1959 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

The 1959 United States Figure Skating Championships was an event organized by U.S. Figure Skating to determine the U.S. national champions and the U.S. team for the 1959 World Championships. Medals were awarded in three colors: gold (first), silver (second), and bronze (third) in four disciplines – men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice. The event was held from January 29 through February 2 in Rochester, New York under the joint sponsorship of the Genesee Figure Skating Club and the Rochester Junior Chamber of Commerce. The main competition rink was the Community War Memorial, while the compulsory figures competition and practices were held at the Ritter-Clark Rink.

In all four senior divisions, the previous year's champions successfully defended their titles. In the men's competition, David Jenkins won both the figures and the free skating portions, although he was closely pressed by Tim Brown in the first three figures. Jenkins's free skating was also of a very high standard. Carol Heiss gave one of the best free skating performances of her career in the ladies' competition. Carol's sister Nancy Heiss took the silver medal, with Barbara Ann Roles placing third in her first season as a senior-level competitor. Nancy Ludington and Ron Ludington repeated as pair champions in an event where all six teams entered gave fine performances. Ron Ludington also competed in the dance division, where he won the bronze medal with Judy Ann Lamar. The dance title once again went to Andree Jacoby and Donald Jacoby, who had married since winning their first national championship the year before.

Senior-level results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing (Gold Dance)

Junior-level results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing (Silver Dance)

* Eliminated before Final Round

Novice-level results

Men

Ladies

References

• "The United States Championships", Skating magazine, March 1959