1949 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Figure skating competition 1949 U.S. Figure Skating Championships National championships April 6 9 1948–49 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Skating Club Broadmoor Ice Palace Richard Button (Senior)&Richard Dwyer (Junior)April 9, 1949 13-Year-Old Skater Wins U.S. Junior Championships https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-13-year-old-skater-w/166709604/ February 21, 2025 Great Falls Tribune 12 Newspapers.com Associated Press Yvonne Sherman (Senior)&Sonya Klopfer (Junior)April 10, 1949 Yvonne Sherman Colorado Victor https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-yvonne-sherman-colorado/166712209/ February 21, 2025 The Boston Globe 39 Newspapers.com Karol Kennedyand Peter Kennedy (Senior)&Lois Waringand Walter Bainbridge Jr. (Junior) Lois Waringand Walter Bainbridge Jr. (Senior)&Vera Ruth Elliottand Rex Cook (Junior)April 10, 1949 Button, Sherman Are Champions https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian-button-sherman-are-champ/166683498/ February 21, 2025 The Missoulian 13 Newspapers.com Associated Press 1948 U.S. Championships 1950 U.S. Championships The 1949 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from April 6 to 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 resultsChamberlin Carl June 1949 The United States Championships Skating 7–11 26 8 Rank Skater Richard Button James Grogan Hayes Alan Jenkins 4 G. Austin Holt Women's singles +Women's results Rank Skater Yvonne Sherman Gretchen Van Zandt Merrill Virginia Baxter 4 Andrea McLaughlin 5 Helen Uhl 6 Faris Nourse WD Joan Swanston Pairs +Pairs' results Rank Team Karol Kennedy Peter Kennedy (figure skater) Peter Kennedy Irene Maguire Walter Muehlbronner Anne Davies (figure skater) Anne Davies Carleton Hoffner Jr. 4 yes Patsy Hamm yes Jack Boyle 5 yes Nancy Mineard Charles Brinkman Charles Brinkman II Ice dance (Gold dance) +Ice dance results Rank Team Lois Waring Walter Bainbridge Walter Bainbridge Jr. Irene Maguire Walter Muehlbronner Carmel Bodel Edward Bodel 4 yes Eleanor Bucher yes Ray Hanna Junior results Men's singles +Men's results Rank Skater Richard Dwyer Donald Jacoby 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 Rank Skater Sonya Klopfer Margaret Anne Graham 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 Rank Team Lois Waring Walter Bainbridge Walter Bainbridge Jr. Janet Gerhauser John Nightingale (figure skater) John Nightingale yes Mary Louisa Haas yes Jack Woodstrom 4 Lucille Ash yes Carl Chamberlin Jr. 5 yes Sharon Choate yes Richard Bromley 6 yes Patricia Quick yes Armando Rodriguez 7 yes Lucille Mohrey yes Roy Miller 8 yes Gloria Howley yes William Lofgren 9 yes Renee Clark yes William Lang 10 yes Anne Marie Leddy yes John Leddy Ice dance (Silver dance) +Ice dance results Rank Team yes Vera Ruth Elliott yes Rex Cook yes Vera Halliday yes Edward Picken Carol Ann Peters Daniel Ryan (figure skater) Daniel Ryan 4 yes Joann Kelley yes Roland Junso 5 yes Jean Beach yes Bruce Hannah 6 yes Sharon Choate yes Richard Bromley 7 yes Gloria Howley yes William Lofgren 8 yes Carla-Lee Conti yes Erik Bruun 9 yes Mary Louisa Haas yes Jack Woodstrom References Category:U.S. Figure Skating Championships United States Figure Skating Championships