were killed when their airplane collided with a military helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River. Coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, the parents of U.S. skater Maxim Naumov, who had just won the pewter medal in the senior men's event, were among those killed.[24]

Qualifying

[edit]

Qualification for the U.S. Championships begins at one of nine regional competitions. The regions are New England, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Upper Great Lakes, Eastern Great Lakes, Southwestern, Northwest Pacific, Central Pacific, and Southwest Pacific. The top four finishers in each regional advance to one of three sectional competitions (Eastern, Midwestern, and Pacific Coast). Skaters who place in the top four at sectionals advance to the U.S. Championships.[1]

Skaters can also receive byes to the competition. Skaters can earn the right at the U.S. Championships without qualifying through a sectional championship by accomplishing any of the following:[1]

  1. Placing first through fifth in each discipline at the previous U.S. Championships at the senior level
  2. Winning a medal at the previous World Championships (e.g., the 2009 World Championships were the previous World Championships for the 2010 U.S. Championships)
  3. Winning a medal at the previous Winter Olympic Games (e.g., the 2006 Winter Olympics were the previous Olympic Games for the 2010 U.S. Championships)
  4. Qualifying for the Junior Grand Prix or Grand Prix Final

Regions and sections

[edit]

The Championship Series

[edit]

During the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons, the traditional qualification system was replaced with the Championship Series due to the impact of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on figure skating. The 2021 U.S. Championship Series took place in a virtual format from November 10 through December 6.[25] The top scorers from the series in junior and senior men's singles, women's singles, and pair skating, as well as junior ice dance, advanced to the 2021 U.S. Championships. All senior ice dance teams who registered for the in-person qualifying season also advanced to the championships.[26]

The 2022 U.S. Championship Series was a series of eight competitions held from October 4 through November 20.[27]

National Qualifying Series

[edit]

Beginning with the 2022–23 season, regional competitions were combined to form a series of competitions running from mid-July to early October: the National Qualifying Series. Skaters with the top scores within the National Qualifying Series then qualify for a National Qualifying Series Finals competition (Pacific Coast Sectional Finals, Eastern Sectional Finals, Midwestern Sectional Finals, U.S. Ice Dance Finals, or U.S. Pairs Finals).[1]

The top juvenile, intermediate, and top novice skaters are invited to the National High Performance Development Camp, while top novice, junior, and senior skaters advance to the U.S. Championships.[1]

Senior medalists

[edit]
Ilia Maliin performs at the 2024 World Championships
Madison Chock and Evan Bates perform at the 2015 World Championships
Alexa Knierim and Chris Knierim at the 2016 Four Continents Championships
Amber Glenn performs at the 2024 World Championships
From left to right: Ilia Malinin, three-time U.S. champion in men's singles; Madison Chock and Evan Bates, six-time U.S. champions in ice dance; Alexa Knierim and Christopher Knierim, three-time U.S. champions in pair skating; and Amber Glenn, the reigning U.S. champion in women's singles

Men's singles

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Senior men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Pewter Ref.
1914 New Haven Canada Norman Scott Edward Howland Nathaniel Niles No pewter medals awarded [11]
1915–17 No competitions due to World War I [12]
1918 New York City Nathaniel Niles Karl Engel Edward Howland [28]
1919 No competition held [12]
1920 New York City Sherwin Badger Nathaniel Niles Petros Wahlman [29]
1921 Philadelphia Edward Howland [30]
1922 Boston No other competitors [31]
1923 New Haven Chris Christenson Julius Nelson [32]
1924 Philadelphia Nathaniel Niles Chris Christenson [33]
1925 New York City Nathaniel Niles George Braakman Carl Engel [34]
1926 Boston Chris Christenson Nathaniel Niles Ferrier Martin [35]
1927 New York City Nathaniel Niles Roger Turner George Braakman [36]
1928 New Haven Roger Turner Fredrick Goodridge Walter Langer [37]
1929 New York City J. Lester Madden [38]
1930 Providence J. Lester Madden George Hill [39]
1931 Boston [40]
1932 New York City Gail Borden [41]
1933 New Haven Robin Lee [42]
1934 Philadelphia Robin Lee George Hill [43]
1935 New Haven Robin Lee Roger Turner J. Lester Madden [44]
1936 New York City Erle Reiter George Hill [45]
1937 Chicago William Nagle [46]
1938 Philadelphia Ollie Haupt Jr. [47]
1939 Saint Paul Ollie Haupt Jr. Eugene Turner [48]
1940 Cleveland Eugene Turner Skippy Baxter [49]
1941 Boston Arthur Vaughn Jr. William Nagle [50]
1942 Chicago Bobby Specht William Grimditch Arthur Vaughn Jr. [51]
1943 New York City Arthur Vaughn Jr. Arthur Preusch William Nagle [52]
1944 Minneapolis No senior men's competitions due to World War II [14]
1945 New York City [53]
1946 Chicago Dick Button James Lochead Jr. John Tuckerman [54]
1947 Berkeley John Lettengarver James Grogan [55]
1948 Colorado Springs James Grogan John Lettengarver [56]
1949 Hayes Alan Jenkins [57]
1950 Washington, D.C. Hayes Alan Jenkins Richard Dwyer [58]
1951 Seattle James Grogan Hayes Alan Jenkins [59]
1952 Colorado Springs [60]
1953 Hershey Hayes Alan Jenkins Ronald Robertson Dudley Richards [61]
1954 Los Angeles David Jenkins Ronald Robertson [62]
1955 Colorado Springs Hugh Graham Jr. [63]
1956 Philadelphia Ronald Robertson David Jenkins [64]
1957 Berkeley David Jenkins Tim Brown Tom Moore [65]
1958 Minneapolis [66]
1959 Rochester Robert Lee Brewer [67]
1960 Seattle [68]
1961 Colorado Springs Bradley Lord Gregory Kelley Tim Brown [69]
1962 Boston Monty Hoyt Scott Allen David Edwards [70]
1963 Long Beach Thomas Litz Monty Hoyt [71]
1964 Cleveland Scott Allen Thomas Litz [72]
1965 Lake Placid Gary Visconti Scott Allen Tim Wood [73]
1966 Berkeley Scott Allen Gary Visconti Billy Chapel [74]
1967 Omaha Gary Visconti Scott Allen Tim Wood [75]
1968 Philadelphia Tim Wood Gary Visconti John Misha Petkevich [76]
1969 Seattle John Misha Petkevich Gary Visconti [77]
1970 Tulsa Kenneth Shelley [78]
1971 Buffalo John Misha Petkevich Kenneth Shelley Gordon McKellen Jr. [79]
1972 Long Beach Kenneth Shelley John Misha Petkevich [80]
1973 Minneapolis Gordon McKellen Jr. Robert Bradshaw David Santee [81]
1974 Providence Terry Kubicka Charles Tickner [82]
1975 Oakland [83]
1976 Colorado Springs Terry Kubicka David Santee Scott Cramer [84]
1977 Hartford Charles Tickner Scott Cramer David Santee [85]
1978 Portland David Santee Scott Hamilton [86]
1979 Cincinnati Scott Cramer David Santee [87]
1980 Atlanta David Santee Scott Hamilton [88]
1981 San Diego Scott Hamilton Robert Wagenhoffer [89]
1982 Indianapolis Robert Wagenhoffer David Santee [90]
1983 Pittsburgh Brian Boitano Mark Cockerell [91]
1984 Salt Lake City [92]
1985 Kansas City Brian Boitano Mark Cockerell Scott Williams [93]
1986 Uniondale Scott Williams Daniel Doran [94]
1987 Tacoma Christopher Bowman Scott Williams [95]
1988 Denver Paul Wylie Christopher Bowman Daniel Doran [17]
1989 Baltimore Christopher Bowman Daniel Doran Paul Wylie Erik Larson [96]
1990 Salt Lake City Todd Eldredge Paul Wylie Mark Mitchell [18]
1991 Minneapolis Christopher Bowman Paul Wylie Mark Mitchell [19]
1992 Orlando Christopher Bowman Paul Wylie Mark Mitchell Scott Davis [97]
1993 Phoenix Scott Davis Mark Mitchell Michael Chack Aren Nielsen [98]
1994 Detroit Brian Boitano Aren Nielsen Todd Eldredge [99]
1995 Providence Todd Eldredge Scott Davis Damon Allen [100]
1996 San Jose Rudy Galindo Todd Eldredge Daniel Hollander Scott Davis [101]
1997 Nashville Todd Eldredge Michael Weiss [102]
1998 Philadelphia Scott Davis Shepherd Clark [103]
1999 Salt Lake City Michael Weiss Trifun Zivanovic Timothy Goebel Matthew Savoie [104]
2000 Cleveland Timothy Goebel Trifun Zivanovic [105]
2001 Boston Timothy Goebel Todd Eldredge Matthew Savoie Michael Weiss [106]
2002 Los Angeles Todd Eldredge Timothy Goebel Michael Weiss Matthew Savoie [107]
2003 Dallas Michael Weiss Ryan Jahnke Scott Smith [108]
2004 Atlanta Johnny Weir Michael Weiss Matthew Savoie Ryan Jahnke [109]
2005 Portland Timothy Goebel Evan Lysacek Matthew Savoie [110]
2006 St. Louis Evan Lysacek Matthew Savoie Michael Weiss [111]
2007 Spokane Evan Lysacek Ryan Bradley Johnny Weir Jeremy Abbott [112]
2008 Saint Paul Johnny Weir Stephen Carriere [113]
2009 Cleveland Jeremy Abbott Brandon Mroz Evan Lysacek Ryan Bradley [114]
2010 Spokane Evan Lysacek Johnny Weir [115]
2011 Greensboro Ryan Bradley Richard Dornbush Ross Miner Jeremy Abbott [116]
2012 San Jose Jeremy Abbott Adam Rippon Armin Mahbanoozadeh [117]
2013 Omaha Max Aaron Ross Miner Jeremy Abbott Joshua Farris [118]
2014 Boston Jeremy Abbott Jason Brown Max Aaron [119]
2015 Greensboro Jason Brown Adam Rippon Joshua Farris Max Aaron [120]
2016 Saint Paul Adam Rippon Max Aaron Nathan Chen Grant Hochstein [121]
2017 Kansas City Nathan Chen Vincent Zhou Jason Brown [122]
2018 San Jose Ross Miner Vincent Zhou Adam Rippon [123]
2019 Detroit Vincent Zhou Jason Brown Tomoki Hiwatashi [124]
2020 Greensboro Jason Brown Tomoki Hiwatashi Vincent Zhou [125]
2021 Las Vegas Vincent Zhou Jason Brown Yaroslav Paniot [126]
2022 Nashville Ilia Malinin Vincent Zhou Jason Brown [127]
2023 San Jose Ilia Malinin Jason Brown Andrew Torgashev Maxim Naumov [128]
2024 Columbus Camden Pulkinen [129]
2025 Wichita Andrew Torgashev [130]

Women's singles

[edit]
Senior women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Pewter Ref.
1914 New Haven Theresa Weld Edith Rotch No other competitors No pewter medals awarded [11]
1915–17 No competitions due to World War I [12]
1918 New York City Rosemary Beresford Theresa Weld No other competitors [28]
1919 No competition held [12]
1920 New York City Theresa Weld-Blanchard Lilian Cramer Martha Brown [29]
1921 Philadelphia No other competitors [30]
1922 Boston Beatrix Loughran [31]
1923 New Haven Lilian Cramer [32]
1924 Philadelphia Rosalie Knapp No other competitors [33]
1925 New York City Beatrix Loughran Theresa Weld-Blanchard Rosalie Knapp [34]
1926 Boston Maribel Vinson [35]
1927 New York City Maribel Vinson Theresa Weld-Blanchard [36]
1928 New Haven Maribel Vinson Suzanne Davis No other competitors [37]
1929 New York City Edith Secord Suzanne Davis [38]
1930 Providence [39]
1931 Boston Hulda Berger [40]
1932 New York City Margaret Bennett Louise Weigel [41]
1933 New Haven Suzanne Davis [42]
1934 Philadelphia Suzanne Davis Louise Weigel Estelle Weigel [43]
1935 New Haven Maribel Vinson Suzanne Davis Louise Weigel [44]
1936 New York City Louise Weigel Audrey Peppe [45]
1937 Chicago Polly Blodgett Katherine Durbrow [46]
1938 Philadelphia Joan Tozzer Audrey Peppe Polly Blodgett [47]
1939 Saint Paul Charlotte Walther [48]
1940 Cleveland Hedy Stenuf Jane Vaughn [49]
1941 Boston Jane Vaughn Gretchen Merrill Charlotte Walther [50]
1942 Chicago Phebe Tucker [51]
1943 New York City Gretchen Merrill Dorothy Goos Janette Ahrens [52]
1944 Minneapolis Ramona Allen [14]
1945 New York City Janette Ahrens Madelon Olson [53]
1946 Chicago [54]
1947 Berkeley Eileen Seigh [55]
1948 Colorado Springs Yvonne Sherman Helen Uhl [56]
1949 Yvonne Sherman Gretchen Merrill Virginia Baxter [57]
1950 Washington, D.C. Sonya Klopfer [58]
1951 Seattle Sonya Klopfer Tenley Albright [59]
1952 Colorado Springs Tenley Albright Frances Dorsey Helen Geekie [60]
1953 Hershey Carol Heiss Margaret Graham [61]
1954 Los Angeles Frances Dorsey [62]
1955 Colorado Springs Catherine Machado [63]
1956 Philadelphia [64]
1957 Berkeley Carol Heiss Joan Schenke Claralyn Lewis [65]
1958 Minneapolis Carol Wanek Lynn Finnegan [66]
1959 Rochester Nancy Heiss Barbara Ann Roles [67]
1960 Seattle Barbara Ann Roles Laurence Owen [68]
1961 Colorado Springs Laurence Owen Stephanie Westerfeld Rhode Lee Michelson [69]
1962 Boston Barbara Ann Roles Lorraine Hanlon Victoria Fisher [131]
1963 Long Beach Lorraine Hanlon Christine Haigler Karen Howland [71]
1964 Cleveland Peggy Fleming Albertina Noyes Christine Haigler [132]
1965 Lake Placid Christine Haigler Albertina Noyes [73]
1966 Berkeley Albertina Noyes Pamela Schneider [74]
1967 Omaha Jennie Walsh [133]
1968 Philadelphia Janet Lynn [76]
1969 Seattle Janet Lynn Julie Lynn Holmes Albertina Noyes [134]
1970 Tulsa Dawn Glab [78]
1971 Buffalo Suna Murray [79]
1972 Long Beach [80]
1973 Minneapolis Dorothy Hamill Juli McKinstry [81]
1974 Providence Dorothy Hamill Juli McKinstry Kath Malmberg [82]
1975 Oakland Wendy Burge [83]
1976 Colorado Springs Linda Fratianne Wendy Burge [84]
1977 Hartford Linda Fratianne Barbie Smith [85]
1978 Portland Lisa-Marie Allen Priscilla Hill [86]
1979 Cincinnati Carrie Rugh [87]
1980 Atlanta Sandy Lenz [88]
1981 San Diego Elaine Zayak Priscilla Hill Lisa-Marie Allen [135]
1982 Indianapolis Rosalynn Sumners Vikki de Vries Elaine Zayak [136]
1983 Pittsburgh Elaine Zayak Tiffany Chin [91]
1984 Salt Lake City Tiffany Chin Elaine Zayak [92]
1985 Kansas City Tiffany Chin Debi Thomas Caryn Kadavy [93]
1986 Uniondale Debi Thomas Caryn Kadavy Tiffany Chin [94]
1987 Tacoma Jill Trenary Debi Thomas Caryn Kadavy [95]
1988 Denver Debi Thomas Jill Trenary Jeri Campbell [17]
1989 Baltimore Jill Trenary Kristi Yamaguchi Tonya Harding Holly Cook [96]
1990 Salt Lake City Holly Cook Nancy Kerrigan [18]
1991 Minneapolis Tonya Harding Nancy Kerrigan Tonia Kwiatkowski [19]
1992 Orlando Kristi Yamaguchi Nancy Kerrigan Tonya Harding Lisa Ervin [97]
1993 Phoenix Nancy Kerrigan Lisa Ervin Tonia Kwiatkowski Tonya Harding [98]
1994 Detroit No champion[a] Michelle Kwan Nicole Bobek Elaine Zayak [99]
1995 Providence Nicole Bobek Tonia Kwiatkowski Kyoko Ina [100]
1996 San Jose Michelle Kwan Tonia Kwiatkowski Tara Lipinski Sydne Vogel [101]
1997 Nashville Tara Lipinski Michelle Kwan Nicole Bobek Angela Nikodinov [102]
1998 Philadelphia Michelle Kwan Tara Lipinski Tonia Kwiatkowski [103]
1999 Salt Lake City Naomi Nari Nam Angela Nikodinov Sarah Hughes [104]
2000 Cleveland Sasha Cohen Sarah Hughes Angela Nikodinov [105]
2001 Boston Sarah Hughes Angela Nikodinov Jennifer Kirk [106]
2002 Los Angeles Sasha Cohen Sarah Hughes Angela Nikodinov [107]
2003 Dallas Sarah Hughes Sasha Cohen Ann Patrice McDonough [138]
2004 Atlanta Sasha Cohen Jennifer Kirk Amber Corwin [109]
2005 Portland Kimmie Meissner Jennifer Kirk [110]
2006 St. Louis Sasha Cohen Kimmie Meissner Emily Hughes Katy Taylor [111]
2007 Spokane Kimmie Meissner Emily Hughes Alissa Czisny Beatrisa Liang [139]
2008 Saint Paul Mirai Nagasu Rachael Flatt Ashley Wagner Caroline Zhang [113]
2009 Cleveland Alissa Czisny Caroline Zhang Ashley Wagner [140]
2010 Spokane Rachael Flatt Mirai Nagasu Ashley Wagner Sasha Cohen [141]
2011 Greensboro Alissa Czisny Rachael Flatt Mirai Nagasu Agnes Zawadzki [142]
2012 San Jose Ashley Wagner Alissa Czisny Agnes Zawadzki Caroline Zhang [143]
2013 Omaha Gracie Gold Courtney Hicks [144]
2014 Boston Gracie Gold Polina Edmunds Mirai Nagasu Ashley Wagner [145]
2015 Greensboro Ashley Wagner Gracie Gold Karen Chen Polina Edmunds [146]
2016 Saint Paul Gracie Gold Polina Edmunds Ashley Wagner Mirai Nagasu [147]
2017 Kansas City Karen Chen Ashley Wagner Mariah Bell [148]
2018 San Jose Bradie Tennell Mirai Nagasu Karen Chen Ashley Wagner [149]
2019 Detroit Alysa Liu Bradie Tennell Mariah Bell Hanna Harrell [150]
2020 Greensboro Mariah Bell Bradie Tennell Karen Chen [151]
2021 Las Vegas Bradie Tennell Amber Glenn Karen Chen Alysa Liu [152]
2022 Nashville Mariah Bell Karen Chen Isabeau Levito Gabriella Izzo [153]
2023 San Jose Isabeau Levito Bradie Tennell Amber Glenn Starr Andrews [154]
2024 Columbus Amber Glenn Josephine Lee Isabeau Levito Sarah Everhardt [129]
2025 Wichita Alysa Liu Sarah Everhardt Bradie Tennell [130]
  1. ^ In June 1994, U.S. Figure Skating voted to strip Tonya Harding of her 1994 title. However, the competition results were not changed and the title was left vacant.[22][137]

Pairs

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Senior pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Pewter Ref.
1914 New Haven
  • Canada
  • Eleanor Crocker
  • Edward Howland
 No pewter medals awarded [11]
1915–17 No competitions due to World War I [12]
1918 New York City
No other competitors [28]
1919 No competition held [12]
1920 New York City
No other competitors [155]
1921 Philadelphia
  • Mrs. Edward Howland
  • Edward Howland
  • Clara Frothingham
  • Charles Rotch
 [156]
1922 Boston
  • Edith Rotch
  • Francis Munroe
 [31]
1923 New Haven No other competitors [32]
1924 Philadelphia
  • Grace Munstock
  • Joel Liberman
 No other competitors [33]
1925 New York City
  • Grace Munstock
  • Joel Liberman
 [34]
1926 Boston
  • Sydney Goode
  • James Greene
 [35]
1927 New York City
[36]
1928 New Haven [37]
1929 New York City
[38]
1930 Providence [39]
1931 Boston [40]
1932 New York City [157]
1933 New Haven [42]
1934 Philadelphia
  • Eva Schwerdt
  • William Bruns Jr.
 No other competitors [43]
1935 New Haven
  • Eva Schwerdt
  • William Bruns Jr.
 [44]
1936 New York City
[45]
1937 Chicago [46]
1938 Philadelphia [47]
1939 Saint Paul
  • Annah Hall
  • William Penn-Gaskell Hall III
  • Eva Schwerdt Bruns
  • William Bruns Jr.
 [48]
1940 Cleveland [49]
1941 Boston
[50]
1942 Chicago
  • Margaret Field
  • Jack Might
 [51]
1943 New York City
[52]
1944 Minneapolis
[14]
1945 New York City
[53]
1946 Chicago [54]
1947 Berkeley [55]
1948 Colorado Springs
  • Harriet Sutton
  • Lyman Wakefield Jr.
 [56]
1949 [57]
1950 Washington, D.C. [58]
1951 Seattle
  • Anne Holt
  • Austin Holt
 [59]
1952 Colorado Springs No other competitors [60]
1953 Hershey
[61]
1954 Los Angeles [62]
1955 Colorado Springs
[63]
1956 Philadelphia
[64]
1957 Berkeley
  • Mary Jane Watson
  • John Jarmon
[65]
1958 Minneapolis
[66]
1959 Rochester
[67]
1960 Seattle [68]
1961 Colorado Springs [69]
1962 Boston [131]
1963 Long Beach [71]
1964 Cleveland [72]
1965 Lake Placid
  • Joanne Heckart
  • Gary Clark
 [73]
1966 Berkeley
  • Page Paulsen
  • Larry Dusich
 [74]
1967 Omaha
  • Betty Lewis
  • Richard Gilbert
 [133]
1968 Philadelphia [158]
1969 Seattle [134]
1970 Tulsa
  • Sheri Thrapp
  • Larry Duisch
 [78]
1971 Buffalo [79]
1972 Long Beach [80]
1973 Minneapolis
  • Gale Fuhrman
  • Joel Fuhrman
 [81]
1974 Providence [82]
1975 Oakland [83]
1976 Colorado Springs [84]
1977 Hartford
  • Gail Hamula
  • Frank Sweiding
 [85]
1978 Portland [86]
1979 Cincinnati
[87]
1980 Atlanta [88]
1981 San Diego
  • Beth Flora
  • Ken Flora
 [159]
1982 Indianapolis
[160]
1983 Pittsburgh [91]
1984 Salt Lake City [92]
1985 Kansas City [93]
1986 Uniondale [94]
1987 Tacoma [95]
1988 Denver [17]
1989 Baltimore
  • Sharon Carz
  • Doug Williams
 [96]
1990 Salt Lake City
  • Sharon Carz
  • Doug Williams
[18]
1991 Minneapolis
  • Sharon Carz
  • Doug Williams
 [19]
1992 Orlando [97]
1993 Phoenix
[161]
1994 Detroit [99]
1995 Providence [100]
1996 San Jose [101]
1997 Nashville [102]
1998 Philadelphia [103]
1999 Salt Lake City [104]
2000 Cleveland
[105]
2001 Boston [106]
2002 Los Angeles [107]
2003 Dallas [162]
2004 Atlanta [109]
2005 Portland [110]
2006 St. Louis [111]
2007 Spokane [163]
2008 Saint Paul [164]
2009 Cleveland [165]
2010 Spokane [166]
2011 Greensboro [167]
2012 San Jose [168]
2013 Omaha [169]
2014 Boston [170]
2015 Greensboro [171]
2016 Saint Paul [172]
2017 Kansas City [173]
2018 San Jose [174]
2019 Detroit [175]
2020 Greensboro [176]
2021 Las Vegas [177]
2022 Nashville [178]
2023 San Jose [179]
2024 Columbus [129]
2025 Wichita [130]

Ice dance

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Senior ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Pewter Ref.
1936 New York City
  • Clara Frothingham
  • Ashton Parmeter
 No pewter medals awarded [180]
1937 Chicago
[46]
1938 Philadelphia
  • Louise Weigel Atwell
  • Otto Dallmayr
 [47]
1939 Saint Paul
[48]
1940 Cleveland
  • Nettie Prantell
  • George Boltres
  • Vernafay Thysell
  • Paul Harrington
 [49]
1941 Boston
  • Edith Whetstone
  • Alfred Richards Jr.
 [50]
1942 Chicago
  • Edith Whetstone
  • Alfred Richards Jr.
  • Ramona Allen
  • Herman Torrano
 [51]
1943 New York City
[52]
1944 Minneapolis
  • Mary Anderson
  • Jack Anderson
 [14]
1945 New York City
[53]
1946 Chicago [54]
1947 Berkeley
[55]
1948 Colorado Springs [56]
1949 [57]
1950 Washington, D.C. [58]
1951 Seattle
[59]
1952 Colorado Springs [60]
1953 Hershey
[61]
1954 Los Angeles
  • Phyllis Forney
  • Martin Forney
  • Patsy Riedel
  • Roland Junso
 [62]
1955 Colorado Springs
  • Phyllis Forney
  • Martin Forney
 [63]
1956 Philadelphia
[64]
1957 Berkeley
[65]
1958 Minneapolis
  • Claire O'Neill
  • John Bejshak Jr.
[66]
1959 Rochester
[67]
1960 Seattle [68]
1961 Colorado Springs [69]
1962 Boston
[70]
1963 Long Beach [71]
1964 Cleveland
  • Darlene Streich
  • Charles Fetter Jr.
[132]
1965 Lake Placid
[73]
1966 Berkeley [74]
1967 Omaha
[75]
1968 Philadelphia
  • Debbie Gerken
  • Raymond Tiedemann
 [181]
1969 Seattle
  • Joan Bitterman
  • Brad Hislop
 [77]
1970 Tulsa
  • Debbie Ganson
  • Brad Hislop
 [78]
1971 Buffalo [79]
1972 Long Beach [80]
1973 Minneapolis
  • Jane Pankey
  • Richard Horne
 [81]
1974 Providence
[82]
1975 Oakland [83]
1976 Colorado Springs [84]
1977 Hartford
[85]
1978 Portland [86]
1979 Cincinnati [87]
1980 Atlanta [88]
1981 San Diego
[135]
1982 Indianapolis [90]
1983 Pittsburgh [91]
1984 Salt Lake City [92]
1985 Kansas City [93]
1986 Uniondale
[94]
1987 Tacoma [95]
1988 Denver [17]
1989 Baltimore
  • Jeanne Miley
  • Michael Verlich
 [96]
1990 Salt Lake City [18]
1991 Minneapolis
  • Jeanne Miley
  • Michael Verlich
[19]
1992 Orlando
  • Jeanne Miley
  • Michael Verlich
 [97]
1993 Phoenix [98]
1994 Detroit
  • Wendy Millette
  • Jason Tebo
 [99]
1995 Providence [100]
1996 San Jose [101]
1997 Nashville [102]
1998 Philadelphia [103]
1999 Salt Lake City [104]
2000 Cleveland [105]
2001 Boston [106]
2002 Los Angeles [107]
2003 Dallas [162]
2004 Atlanta
[109]
2005 Portland
[110]
2006 St. Louis [111]
2007 Spokane [182]
2008 Saint Paul [183]
2009 Cleveland [184]
2010 Spokane [185]
2011 Greensboro [186]
2012 San Jose [187]
2013 Omaha [188]
2014 Boston [189]
2015 Greensboro [190]
2016 Saint Paul [191]
2017 Kansas City [192]
2018 San Jose [193]
2019 Detroit [194]
2020 Greensboro [195]
2021 Las Vegas [196]
2022 Nashville [197]
2023 San Jose [198]
2024 Columbus [129]
2025 Wichita [130]

Junior medalists

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Men's singles

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Junior men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Pewter Ref.
1918 New York City Sherwin Badger Emil Fuchs No other competitors No pewter medals awarded [28]
1919 No competition held [12]
1920 New York City Oscar Richard Charles Wyman Emil Fuchs [29]
1921 Philadelphia George Greenslee Raymond Harvey Einar Josephson & Charles McCarthy (tie) [30]
1922 Boston Louis Van Washburn Charles Wyman Charles Rotch [31]
1923 New Haven George Braakman Heaton Robertson [32]
1924 Philadelphia Egbert Carey Jr. [33]
1925 New York City Ferrier Martin Joseph Savage [34]
1926 Boston Roger Turner [35]
1927 New York City Frederick Goodridge Gail Borden II Roy Shipstad [36]
1928 New Haven J. Lester Madden George Hill [37]
1929 New York City George Hill Joseph Savage William Nagle [38]
1930 Providence Gail Borden II Heaton Robertson Robert Rothman [39]
1931 Boston Joseph Savage Lyman Wakefield Robin Lee [40]
1932 New York City Robin Lee Bruce Mapes George Boltres [199]
1933 New Haven William Swallender Lyman Wakefield [42]
1934 Philadelphia George Boltres Wilfred MacDonald Richard Hapgood [43]
1935 New Haven Erie Relter Bruce Mapes Ollie Haupt Jr. [44]
1936 New York City Bernard Fox Ollie Haupt Jr. Eugene Reichel [180]
1937 Chicago Ollie Haupt Jr. Eugene Turner [46]
1938 Philadelphia Eugene Turner Leonard Brennan Edward Berkson [47]
1939 Saint Paul Arthur Vaughn Jr. Arthur Preusch Jr. Bud Brennan [48]
1940 Cleveland Bobby Specht Murray Galbraith Sheldon Galbraith [49]
1941 Boston William Grimditch Jr. Arthur Preusch Jr. Edward LeMaire [50]
1942 Chicago Walter Sahlin Edward LeMaire Robert Premer [51]
1943 New York City Edward LeMaire Marcus Nelson James Lochead Jr. [52]
1944 Minneapolis James Lochead Jr. Michael McGean Robert Swenning [14]
1945 New York City Richard Button [53]
1946 Chicago John Lettengarver Charles Brinkman [54]
1947 Berkeley Robert Swenning Dudley Richards Charles Brinkman [55]
1948 Colorado Springs Hayes Alan Jenkins Walter Bainbridge Jr. Donald Jacoby [56]
1949 Richard Dwyer Donald Jacoby Dudley Richards [57]
1950 Washington, D.C. Donald Laws Barry Gorman Evy Scotvold II [58]
1951 Seattle Dudley Richards Evy Scotvold II David Jenkins [59]
1952 Colorado Springs Ronald Robertson Armando Rodriguez [60]
1953 Hershey David Jenkins William Nick Tim Brown [61]
1954 Los Angeles Tim Brown Raymond Blommer William Nick [62]
1955 Colorado Springs Tom Moore Robert Lee Brewer Barlow Nelson [63]
1956 Philadelphia Robert Lee Brewer Barlow Nelson Bradley Lord [64]
1957 Berkeley Bradley Lord James Short Lorin Caccamise [65]
1958 Minneapolis James Short Gregory Kelley [66]
1959 Rochester Gregory Kelley Don Mike Anthony Frank Carroll [67]
1960 Seattle Douglas Ramsay Bruce Heiss [68]
1961 Colorado Springs Monty Hoyt Scott Allen David Edwards [200]
1962 Boston Thomas Litz Gary Visconti Buddy Zack [201]
1963 Long Beach Billy Chapel Richard Callaghan Tim Wood [71]
1964 Cleveland Tim Wood Duane Maki Richard Callaghan [132]
1965 Lake Placid Paul McGrath Robert Black Ron Frank [73]
1966 Berkeley John Misha Petkevich James Disbrow W. Patrick Lalor [74]
1967 Omaha Roger Bass Gordon McKellen Torrey Sun [202]
1968 Philadelphia Kenneth Shelley Richard Inglesi John Baldwin [203]
1969 Seattle John Baldwin Doug Berndt Kenneth Class [204]
1970 Tulsa Richard Ewell III Jimmy Demogines Mahlon Bradley [78]
1971 Buffalo David Santee Mahlon Bradley Scott Cramer [79]
1972 Long Beach Terry Kubicka Scott Cramer John Carlow [80]
1973 Minneapolis John Carlow Jr. Bill Schneider [81]
1974 Providence Randy Gardner Ken Newfield Perry Jewell [82]
1975 Oakland Tim Zink Perry Jewell Scott Sherman [83]
1976 Colorado Springs Scott Hamilton Mark Cockerell Dave Kinser [84]
1977 Hartford Robert Wagenhoffer Reggie Stanley Reggie Raiford [85]
1978 Portland Brian Boitano Patrick Hughes James Santee [86]
1979 Cincinnati James Santee Bobby Beauchamp Stuart Bailey [87]
1980 Atlanta Tom Dickson Paul Wylie Jim White [205]
1981 San Diego Paul Wylie John Filbig James Cygan [159]
1982 Indianapolis James Cygan Daniel Doran Christopher Bowman [206]
1983 Pittsburgh Christopher Bowman Angelo D'Agostino Daniel Doran [91]
1984 Salt Lake City William Lawe Winfrid Mayer Doug Mattis [92]
1985 Kansas City Doug Mattis Erik Larson Rudy Galindo [93]
1986 Uniondale Mark Mitchell [94]
1987 Tacoma Todd Eldredge Patrick Brault Craig Heath [95]
1988 Denver Christopher Mitchell Aren Nielsen Cameron Birky Shepherd Clark [17]
1989 Baltimore Shepherd Clark Colin Vander Veen John Baldwin Jr. Scott Davis [96]
1990 Salt Lake City Scott Davis Michael Chack Steven B. Smith [18]
1991 Minneapolis Damon Allen John Baldwin Jr. Ryan Hunka [19]
1992 Orlando Ryan Hunka Daniel Hollander John Baldwin Jr. John Bevan [97]
1993 Phoenix Michael Weiss Matthew Kessinger John Bevan Clifford Retamar [98]
1994 Detroit Jere Michael Jason Sylvia Matthew Kessinger [99]
1995 Providence Matthew Kessinger Trifun Zivanovic Ryan Jahnke Derrick Delmore [207]
1996 San Jose Timothy Goebel Jeff Merica Justin Dillon [208]
1997 Nashville Matt Savoie Justin Dillon Michael Edgren Kurt Fromknecht [209]
1998 Philadelphia Scott Smith Braden Overett Kurt Fromknecht Daniel Lee [210]
1999 Salt Lake City Ryan Bradley Don Baldwin Parker Pennington Johnny Weir [211]
2000 Cleveland Evan Lysacek Parker Pennington Benjamin Miller Daniel Lee [212]
2001 Boston Parker Pennington Benjamin Miller Michael Villarreal Shaun Rogers [213]
2002 Los Angeles Nicholas LaRoche Shaun Rogers Benjamin Miller Matthew Lind [214]
2003 Dallas Dennis Phan Jordan Brauninger Adam Aronowitz Christopher Toland [215]
2004 Atlanta Christopher Toland Jason Wong Wesley Campbell Tommy Steenberg [109]
2005 Portland Jeremy Abbott Craig Ratterree Michael Peters Douglas Razzano [216]
2006 St. Louis Stephen Carriere Jonathan Trinh Geoffry Varner Daisuke Murakami [111]
2007 Spokane Eliot Halverson Brandon Mroz Austin Kanallakan Curran Oi [217]
2008 Saint Paul Adam Rippon Andrew Gonzales Richard Dornbush [218]
2009 Cleveland Ross Miner Keegan Messing Alexander Johnson Grant Hochstein [219]
2010 Spokane Jason Brown Joshua Farris Max Aaron Scott Dyer [220]
2011 Greensboro Max Aaron Alexander Zahradnicek Alexander Aiken Steven Evans [221]
2012 San Jose Nathan Chen Timothy Dolensky Philip Warren Harrison Choate [222]
2013 Omaha Vincent Zhou Shotaro Omori Nathan Chen Jimmy Ma [223]
2014 Boston Nathan Chen Jordan Moeller Jimmy Ma Chase Belmontes [224]
2015 Greensboro Andrew Torgashev Kevin Shum Paolo Borromeo Alexei Krasnozhon [225]
2016 Saint Paul Tomoki Hiwatashi Alexei Krasnozhon Paolo Borromeo [226]
2017 Kansas City Alexei Krasnozhon Camden Pulkinen Ryan Dunk Eric Sjoberg [227]
2018 San Jose Camden Pulkinen Dinh Tran Maxim Naumov Ryan Dunk [228]
2019 Detroit Ryan Dunk Joonsoo Kim Peter Liu [229]
2020 Greensboro Maxim Naumov Eric Sjoberg Liam Kapeikis Lucas Altieri [230]
2021 Las Vegas Eric Prober Joseph Klein Samuel Mindra Jacob Sanchez [231]
2022 Nashville Kai Kovar Will Annis Maxim Zharkov Joseph Klein [232]
2023 San Jose Lucas Broussard Jacob Sanchez Robert Yampolsky Daniil Murzin [233]
2024 Columbus Lucius Kazanecki Taira Shinohara Aleksandr Fegan Beck Strommer [129]
2025 Wichita Lorenzo Elano Aleksandr Fegan Patrick Blackwell Kirk Haugeto [130]

Women's singles

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Junior women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Pewter Ref.
1918 New York City Clara Frothingham Rosaline Dunn Lillian Cramer No pewter medals awarded [28]
1919 No competition held [12]
1920 New York City Rosaline Dunn Sonia Wilson Beatrix Loughran [29]
1921 Philadelphia Beatrix Loughran Guinevere Knott Rosalie Knapp [30]
1922 Boston Helen Stantial Rosalie Knapp Guinevere Knott [31]
1923 New Haven Rosalie Knapp Ada Bauman Miss Cabot [32]
1924 Philadelphia Maribel Vinson Guinevere Knott Julia Honan [33]
1925 New York City Ada Bauman Julia Honan Gertrude Meredith [34]
1926 Boston Julia Honan Grace Munstock Hulda Berger [35]
1927 New York City Suzanne Davis Margaret Bennett [36]
1928 New Haven Virginia Badger Hulda Berger Evelyn Chandler Mapes [37]
1929 New York City Evelyn Chandler Mapes Grace Madden [38]
1930 Providence Hulda Berger Louise Weigel Margaret Bennett [39]
1931 Boston Margaret Bennett Grace Madden [40]
1932 New York City Louise Weigel Estelle Weigel Audrey Peppe [199]
1933 New Haven Estelle Weigel Valerie Jones Grace Madden [42]
1934 Philadelphia Valerie Jones Frances Johnson Polly Blodgett [43]
1935 New Haven Polly Blodgett A.V. Kloss [44]
1936 New York City Katherine Durbrow Joan Tozzer Mary Weigel [180]
1937 Chicago Joan Tozzer Frances Johnson Jane Vaughn [46]
1938 Philadelphia Charlotte Walther Dorothy Snell Mary C. Taylor [47]
1939 Saint Paul Gretchen Merrill Shirley Bowman [48]
1940 Cleveland Ramona Allen Betsy Nichols Roberta Jenks [49]
1941 Boston Donna Atwood Roberta Jenks Phebe Tucker [50]
1942 Chicago Dorothy Goos Janette Ahrens Betsy Nichols [51]
1943 New York City Hildegarde Balmain Mabel MacPherson [52]
1944 Minneapolis Madelon Olson Shirley Lander Joan Yocum [14