The 1943 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from March 6–8 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[3] 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. This was the first year that the Silver dance was contested at the U.S. Championships.[4]

Senior results

Men's singles

Men's results[5]
Rank Skater
1st place, gold medalist(s) Arthur Vaughn Jr.
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arthur Preusch Jr.
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) William Nagle

Women's singles

Women's results[5]
Rank Skater
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gretchen Merrill
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dorothy Goos
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Janette Ahrens
4 Ramona Allen
5 Phebe Tucker
6 Jane Zeiser
7 Dorothy Glazier

Pairs

Pairs' results[5]
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Ice dance (Gold dance)

Ice dance results[5]
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
  • Mary McLaughlin
  • Jack Andresen
5
  • Elizabeth Dripps
  • J.J. Kohlhas
6
  • Barbara Griffin
  • Louis Cody

Junior results

Men's singles

Men's results[5]
Rank Skater
1st place, gold medalist(s) Edward LeMaire
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marcus Nelson
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) James Lochead Jr.
4 Wilhelm Junker

Women's singles

Women's results[5]
Rank Skater
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hildegarde Balmain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mabel MacPherson
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Betsy Nichols
4 Barbara Raymond
5 Shirley Lander
6 Yvonne Sherman
7 Margaret Grant
8 Fay Kirby
9 Beverly Licht
10 Britta Lundequist
11 Patty Sonnekson

Pairs

Pairs' results[5]
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • Betty Schalow
  • Arthur Preusch Jr.
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • Ruth Flint
  • Lyman Wakefield Jr.
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
5
6
7
  • Ann Robinson
  • John House
8
  • Barbara deJulio
  • Austin Holt

Ice dance (Silver dance)

Ice dance results[5]
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • Dorothy Glazier
  • Lyman Wakefield Jr.
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • Kathe Mehl
  • Allan Van Alstyne
4
  • Marjorie House
  • John House
5
  • Betty Jean Higgins
  • Vernon Duckett
6
  • Betty Jane Courtright
  • Peter Girardot
7
  • Janet Raymond
  • John Gayton
8
  • Annemarie Junker
  • Wilhelm Junker
9
  • Jeanne Hart
  • Ralph Teal

References

  1. ^ a b "Defending Champions Keep Skating Titles". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press International. March 9, 1943. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  2. ^ Cuddy, Jack (March 10, 1943). "Gretchen Merrill Is Skating Queen". The Victoria Advocate. United Press International. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "The 1943 Championships" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating Magazine Archive. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  4. ^ Keighley, Harry N. (1942). "The United States Championships" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating Magazine Archive. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Liberman, Joel B. (April 1943). "The United States Championships" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 20, no. 5. pp. 5–8, 24–30. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
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