1945 U.S. Figure Skating Championships


The 1945 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from March 2-5 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded in three disciplineswomen's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice. For the second year in a row, Men's singles was only competed for at the junior and novice levels, as most of the country's top male figure skaters were in the military due to WWII.

Senior results

Women

RankName
1Gretchen Van Zandt Merrill
2Janette Ahrens
3Madelon Olson
4Margaret Grant
5Phebe Tucker
6Dorothy Glazier

Pairs

RankName
1Donna Jean Pospisil / Jean Pierre Brunet
2Ann McGean / Michael McGean
3Marcella May / James Lochead Jr.

Ice dancing (Gold dance)

RankName
1Kathe Mehl Williams / Robert Swenning
2Marcella May / James Lochead Jr.
3Mary Andresen / Jack Andresen

Junior results

Men

RankName
1Richard Button
2Michael McGean
3Robert Swenning

Pairs

RankName
1Betty Jean Higgins / Lyman E. Wakefield Jr.
2Yvonne Sherman / Robert Swenning
3Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy
4Yvonne Cameron / Dean Cameron
5Nancy Lemmon / Charles W. Brinkman
6Sally Blair / Huntington Blair
7Anne Davies / Carleton C. Hoffner Jr.
8Nancy Sue Jenkins / Hayes Alan Jenkins

Ice dancing (Silver dance)

RankName
1Patsy Jones / Walter H. Bainbridge Jr.
2Yvonne Cameron / Dean Cameron
3Vivian Halliday / Richard C. Queisser
4Ruth Parkinson / David J. Speck