United States Figure Skating Championships Totally Explained

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The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition organized by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".
Skaters compete in three levels: Senior, Junior, and Novice. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies singles, Men's singles, Pairs, and Ice dance. Medals are given out in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth).
In addition to determining the United States champions, the event is used to determine the U.S. teams for the World Figure Skating Championships, World Junior Figure Skating Championships, the Four Continents Championships, and de-facto for the Winter Olympics.

Usage note

Unlike in other countries, such as Japan and Russia, where "Junior Nationals" refers to the National Championships on the Junior level, in the United States, Junior-level skaters compete at the National Championships, sometimes referred to as "Big Nationals". Juvenile and Intermediate-level skaters are the skaters who compete at the "Junior Nationals" in the United States. However, it's a common parlance to refer to the Junior-level competition at Nationals as "Junior Nationals" and can cause confusion when Juvenile and Intermediate level skaters receive local media attention.
Another usage note: the "Junior National Champion" is a skater who won Nationals on the Junior level, not a skater who won an event at the Junior National Championships.
The Junior Nationals were previously called the Junior Olympics.

Qualifying

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.
The top five finishers in each discipline from the previous year are given byes to the U.S. Championships, as are any skaters who qualify for the Junior or the Senior Grand Prix Final. Skaters are also given byes through a qualifying competition if they're assigned to an international event during the time that qualifying event is to take place. For example, if a skater is competing at an event at the same time as his or her regional competition, that skater would receive a bye to sectionals. If a skater is competing at an event at the same time as his or her sectional competition, that skater would qualify for the national event without having had to compete at a sectional championship.

Medalists

Men

Men's Medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Pewter
1914	New Haven, CT	Norman M. Scott	Edward Howland	Nathaniel Niles
1915- 1917	no competition held
1918	New York, NY	Nathaniel Niles	Karl Engel	Edward Howland
1919	no competition held
1920	New York, NY	Sherwin Badger	Nathaniel Niles	Petros Wahlman
1921	Philadelphia, PA	Sherwin Badger	Nathaniel Niles	Edward Howland
1922	Boston, MA	Sherwin Badger	Nathaniel Niles
1923	New Haven, CT	Sherwin Badger	Chris Christenson	Julius Nelson
1924	Philadelphia, PA	Sherwin Badger	Nathaniel Niles	Chris Christenson
1925	New York, NY	Nathaniel Niles	George Braakman	Carl Engel
1926	Boston, MA	Chris Christenson	Nathaniel Niles	Ferrier Martin
1927	New York, NY	Nathaniel Niles	Roger Turner	George Braakman
1928	New Haven, CT	Roger Turner	Fredrick Goodridge	Dr. Walter Langer
1929	New York, NY	Roger Turner	Fredrick Goodridge	J. Lester Madden
1930	Providence, RI	Roger Turner	J. Lester Madden	George Hill
1931	Boston, MA	Roger Turner	J. Lester Madden	George Hill
1932	New York, NY	Roger Turner	J. Lester Madden	George Borden
1933	New Haven, CT	Roger Turner	J. Lester Madden	Robin Lee
1934	Philadelphia, PA	Roger Turner	Robin Lee	George Hill
1935	New Haven, CT	Robin Lee	Roger Turner	J. Lester Madden
1936	New York, NY	Robin Lee	Erle Reiter	George Hill
1937	Chicago, IL	Robin Lee	Erle Reiter	William Nagle
1938	Philadelphia, PA	Robin Lee	Erle Reiter	Ollie Haupt Jr.
1939	St. Paul, MN	Robin Lee	Ollie Haupt Jr.	Eugene Turner
1940	Cleveland, OH	Eugene Turner	Ollie Haupt Jr.	Skippy Baxter
1941	Boston, MA	Eugene Turner	Arthur Vaughn Jr.	William Nagle
1942	Chicago, IL	Bobby Specht	William Grimditch	Arthur Vaughn Jr.
1943	New York, NY	Arthur Vaughn Jr.	Arthur Preusch	William Nagle
1944- 1945	no competition held
1946	Chicago, IL	Richard Button	James Lochead	Johm Tuckerman
1947	Berkeley, CA	Richard Button	John Lettengarver	James Grogan
1948	Colorado Springs, CO	Richard Button	James Grogan	John Lettengarver
1949	Colorado Springs, CO	Richard Button	James Grogan	Hayes Alan Jenkins
1950	Washington, DC	Richard Button	Hayes Alan Jenkins	Richard Dwyer
1951	Seattle, WA	Richard Button	James Grogan	Hayes Alan Jenkins
1952	Colorado Springs, CO	Richard Button	James Grogan	Hayes Alan Jenkins
1953	Hershey, PA	Hayes Alan Jenkins	Ronald Robertson	Dudley Richards
1954	Los Angeles, CA	Hayes Alan Jenkins	David Jenkins	Ronald Robertson
1955	Colorado Springs, CO	Hayes Alan Jenkins	David Jenkins	Hugh Graham
1956	Philadelphia, PA	Hayes Alan Jenkins	Ronald Robertson	David Jenkins
1957	Berkeley, CA	David Jenkins	Tim Brown	Tom Moore
1958	Minneapolis, MN	David Jenkins	Tim Brown	Tom Moore
1959	Rochester, NY	David Jenkins	Tim Brown	Robert Brewer
1960	Seattle, WA	David Jenkins	Tim Brown	Robert Brewer
1961	Colorado Springs, CO	Bradley Lord	Gregory Kelley	Tim Brown	Douglas Ramsay
1962	Boston, MA	Monty Hoyt	Scott Allen	David Edwards	James Short
1963	Long Beach, CA	Thomas Litz	Scott Allen	Monty Hoyt
1964	Cleveland, OH	Scott Allen	Thomas Litz	Monty Hoyt
1965	Lake Placid, NY	Gary Visconti	Scott Allen	Tim Wood
1966	Berkeley, CA	Scott Allen	Gary Visconti	Billy Chapel
1967	Omaha, NE	Gary Visconti	Scott Allen	Tim Wood	John Misha Petkevich
1968	Philadelphia, PA	Tim Wood	Gary Visconti	John Misha Petkevich
1969	Seattle, WA	Tim Wood	John Misha Petkevich	Gary Visconti
1970	Tulsa, OK	Tim Wood	John Misha Petkevich	Kenneth Shelley	Roger Bass
1971	Buffalo, NY	John Misha Petkevich	Kenneth Shelley	Gordon McKellen, Jr.
1972	Long Beach, CA	Kenneth Shelley	John Misha Petkevich	Gordon McKellen, Jr.	John Baldwin
1973	Minneapolis, MN	Gordon McKellen, Jr.	Robert Bradshaw	David Santee
1974	Providence, RI	Gordon McKellen, Jr.	Terry Kubicka	Charles Tickner
1975	Oakland, CA	Gordon McKellen, Jr.	Terry Kubicka	Charles Tickner
1976	Colorado Springs, CO	Terry Kubicka	David Santee	Scott Cramer	Charles Tickner
1977	Hartford, CT	Charles Tickner	Scott Cramer	David Santee	John Carlow Jr.
1978	Portland, OR	Charles Tickner	David Santee	Scott Hamilton
1979	Cincinnati, OH	Charles Tickner	Scott Cramer	David Santee	Scott Hamilton
1980	Atlanta, GA	Charles Tickner	David Santee	Scott Hamilton	Scott Cramer
1981	San Diego, CA	Scott Hamilton	David Santee	Robert Wagenhoffer
1982	Indianapolis, IN	Scott Hamilton	Robert Wagenhoffer	David Santee	Brian Boitano
1983	Pittsburgh, PA	Scott Hamilton	Brian Boitano	Mark Cockerell
1984	Salt Lake City, UT	Scott Hamilton	Brian Boitano	Mark Cockerell	Paul Wylie
1985	Kansas City, MO	Brian Boitano	Mark Cockerell	Scott Williams	Christopher Bowman
1986	Uniondale, NY	Brian Boitano	Scott Williams	Daniel Doran	Angelo D'Agostino
1987	Tacoma, WA	Brian Boitano	Christopher Bowman	Scott Williams	Daniel Doran
1988	Denver, CO	Brian Boitano	Paul Wylie	Christopher Bowman	Daniel Doran
1989	Baltimore, MD	Christopher Bowman	Daniel Doran	Paul Wylie	Erik Larson
1990	Salt Lake City, UT	Todd Eldredge	Paul Wylie	Mark Mitchell	Erik Larson
1991	Minneapolis, MN	Todd Eldredge	Christopher Bowman	Paul Wylie	Mark Mitchell
1992	Orlando, FL	Christopher Bowman	Paul Wylie	Mark Mitchell	Scott Davis
1993	Phoenix, AZ	Scott Davis	Mark Mitchell	Michael Chack	Aren Nielsen
1994	Detroit, MI	Scott Davis	Brian Boitano	Aren Nielsen	Todd Eldredge
1995	Providence, RI	Todd Eldredge	Scott Davis	Aren Nielsen	Damon Allen
1996	San Jose, CA	Rudy Galindo	Todd Eldredge	Daniel Hollander	Scott Davis
1997	Nashville, TN	Todd Eldredge	Michael Weiss	Daniel Hollander	Scott Davis
1998	Philadelphia, PA	Todd Eldredge	Michael Weiss	Scott Davis	Shepherd Clark
1999	Salt Lake City, UT	Michael Weiss	Trifun Zivanovic	Timothy Goebel	Matthew Savoie
2000	Cleveland, OH	Michael Weiss	Timothy Goebel	Trifun Zivanovic	Matthew Savoie
2001	Boston, MA	Timothy Goebel	Todd Eldredge	Matthew Savoie	Michael Weiss
2002	Los Angeles, CA	Todd Eldredge	Timothy Goebel	Michael Weiss	Matthew Savoie
2003	Dallas, TX	Michael Weiss	Timothy Goebel	Ryan Jahnke	Scott Smith
2004	Atlanta, GA	Johnny Weir	Michael Weiss	Matthew Savoie	Ryan Jahnke
2005	Portland, OR	Johnny Weir	Timothy Goebel	Evan Lysacek	Matthew Savoie
2006	St. Louis, MO	Johnny Weir	Evan Lysacek	Matthew Savoie	Michael Weiss
2007	Spokane, WA	Evan Lysacek	Ryan Bradley	Johnny Weir	Jeremy Abbott
2008	St. Paul, MN	Evan Lysacek	Johnny Weir	Stephen Carriere	Jeremy Abbott
2009	Cleveland, OH
2010	Spokane, WA

Ladies

Ladies Medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Pewter
1914	New Haven, CT	Theresa Weld	Edith Rotch	Raynham Townshend
1915- 1917	no competition held
1918	New York, NY	Rosemary Beresford	Theresa Weld
1919	no competition held
1920	New York, NY	Theresa Weld	Martha Brown	Lilian Cramer
1921	Philadelphia, PA	Theresa Weld Blanchard	Lilian Cramer
1922	Boston, MA	Theresa Weld Blanchard	Beatrix Loughran
1923	New Haven, CT	Theresa Weld Blanchard	Beatrix Loughran	Lilian Cramer
1924	Philadelphia, PA	Theresa Weld Blanchard	Rosalie Knapp
1925	New York, NY	Beatrix Loughran	Theresa Weld Blanchard	Rosalie Knapp
1926	Boston, MA	Beatrix Loughran	Theresa Weld Blanchard	Maribel Vinson
1927	New York, NY	Beatrix Loughran	Maribel Vinson	Theresa Weld Blanchard
1928	New Haven, CT	Maribel Vinson	Suzanne Davis
1929	New York, NY	Maribel Vinson	Edith Secord	Suzanne Davis
1930	Providence, RI	Maribel Vinson	Edith Secord	Suzanne Davis
1931	Boston, MA	Maribel Vinson	Edith Secord	Hulda Berger
1932	New York, NY	Maribel Vinson	Margaret Bennett	Louise Weigel
1933	New Haven, CT	Maribel Vinson	Suzanne Davis	Louise Weigel
1934	Philadelphia, PA	Suzanne Davis	Louise Weigel	Estelle Weigel
1935	New Haven, CT	Maribel Vinson	Suzanne Davis	Louise Weigel
1936	New York, NY	Maribel Vinson	Louise Weigel	Audrey Peppe
1937	Chicago, IL	Maribel Vinson	Polly Blodgett	Katherine Durbrow
1938	Philadelphia, PA	Joan Tozzer	Audrey Peppe	Polly Blodgett	Jane Vaughn
1939	St. Paul, MN	Joan Tozzer	Audrey Peppe	Charlotte Walther
1940	Cleveland, OH	Joan Tozzer	Hedy Stenuf	Jane Vaughn
1941	Boston, MA	Jane Vaughn	Gretchen Merrill	Charlotte Walther
1942	Chicago, IL	Jane Vaughn Sullivan	Gretchen Merrill	Phebe Tucker
1943	New York, NY	Gretchen Merrill	Dorothy Goos	Janette Ahrens
1944	Minneapolis, MN	Gretchen Merrill	Dorothy Goos	Ramona Allen
1945	New York, NY	Gretchen Merrill	Janette Ahrens	Madelon Olson
1946	Chicago, IL	Gretchen Merrill	Janette Ahrens	Madelon Olson
1947	Berkeley, CA	Gretchen Merrill	Janette Ahrens	Eileen Seigh
1948	Colorado Springs, CO	Gretchen Merrill	Yvonne C. Sherman	Helen Uhl
1949	Colorado Springs, CO	Yvonne C. Sherman	Gretchen Merrill	Virginia Baxter
1950	Washington, DC	Yvonne C. Sherman	Sonya Klopfer	Virginia Baxter
1951	Seattle, WA	Sonya Klopfer	Tenley Albright	Virginia Baxter
1952	Colorado Springs, CO	Tenley Albright	Frances Dorsey	Helen Geekie
1953	Hershey, PA	Tenley Albright	Carol Heiss	Margaret Graham
1954	Los Angeles, CA	Tenley Albright	Carol Heiss	Frances Dorsey
1955	Colorado Springs, CO	Tenley Albright	Carol Heiss	Catherine Machado
1956	Philadelphia, PA	Tenley Albright	Carol Heiss	Catherine Machado
1957	Berkeley, CA	Carol Heiss	Joan Schenke	Claralynn Lewis
1958	Minneapolis, MN	Carol Heiss	Carol Wanek	Lynn Finnegan
1959	Rochester, NY	Carol Heiss	Nancy Heiss	Barbara Roles
1960	Seattle, WA	Carol Heiss	Barbara Roles	Laurence Owen
1961	Colorado Springs, CO	Laurence Owen	Stephanie Westerfeld	Rhode Lee Michelson
1962	Boston, MA	Barbara Roles	Lorraine Hanlon	Victoria Fisher	Frances Gold
1963	Long Beach, CA	Lorraine Hanlon	Christina Haigler	Karen Howland
1964	Cleveland, OH	Peggy Fleming	Albertina Noyes	Christina Haigler
1965	Lake Placid, NY	Peggy Fleming	Christina Haigler	Albertina Noyes
1966	Berkeley, CA	Peggy Fleming	Albertina Noyes	Pamela Schneider
1967	Omaha, NE	Peggy Fleming	Albertina Noyes	Jennie Walsh	Janet Lynn
1968	Philadelphia, PA	Peggy Fleming	Albertina Noyes	Janet Lynn
1969	Seattle, WA	Janet Lynn	Julie Lynn Holmes	Albertina Noyes	Dawn Glab
1970	Tulsa, OK	Janet Lynn	Julie Lynn Holmes	Dawn Glab	Jennie Walsh
1971	Buffalo, NY	Janet Lynn	Julie Lynn Holmes	Suna Murray	Dawn Glab
1972	Long Beach, CA	Janet Lynn	Julie Lynn Holmes	Suna Murray	Dorothy Hamill
1973	Minneapolis, MN	Janet Lynn	Dorothy Hamill	Juli McKinstry
1974	Providence, RI	Dorothy Hamill	Juli McKinstry	Kath Malmberg
1975	Oakland, CA	Dorothy Hamill	Wendy Burge	Kath Malmberg	Barbie Smith
1976	Colorado Springs, CO	Dorothy Hamill	Linda Fratianne	Wendy Burge
1977	Hartford, CT	Linda Fratianne	Barbie Smith	Wendy Burge
1978	Portland, OR	Linda Fratianne	Lisa-Marie Allen	Priscilla Hill	Carrie Rugh
1979	Cincinnati, OH	Linda Fratianne	Lisa-Marie Allen	Carrie Rugh
1980	Atlanta, GA	Linda Fratianne	Lisa-Marie Allen	Sandy Lenz	Elaine Zayak
1981	San Diego, CA	Elaine Zayak	Priscilla Hill	Lisa-Marie Allen	Rosalynn Sumners
1982	Indianapolis, IN	Rosalynn Sumners	Vikki de Vries	Elaine Zayak	Jackie Farrell
1983	Pittsburgh, PA	Rosalynn Sumners	Elaine Zayak	Tiffany Chin	Vikki de Vries
1984	Salt Lake City, UT	Rosalynn Sumners	Tiffany Chin	Elaine Zayak	Jill Frost
1985	Kansas City, MO	Tiffany Chin	Debi Thomas	Caryn Kadavy	Kathryn Adams
1986	Uniondale, NY	Debi Thomas	Caryn Kadavy	Tiffany Chin	Tracey Damigella
1987	Tacoma, WA	Jill Trenary	Debi Thomas	Caryn Kadavy	Tiffany Chin
1988	Denver, CO	Debi Thomas	Jill Trenary	Caryn Kadavy	Jeri Campbell
1989	Baltimore, MD	Jill Trenary	Kristi Yamaguchi	Tonya Harding	Holly Cook
1990	Salt Lake City, UT	Jill Trenary	Kristi Yamaguchi	Holly Cook	Nancy Kerrigan
1991	Minneapolis, MN	Tonya Harding	Kristi Yamaguchi	Nancy Kerrigan	Tonia Kwiatkowski
1992	Orlando, FL	Kristi Yamaguchi	Nancy Kerrigan	Tonya Harding	Lisa Ervin
1993	Phoenix, AZ	Nancy Kerrigan	Lisa Ervin	Tonia Kwiatkowski	Tonya Harding
1994	Detroit, MI	[none] †	Michelle Kwan	Nicole Bobek	Elaine Zayak
1995	Providence, RI	Nicole Bobek	Michelle Kwan	Tonia Kwiatkowski	Kyoko Ina
1996	San Jose, CA	Michelle Kwan	Tonia Kwiatkowski	Tara Lipinski	Sydne Vogel
1997	Nashville, TN	Tara Lipinski	Michelle Kwan	Nicole Bobek	Angela Nikodinov
1998	Philadelphia, PA	Michelle Kwan	Tara Lipinski	Nicole Bobek	Tonia Kwiatkowski
1999	Salt Lake City, UT	Michelle Kwan	Naomi Nari Nam	Angela Nikodinov	Sarah Hughes
2000	Cleveland, OH	Michelle Kwan	Sasha Cohen	Sarah Hughes	Angela Nikodinov
2001	Boston, MA	Michelle Kwan	Sarah Hughes	Angela Nikodinov	Jennifer Kirk
2002	Los Angeles, CA	Michelle Kwan	Sasha Cohen	Sarah Hughes	Angela Nikodinov
2003	Dallas, TX	Michelle Kwan	Sarah Hughes	Sasha Cohen	Ann Patrice McDonough
2004	Atlanta, GA	Michelle Kwan	Sasha Cohen	Jennifer Kirk	Amber Corwin