Chris Christenson

Not to be confused with Chris Christensen, Danish swimmer.
Chris Christenson
Personal information
Full name Chris I. Christenson
Country represented United States
Born 1875
Skating club Twin City FSC

Chris I. Christenson (born in 1875 in Norway) was an American figure skater. He and his family emigrated to the United States when he was eight years old, settling in Wisconsin and later in St. Paul, Minnesota. He began skating in 1914 at age 39. Christenson went to the national championships six times between 1920 and 1926. He won the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1926. He was 51 years old at the time of his win and he remains the oldest U.S. men's champion in history.

Results

Event 1923 1924 1925 1926
U.S. Championships 2nd 3rd 1st

References

1914: Norman M. Scott • 1918: Nathaniel Niles • 1920–1924: Sherwin Badger • 1925: Nathaniel Niles • 1926: Chris Christenson • 1927: Nathaniel Niles • 1928–1934: Roger Turner • 1935–1939: Robin Lee • 1940–1941: Eugene Turner • 1942: Bobby Specht • 1943: Arthur Vaughn Jr. • 1946–1952: Dick Button • 1953–1956: Hayes Alan Jenkins • 1957–1960: David Jenkins • 1961: Bradley Lord • 1962: Monty Hoyt • 1963: Thomas Litz • 1964: Scott Allen • 1965: Gary Visconti • 1966: Scott Allen • 1967: Gary Visconti • 1968–1970: Tim Wood • 1971: John Misha Petkevich • 1972: Kenneth Shelley • 1973–1975: Gordon McKellen, Jr. • 1976: Terry Kubicka • 1977–1980: Charles Tickner • 1981–1984: Scott Hamilton • 1985–1988: Brian Boitano • 1989: Christopher Bowman • 1990–1991: Todd Eldredge • 1992: Christopher Bowman • 1993–1994: Scott Davis • 1995: Todd Eldredge • 1996: Rudy Galindo • 1997–1998: Todd Eldredge • 1999–2000: Michael Weiss • 2001: Timothy Goebel • 2002: Todd Eldredge • 2003: Michael Weiss • 2004–2006: Johnny Weir • 2007–2008: Evan Lysacek • 2009–2010: Jeremy Abbott • 2011: Ryan Bradley