The 1959 United States Figure Skating Championships were held January 29 through February 2 in Rochester, New York

Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

 under the joint sponsorship of the Genesee Figure Skating Club and the Rochester Junior Chamber of Commerce. The main competition rink was the Community War Memorial, while the compulsory figures competition and practices were held at the Ritter-Clark rink.

In all four senior divisions, the previous year's champions successfully defended their titles.

In the ladies' competition, Carol Heiss

Carol Heiss

Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins is an American figure skater. She is the 1960 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, 1956 Olympic silver medalist and five-time World Champion .-Biography:...

 gave one of the best free skating performances of her career. Carol's sister Nancy Heiss

Nancy Heiss

Nancy Heiss is a former American figure skater. She was the 1955 U.S. junior champion. At the senior level she placed 4th at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1957 and 1958, and won the silver medal at the 1959 event...

 took the silver medal, with Barbara Ann Roles placing third in her first season as a senior-level competitor.

David Jenkins won both the figures and the free skating portions of the men's competition, although he was closely pressed by Tim Brown in the first three figures. Jenkins's free skate was also of a very high standard.

Nancy Ludington

Nancy Ludington

Nancy Irene Rouillard is an American pair skater.-Personal life:She was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts...

 and Ron Ludington repeated as pair champions in an event where all six teams entered gave fine performances. Ron Ludington also competed in the dance division, where he won the bronze medal with Judy Ann Lamar. The dance title once again went to Andree Jacoby and Donald Jacoby

Donald Jacoby

Donald Jacoby was an American ice dancer. With partner and wife Andree Anderson, he was the 1958 & 1959 U.S. national champion. They were the 1959 World silver medalists and the 1958 World bronze medalist....

, who had married since winning their first national championship the year before.

Men

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Rank	Name
1	David Jenkins
2	Tim Brown
3	Robert Brewer
4	Bradley Lord Bradley Lord Bradley Lord was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles. He finished fourth at the 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships and then placed sixth at that year's World Figure Skating Championships after the top three U.S. skaters skipped the event...
5	Barlow Nelson
6	James Short
7	Lorin Caccamise

Ladies

Rank	Name
1	Carol Heiss Carol Heiss Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins is an American figure skater. She is the 1960 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, 1956 Olympic silver medalist and five-time World Champion .-Biography:...
2	Nancy Heiss Nancy Heiss Nancy Heiss is a former American figure skater. She was the 1955 U.S. junior champion. At the senior level she placed 4th at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1957 and 1958, and won the silver medal at the 1959 event...
3	Barbara Ann Roles
4	Lynn Finnegan

Pairs

Rank	Name
1	Nancy Ludington Nancy Ludington Nancy Irene Rouillard is an American pair skater.-Personal life:She was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts...  / Ron Ludington
2	Gayle Freed / Karl Freed
3	Maribel Owen Maribel Owen Maribel Yerxa Owen was an American pair skater. With partner Dudley Richards, she was the 1961 U.S. national champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where they placed 10th. She was the daughter of Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of Laurence Owen...  / Dudley Richards Dudley Richards Dudley "Dud" Shaw Richards was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles and pairs. In singles, he won the bronze medal at the 1953 United States Figure Skating Championships and finished sixth at that year's World Figure Skating Championships...
4	Ila Ray Hadley Ila Ray Hadley Ila Ray Hadley , was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and ice dance with her brother Ray Hadley, Jr..Hadley was born in Renton, Washington...  / Ray Hadley, Jr. Ray Hadley, Jr. Ray Ellis Hadley, Jr. was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and ice dance with his sister Ila Ray Hadley.Hadley was born in Seattle, Washington...
5	Sheila Wells / Tom Moore
6	Mary Lou Raymond / Jack Nankervis

Ice dancing (Gold Dance)

Rank	Name
1	Andree Jacoby / Donald Jacoby Donald Jacoby Donald Jacoby was an American ice dancer. With partner and wife Andree Anderson, he was the 1958 & 1959 U.S. national champion. They were the 1959 World silver medalists and the 1958 World bronze medalist....
2	Margie Ackles Margie Ackles Margie Ackles was an American figure skater, who competed in ice dance with Charles Phillips. The pair won the gold medal at the 1960 U.S. Figure Skating Championships....  / Charles Phillips
3	Judy Ann Lamar / Ronald Ludington Ronald Ludington Ronald Ludington is an American figure skater and coach. He was born in Boston.-Biography:With his then-wife, Nancy Rouillard Ludington, he won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in pair skating four times, between 1957 and 1960, after having been the junior national champions in 1956...
4	Susan Sebo / Tim Brown

Men

Rank	Name
1	Gregory Kelley Gregory Kelley Gregory Kelley was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the junior title at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1959 and finished ninth at the 1960 World Figure Skating Championships after the top three U.S. skaters skipped the event. In 1961 he won the...
2	Don Mike Anthony
3	Frank Carroll Frank Carroll Francis M. "Frank" Carroll is an American figure skating coach and former competitive skater. He has coached three skaters to win the World Figure Skating Championships: Linda Fratianne, Michelle Kwan, and Evan Lysacek...
4	Douglas Ramsay Douglas Ramsay Douglas Ramsay was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles.Known as "Dick Button Jr.", he early won the reputation of being a particularly charismatic free skater and an audience favorite....
5	Bruce Heiss
6	James Murray
7	Harvey Balch
8	Robert James
WD	Tommy DeBaca

Ladies

Rank	Name
1	Laurence Owen Laurence Owen Laurence Rochon "Laurie" Owen was a Hall of Fame American figure skater. She was the 1961 U.S. National Champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where she placed 6th. She was the daughter of Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of Maribel Owen...
2	Stephanie Westerfeld Stephanie Westerfeld Stephanie "Steffi" Westerfeld was an American figure skater.She earned a place on the United States' world team for the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships after she finished second at 1961 U.S National Championships....
3	Rhode Lee Michelson Rhode Lee Michelson Rhode Lee Michelson was an American figure skater. She placed third at the 1961 U.S. Championships, earning her the right to compete a month later at the World Championships. A hip injury forced Rhode to withdraw from the North American Championships in early February 1961...
4	Dorothyann Nelson Dorothyann Nelson Dorothyann Nelson is a former American figure skater. She skated with partner Pieter Kollen. Together they were the champions in pair skating at the 1962 United States Figure Skating Championships and also won the silver medal in ice dance at the same event...
5	Vicky Fisher
6	Diana Lapp
7	Karen Howland
8	Rickie Anne Rendich
9	Carol Galloway
10	Mary Cooper

Pairs

Rank	Name
1	Judianne Fotheringill Judianne Fotheringill Judianne "Judi" Fotheringill is an American pair skater. With brother Jerry Fotheringill, she is the 1963 and 1964 U.S. national champion...  / Jerry Fotheringill Jerry Fotheringill Jerry Joseph Fotheringill is an American former pair skater. With sister Judianne Fotheringill, he was the U.S. national champion in 1963 and 1964...
2	Gail Kizer / Lonnie Kane
3	Laurie Hickox Laurie Hickox Laurie Jean Hickox December 6, 1945 – February 15, 1961) was an American pair skater who competed with her brother William Hickox. They won the bronze medal at the U.S. Championships, earning them the right to compete a month later at the World Championships in Prague. They also finished...  / William Hickox William Hickox William Holmes Hickox was an American pair skater who competed with his sister Laurie Hickox. They won the bronze medal at the U.S. Championships, earning them the right to compete a month later at the World Championships in Prague. They also finished sixth at the North American Figure Skating...
4	Vivian Joseph Vivian Joseph Vivian Joseph is a female American figure skater.-Skating career:Vivian and her older brother Ronald Joseph began skating together as children, attended Highland Park High School, and competed for the Broadmoor Skating Club of Colorado.The two siblings entered their first regional competition, the...  / Ronald Joseph Ronald Joseph Ronald Joseph was an American figure skater.-Skating career:Ronald and his younger sister Vivian Joseph began skating together as children, attended Highland Park High School, and competed for the Broadmoor Skating Club of Colorado.He was an excellent all-around athlete...
5	Janet Harley / James Browning
6	Linda Charbonneau / Peter Betts Peter Betts Peter Betts is an American former figure skater. Skating with Yvonne Littlefield, he won the ice dance title at the 1962 United States Figure Skating Championships....
7	Jeanne Gladding / Richard Kavanaugh

Ice dancing (Silver Dance)

Rank	Name
1	Marilyn Meeker Marilyn Meeker Marilyn Meeker was an American ice dancer. With partner Larry Pierce, she captured the junior title at the 1959 United States Figure Skating Championships. The following year, 1960, they finished second in the Nationals and fifth at the World Figure Skating Championships.The duo appeared poised to...  / Larry Pierce
2	Diane Sherbloom Diane Sherbloom Diane Carol "Dee Dee" Sherbloom was an American figure skater who competed in ice dance. Previously paired with Roger Campbell, she had no intentions of competing at the 1961 United States Figure Skating Championships until a twist of fate brought partner Larry Pierce her way...  / Roger Campbell Roger Campbell Roger Campbell was an American figure skater who competed in ice dancing. After partnering Diane Sherbloom in 1959, he won the bronze medal at the 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships with Yvonne Littlefield and went on to finish eight at that year's World Figure Skating Championships...
3	Patricia Dineen Patricia Dineen Patricia Major Dineen was an American ice dancer who competed with her husband Robert Dineen. The duo won the Silver dance title at the 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships and then the bronze at the senior level at the 1961 United States Figure Skating Championships, earning them the...  / Robert Dineen Robert Dineen Robert Dineen was an American ice dancer who competed with his wife Patricia Dineen. The duo won Silver dance title at the 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships and then the bronze in the senior division at the 1961 United States Figure Skating Championships, earning them the right to...
4	Gloria Grossman / Peter Moesel
5	Jean Robinson / Richard Wayland
6	Thomasine Pierce / Roy Speeg
7	Paula Maniago / D. Wilson Hess
8	Elizabeth Herman / Charles Rizzo
9*	Beverly McGee / Arthur Dammkoehler
10*	Rosemary McEvoy / Ralph Owen

• Eliminated before Final Round

Men

Rank	Name
1	Monty Hoyt Monty Hoyt Monty Hoyt was an American figure skater. He was the 1962 U.S. national champion, the 1961 Junior national champion, and the 1959 Novice national champion. He represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th.After winning the U.S...
2	Scott Ethan Allen
3	Ronnie Frank
4	David Edwards
5	Buddy Zack
6	Rick Anderson
7	Donald Bartelson
8	Gary Visconti Gary Visconti Gary Visconti was an American figure skater. He won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice and captured the bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships two times. He currently works as a coach.-Results:...
9	Tim Hamilton

Ladies

Rank	Name
1	Mary Batdorf Mary Scotvold Mary Batdorf Scotvold is an American figure skating coach, best known for her work with Olympic medalists Paul Wylie and Nancy Kerrigan, whom she co-coached with her husband, Evy Scotvold....
2	Ronna Mae Goldblatt
3	Wanda Guntert
4	Lynda Waldrop
5	Michele Monnier
6	Chickie Berlin
7	Carol Noir
8	Ellen Kullman
9	Christine Haigler