The 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships were held at the Civic Ice Arena in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

 from January 27 through 30, 1960. In the ladies', men's, and pairs' divisions, the competitions were won by the defending champions 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:...

, David Jenkins, and Nancy Ludington

Nancy Ludington

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

/Ron Ludington (respectively), while the vacant dance title was won by the previous year's silver medalists,
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.

Heiss built up a large lead in the compulsory figures which meant her title was never in serious doubt. However, Barbara Ann Roles captured the audience with an outstanding free skating performance.

Tim Brown won the men's compulsory figures competition over Jenkins, but Jenkins responded with a superior free skate that included two triple jumps. He received no mark lower than 5.8 for this performance and won the title on a 4-1 ordinal decision.

Heiss and Jenkins went on to capture gold medals in their disciplines in the 1960 Winter Olympics

1960 Winter Olympics

The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...

, while Roles and the Ludingtons won bronze medals at the Games. At the World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

, Heiss finished first and Roles came in third.

Men

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	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...
6	Barlow Nelson
WD	James Short

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	Barbara Roles Barbara Roles Barbara Ann Roles , born April 6, 1941 in San Mateo, California) is an American former figure skater who currently works as a coach. She is the 1960 Olympic bronze medalist and the 1962 United States Champion....
3	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...
4	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....

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	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...
3	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...
4	Gayle Freed / Karl Freed
5	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...

Ice Dancing (Gold Dance)

Rank	Name
1	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
2	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
3	Yvonne Littlefield Yvonne Littlefield Yvonne Littlefield is an American former ice dancer. Skating with Peter Betts, she won the ice dance title at the 1962 United States Figure Skating Championships. She had previously won the bronze medal at the 1960 U.S. Championships skating with Roger Campbell.Littlefield and Betts were married...  / 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...
4	Thomasine Pierce / Roy Speeg
5	Jean Robinson / Richard Wayland
6	Sandra Stoffer / Ray Sato

Men

Rank	Name
1	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....
2	Bruce Heiss
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	Richard Vraa
5	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...
6	Tommy DeBaca
7	Scott Ethan Allen
8	Harvey Balch
9	Ronnie Frank

Ladies

Rank	Name
1	Karen Howland
2	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...
3	Vicky Fisher
4	Lorraine Hanlon Lorraine Hanlon Lorraine Hanlon is an American figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She is the 1963 U.S. national champion.-Career:She won the junior title at the 1961 United States Figure Skating Championships...
5	Brenda Farmer
6	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....
7	Mary Crowley
8	Pam Zekman Pam Zekman Pam Zekman has been an investigative reporter at WBBM-TV in Chicago since 1981. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Zekman spent over a decade as a newspaper reporter before working in television. Zekman is known for her aggressive investigative work, including the purchase of...

Pairs

Rank	Name
1	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...
2	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...
3	Mary McGrath / Jeff Flowers
4	Elizabeth George / Paul George
5	Joan Heiser / 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....
6	Joan Santo / Jack Woodstrom

Ice Dancing (Silver Dance)

Rank	Name
1	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...
2	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...
3	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...  / Pieter Kollen Pieter Kollen Pieter Kollen was an American figure skater and coach. In 1962 he won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in pair skating with partner Dorothyann Nelson, and also placed second in the ice dance competition at the same event...
4	Wilma Piper / Stanley Urban Stanley Urban Stanley Urban is an American former ice dancer. With Sally Schantz, he won the 1963 U.S. Championships, and later won a further two medals at the U.S. Championships competing with his sister Susan Urban....
5*	Rosemary McEvoy / Ralph Owen
6*	Barbara Hemmerling / Robert James
7*	Georgia Taylor / Howard Taylor
8*	Hope Cuny / Mike Wayland
9*	Carole MacSween / Louis Spievak
10*	Nancy Baldwin / Donald Leslie
11*	Nancy Scott / Paul Pepp

* Eliminated before Final Round

Men

Rank	Name
1	Bob Madden
2	Bobby Mecay
3	Walter Hypes
4	Skipper Mullins
5	Donald Bartelson
6	Loren Carlson
7	Peter Meyer
8	Frank Holman
9	Paul George

Ladies

Rank	Name
1	Carol Noir
2	Ellen Kullmann
3	Myrna Bodek
4	Eloise Morgan
5	Valery Hvatum
6	Helen Dane
7	Constance Brewster
8	Bonnie Carlson
9	Janet Smith