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1949 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

The 1949 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from April 6–9 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels.

Senior results

Men's singles

Men's results[4]
Rank Skater
1st place, gold medalist(s) Richard Button
2nd place, silver medalist(s) James Grogan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hayes Alan Jenkins
4 G. Austin Holt

Women's singles

Women's results[4]
Rank Skater
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yvonne Sherman
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gretchen Van Zandt Merrill
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Virginia Baxter
4 Andrea McLaughlin
5 Helen Uhl
6 Faris Nourse
WD Joan Swanston

Pairs

Pairs' results[4]
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
  • Patsy Hamm
  • Jack Boyle
5

Ice dance (Gold dance)

Ice dance results[4]
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
  • Eleanor Bucher
  • Ray Hanna

Junior results

Men's singles

Men's results[4]
Rank Skater
1st place, gold medalist(s) Richard Dwyer
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Donald Jacoby
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dudley Richards
4 Evy Scotvold II
5 Robert Simmonds
6 Barry Gorman
7 Charles Brinkman II
8 Carleton Hoffner Jr.
9 Donald Laws
10 Marlyn Thomsen
11 Walter Bainbridge Jr.

Women's singles

Women's results[4]
Rank Skater
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sonya Klopfer
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Margaret Anne Graham
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gloria Peterson
4 Josephine Barnum
5 Helen Geekie
6 Janet Gerhauser
7 Lois Secreto
8 Slavka Kohout
9 Jeri Boone
10 Frances Dorsey
11 Mimi Pong
12 Eleanor Levorsen

Pairs

Pairs' results[4]
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • Mary Louisa Haas
  • Jack Woodstrom
4
5
  • Sharon Choate
  • Richard Bromley
6
  • Patricia Quick
  • Armando Rodriguez
7
  • Lucille Mohrey
  • Roy Miller
8
  • Gloria Howley
  • William Lofgren
9
  • Renee Clark
  • William Lang
10
  • Anne Marie Leddy
  • John Leddy

Ice dance (Silver dance)

Ice dance results[4]
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • Vera Ruth Elliott
  • Rex Cook
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • Vera Halliday
  • Edward Picken
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
  • Joann Kelley
  • Roland Junso
5
  • Jean Beach
  • Bruce Hannah
6
  • Sharon Choate
  • Richard Bromley
7
  • Gloria Howley
  • William Lofgren
8
  • Carla-Lee Conti
  • Erik Bruun
9
  • Mary Louisa Haas
  • Jack Woodstrom

References

  1. ^ a b c "Button, Sherman Are Champions". The Missoulian. Associated Press. April 10, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "13-Year-Old Skater Wins U.S. Junior Championships". Great Falls Tribune. Associated Press. April 9, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Yvonne Sherman Colorado Victor". The Boston Globe. April 10, 1949. p. 39. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Chamberlin, Carl (June 1949). "The United States Championships". Skating. Vol. 26, no. 8. pp. 7–11.