1979 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
# 1979 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

The 1979 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place in Cincinnati, Ohio from January 30 to February 3. Medals were awarded in three colors: gold (first), silver (second), and bronze (third) in four disciplines – men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice.

The event determined the U.S. teams for the 1979 World Figure Skating Championships.

## Senior results

### Men

| Rank | Name | CF | SP | FS |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Charles Tickner | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Scott Cramer | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | David Santee | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Scott Hamilton | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Robert Wagenhoffer | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | John Carlow | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Allen Schramm | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Brian Boitano | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Reggie Raiford | 7 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Ted Masdea | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Bill Tilghman | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | Richard Rigby | 12 | 12 | 11 |

### Ladies

| Rank | Name | CF | SP | FS |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Linda Fratianne | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Lisa-Marie Allen | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Carrie Rugh | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Sandy Lenz | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Alicia Risberg | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Jill Sawyer | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Simone Grigorescu | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Cindy Moyers | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Kelsey Ufford | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Aimee Kravette | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| 11 | Laura McDonald | 12 | 11 | 8 |
| 12 | Suzie Brasher | 11 | 10 | 12 |

### Pairs

| Rank | Name | SP | FS |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Vicki Heasley / Robert Wagenhoffer | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Tracy Prussack / Scott Prussack | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Maria DiDomenico] / Larry Schrier | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Lyndy Marron / Hal Marron | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | Kathie Laisure / Brian Kader | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Leanne La Brake / Jeffrey La Brake | 10 | 10 |

### Ice dancing

| Rank | Name | CD | FD |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stacey Smith / John Summers | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Carol Fox / Richard Dalley | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Kim Krohn / Barry Hagan | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Dee Oseroff / Craig Bond | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Karen Mankowich / Douglas Mankowich | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Ellen Pulver / Donald Adair | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Sheila Corcoran / J.J. Kohlhas | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Bonnie Burton / William Burton | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Judy Ferris / Scott Gregory | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Cathleen Marron / Jay Pinkerton | 11 | 11 |

## Junior results

### Men

| Rank | Name | CF | SP | FS |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | James Santee | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Bobby Beauchamp | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Stuart Bailey | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Tom Dickson | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Jim White | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Nathan Birch | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Robert Faulkner | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Timothy Murphy | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | David Michalowski | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Eddie Dom | 6 | 9 | 10 |

### Ladies

| Rank | Name | CF | SP | FS |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Elaine Zayak | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jacki Farrell | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Lynn Smith | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Joyce Newell | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Vicki Heasley | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Kristie Hogan | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Melissa Thomas | 9 | 11 | 7 |
| 8 | Dana Graham | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | Michelle Schelske | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Alysse Soil | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | Bunny Blake | 11 | 10 | 8 |

### Pairs

| Rank | Name | SP | FS |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rosemary Sweeney / Daniel Salera | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Danelle Porter / Burt Lancon | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Chabot / Peter Oppegard | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Beth Flora / Ken Flora | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Dana Graham / Paul Wylie | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Lynne Freeman / Jay Freeman | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Maryan Amaral / Bryan Amaral | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | Cara Gill / Craig Gill | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | Jennifer Rhule / Robbie Baker | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Dawn Roberge / Dale Roberge | 10 | 8 |

### Ice dancing

| Rank | Name | CD | FD |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Elisa Spitz / Stanley Makman | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Renée Roca / Andrew Ouellette | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Robi Shepard / Kelly Witt | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Terri Slater / David Lipowitz | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Susan De Rosa / Michael McIntrye | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Diana Georgeou / Ari Lieb | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Carol Shultz / Bill Eddy | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Shannon Conn / Jack Hackett | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Deanna Stone / Randy Branca | 9 | 9 |

## Novice results

### Men

| Rank | Name | CF | FS |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Paul Wylie | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Scott Thompson | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Christopher Bowman | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | David Stanley | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Tom Schneider | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Angelo D'Agostino | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | James Beitelman | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Scott Williams | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | John-Paul Licari | 9 | 8 |

### Ladies

| Rank | Name | CF | FS |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rosalynn Sumners | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Vikki de Vries | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Leslie Sikes | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Brenda Welliver | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Maria Causey | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Kimberly Trouse | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Lynn Rabb | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Jean Ellis | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Nancy Ervolina | 8 | 9 |
