1961 United States Figure Skating Championships

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After the 1960 Winter Olympics, most of the top American figure skaters (including Carol Heiss and David Jenkins) left the amateur ranks, so four new champions were crowned at the 1961 United States Figure Skating Championships, which were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from January 25 to January 29.

Contents 1 Senior-Level Results 1.1 Men 1.2 Ladies 1.3 Pairs 1.4 Ice Dancing (Gold Dance) 2 Junior-Level Results 2.1 Men 2.2 Ladies 2.3 Pairs 2.4 Ice Dancing (Silver Dance) 3 Novice-Level Results 3.1 Men 3.2 Ladies 4 Aftermath 5 Navigation

[edit] Senior-Level Results

[edit] Men

Rank	Name
1	Bradley Lord
2	Gregory Kelley
3	Tim Brown
4	Douglas Ramsay
5	Bruce Heiss

[edit] Ladies

(incomplete standings)

Rank	Name
1	Laurence Owen
2	Stephanie Westerfeld
3	Rhode Lee Michelson

[edit] Pairs

(incomplete standings)

Rank	Name
1	Maribel Owen / Dudley Richards
2	Ila Ray Hadley / Ray Hadley, Jr.
3	Laurie Hickox / William Hickox
4	Janet Browning / Jim Browning

[edit] Ice Dancing (Gold Dance)

Rank	Name
1	Diane Sherbloom / Larry Pierce
2	Dona Lee Carrier / Roger Campbell
3	Patricia Dineen / Robert Dineen
4	Jan Jacobsen / Marshall Campbell
5	Thomasine Pierce / Roy Speed
6	Katrine Neil / Peter Betts

[edit] Junior-Level Results

[edit] Men

(incomplete standings)

Rank	Name
1	Monty Hoyt
2	Scott Allen
3	David Edwards

[edit] Ladies

Rank	Name
1	Lorraine Hanlon
2	Carol Noir
3	Lynn Thomas
4	Yvonne Drummond
5	Pamela Zekman
6	Michelle Monnier
7	Donna Abbott
8	Wanda Mae Guntert
9	Linda Galbraith

[edit] Pairs

(incomplete standings)

Rank	Name
1	Vivian Joseph / Ronald Joseph

[edit] Ice Dancing (Silver Dance)

Rank	Name
1	Rosemary McEvoy / Ralph Owen
2	Ila Ray Hadley / Ray Hadley, Jr.
3	Dorothyann Nelson / Pieter Kollen
4	Wilma Piper / Stanley Urban
5	Susan Bright / Robert Munz
6	Linda Rae Anderson / King Cole
7	Anne Leyden / Monroe Meier
8	Constance Caracciola / Donald Parent
9	Georgia Taylor / Howard Taylor
10	Linda Robinson / John Bickel
11	Sally Wells / William Lincoln
12	Margaret Mosford / Ben Wade

[edit] Novice-Level Results

[edit] Men

(incomplete standings)

Rank	Name
1	Peter Meyer

[edit] Ladies

(incomplete standings)

Rank	Name
1	Albertina Noyes
2	Joya Untermohlen

[edit] Aftermath

Following the U.S. Championships, the top skaters took part in the North American Figure Skating Championships, with Owen capturing the ladies title. All of the senior medalists with the exception of Brown left for the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague on February 14, 1961 on board Sabena Flight 548 (Brown was ill; fourth place finisher Ramsay was sent in his place). However, they never arrived; their flight crashed near Brussels, Belgium the next morning, killing all on board (including coaches, officials, and family members).

[edit] Navigation

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