North American Figure Skating Championships
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The North American Figure Skating Championships were a former elite figure skating competition for skaters from the United States and Canada. It was a biennial (every two years) competition held between 1923 and 1971, with locations alternating between the two countries.
Although the event was classified as an "international competition" under International Skating Union rules, it was actually a cooperative venture between the United States Figure Skating Association and the Canadian Figure Skating Association, which both had their roots in a former organization called the Ice Skating Union of America. The latter organization had sponsored competitions open to skaters of both countries as early as 1913.
The competition was discontinued when the Canadian federation abruptly cancelled its participation in the 1973 event, which was to have been held in Rochester, New York. The CFSA cited problems with the judging (which tended to favor the skaters of whichever country had a majority of judges on the panel) and the reluctance of top skaters from both countries to participate in an event immediately before the World Figure Skating Championships. In fact, the CFSA was at that time already planning to hold its own international competition, the first Skate Canada International, in the fall of 1973. This event would be open to skaters from all ISU member countries and use international judges. The USFSA established its own international competition, Skate America, in the fall of 1979.
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[edit] Historical Results
[edit] Men
[edit] Ladies
[edit] Pairs
| Pairs Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1923 |  Ottawa |
Dorothy Jenkins & A.G. McClennan |
 Theresa Weld Blanchard & Nathaniel Niles |
??? |
| 1925 | Boston |
Theresa Weld Blanchard & Nathaniel Niles |
Gladys Rogers & Melville Rogers |
??? |
| 1927 | Toronto |
Marion McDougall & Chauncey Bangs |
Theresa Weld Blanchard & Nathaniel Niles |
Constance Wilson & Montgomery Wilson |
| 1929 | Boston |
Constance Wilson & Montgomery Wilson |
Maribel Vinson & Thornton Coolidge |
??? |
| 1931 | ??? |
Constance Wilson & Montgomery Wilson |
Frances Claudet & Chauncey Bangs |
??? |
| 1933 | New York City |
Constance Wilson-Samuel & Montgomery Wilson |
Maud Smith & Jack Eastwood |
Kathleen Lopdell & Donald Cruikshank |
| 1935 | Montreal |
Maribel Vinson & George Hill |
Constance Wilson-Samuel & Montgomery Wilson |
Louise Bertram & Stewart Reburn |
| 1937 | Boston |
Veronica Clarke & Ralph McCreath |
Maribel Vinson & George Hill |
??? |
| 1939 | Toronto |
Joan Tozzer & Bernard Fox |
Norah McCarthy & Ralph McCreath |
Aidrie Cruikshank & Donald Cruikshank |
| 1941 | Philadelphia |
Eleanor O'Meara & Ralph McCreath |
Donna Atwood & Eugene Turner |
??? |
| 1947 | Ottawa |
Suzanne Morrow & Wallace Distelmeyer |
Yvonne Sherman & Robert Swenning |
??? |
| 1949 | Philadelphia |
Karol Kennedy & Peter Kennedy |
Marlene Smith & Donald Gilchrist |
??? |
| 1951 | Calgary |
Karol Kennedy & Peter Kennedy |
??? | Jane Kirby & Donald Tobin |
| 1953 | ??? |
Frances Dafoe & Norris Bowden |
Carole Ann Ormaca & Robin Greiner |
Margaret Anne Graham & Hugh Graham |
| 1955 | Regina, Saskatchewan |
Frances Dafoe & Norris Bowden |
Carole Ann Ormaca & Robin Greiner |
Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul |
| 1957 | Rochester, New York |
Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul |
Maria Jelinek & Otto Jelinek |
Nancy Rouillard & Ronald Ludington |
| 1959 | Toronto |
Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul |
??? | ??? |
| 1961 | Philadelphia |
Maria Jelinek & Otto Jelinek |
Maribel Owen & Dudley Richards |
Debbi Wilkes & Guy Revell |
| 1963 | Vancouver |
Debbi Wilkes & Guy Revell |
Gertrude DesJardins & Maurice LaFrance |
Vivian Joseph & Ronald Joseph |
| 1965 | Rochester, New York |
Vivan Joseph & Ronald Joseph |
Cynthia Kauffman & Ronald Kauffman |
Susan Huehnergard & Paul Huehnergard |
| 1967 | Montreal |
Cynthia Kauffman & Ronald Kauffman |
Susan Berens & Roy Wagelein |
Betty Jean Lewis & Richard Gilbert |
| 1969 | Oakland, California |
Cynthia Kauffman & Ronald Kauffman |
JoJo Starbuck & Ken Shelley |
Mary Petrie & Robert McAvoy |
| 1971 | Peterborough, Ontario |
JoJo Starbuck & Ken Shelley |
Melissa Militano & Mark Militano |
Sandra Bezic & Val Bezic |
[edit] Ice Dance
| Ice Dance Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1947 | Ottawa |
Lois Waring & Red Bainbridge |
Ann Davies & Carleton Hoffner |
??? |
| 1949 | Philadelphia |
Lois Waring & Red Bainbridge |
??? | ??? |
| 1951 | Calgary |
Carmel Bodel & Edward Bodel |
??? | Pierette Paquin & Donald Tobin |
| 1953 | ??? |
Carol Ann Peters & Daniel Ryan |
??? | ??? |
| 1955 | Regina, Saskatchewan |
Carmel Bodel & Edward Bodel |
Joan Zamboni & Roland Junso |
??? |
| 1957 | Rochester, New York |
Geraldine Fenton & William McLachlan |
Joan Zamboni & Roland Junso |
Sharon McKenzie & Bert Wright |
| 1959 | Toronto |
Geraldine Fenton & William McLachlan |
??? | Anne Martin & Edward Collins |
| 1961 | Philadelphia |
Virginia Thompson & William McLachlan |
Dona Lee Carrier & Roger Campbell |
Paulette Doan & Kenneth Ormsby |
| 1963 | Vancouver |
Paulette Doan & Kennth Ormsby |
Donna Mitchell & John Mitchell |
Sally Schantz & Stanley Urban |
| 1965 | Rochester, New York |
Lorna Dyer & John Carrell |
Kristin Fortune & Dennis Sveum |
Carole Forrest & Kevin Lethbridge |
| 1967 | Montreal |
Lorna Dyer & John Carrell |
Joni Graham & Don Phillips |
Judy Schwomeyer & James Sladky |
| 1969 | Oakland, California |
Donna Taylor & Bruce Lennie |
Judy Schwomeyer & James Sladky |
??? |
| 1971 | Peterborough, Ontario |
Judy Schwomeyer & James Sladky |
Anne Millier & Harvey Millier |
Mary Karen Campbell & Johnny Johns |
[edit] Fours
| Fours Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1923 | Ottawa |
Elizabeth Blair, Florence Wilson, Philip H. Chrysler, C.R. Morphy |
??? | ??? |
| 1933 | New York City |
Prudence Holbrook, Margaret Davis, Melville Rogers, Guy Owen |
Constance Wilson-Samuel, Elizabeth Fisher, Montgomery Wilson, Hubert Sprott |
??? |
| 1935 | Montreal |
Margaret Davis, Prudence Holbrook, Melville Rogers, Guy Owen |
??? | ??? |
| 1937 | Boston |
Margaret Davis, Prudence Holbrook, Melville Rogers, Guy Owen |
Naomi Slater, Aidrie Cruikshank, Jack Hose, Donald Cruikshank |
??? |
| 1939 | Toronto |
Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, Ralph McCreath, Montgomery Wilson |
Gillian Watson, Ruth Hall, Sandy McKechnie, Donald Gilchrist |
Nettie Prantel, Marjorie Parker, Joseph Savage, George Boltres |
| 1941 | Philadelphia |
Janette Ahrens, Mary Louise Premer, Robert Uppgren, Lyman Wakefield, Jr. |
Therese McCarthy, Virginia Wilson, Donald Gilchrist, Michael Kirby |
??? |
| 1949 | Philadelphia |
Janet Gerhauser, Marilyn Thomsen, Marlyn Thomsen, John Nightingale |
Mary Kenner, Vera Smith, Peter Dunfield, Peter Firstbrook |
??? |
[edit] Notes
- Fours competitions were held only in the indicated years.
- The 1943 competition was cancelled due to World War II.
- The 1945 competition included ladies single skating only.
- Ice dance was competed for the first time in 1947.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Benjamin T. Wright, Skating in America. United States Figure Skating Association, 1996.
- List of Canadian medalists
- List of champions
