1966 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
# 1966 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

The 1966 U.S. Figure Skating Championships was held in Berkeley, California, from January 26 to 29, 1966. 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. team for the 1966 World Championships.

## Senior results

### Men

1964 nation champion Scott Allen defeated defending title-holder Gary Visconti for the crown. Tim Wood had three falls in his program and fell to fourth behind Billy Chapel, who received an ovation for his skate.

| Rank | Name |
| - | - |
| 1 | Scott Allen |
| 2 | Gary Visconti |
| 3 | Billy Chapel |
| 4 | Tim Wood |
| 5 | Paul McGrath |
| 6 | Duane Maki |
| 7 | Richard Callaghan |
| 8 | Ronnie Frank |

### Ladies

Peggy Fleming was judged unanimously in first place to capture her third straight national crown. Albertina Noyes was the unanimous second place skater by the judges.

| Rank | Name |
| - | - |
| 1 | Peggy Fleming |
| 2 | Albertina Noyes |
| 3 | Pamela Schneider |
| 4 | Sharon Bates |
| 5 | Sondra Lee Holmes |
| 6 | Taffy Pergament |
| 7 | Myrna Bodek |
| 8 | Louise Wakefield |
| 9 | Joya Utermohlen |

### Pairs

Following the retirement of 1965 champs Vivian and Ronald Joseph, Cynthia Kauffman and Ronald Kauffman moved up to grab the crown.

| Rank | Name |
| - | - |
| 1 | Cynthia Kauffman / Ronald Kauffman |
| 2 | Susan Berens / Roy Wagelein |
| 3 | Page Paulsen / Larry Dusich |

### Ice dancing (Gold dance)

| Rank | Name |
| - | - |
| 1 | Kristin Fortune / Dennis Sveum |
| 2 | Lorna Dyer / John Carrell |
| 3 | Susan Urban / Stanley Urban |
| 4 | Sandra Schwomeyer / James Pennington |
| 5 | Alma Davenport / Roger Berry |
| 6 | Judy Schwomeyer / James Sladky |
| 7 | Janet Burhans / Nicholas Burhans |
| 8 | Wilma Piper / Thomas Easton |
| 9 | Vicki Camper / Eugene Heffron |
| 10 | Barbara McEvoy / John Hubschmitt |
| 11 | Dianne Tyler / Bruce Tyler |
| 12 | Kristine Myers / Michael Wayland |

## Junior results

### Men

| Rank | Name |
| - | - |
| 1 | John Misha Petkevich |
| 2 | James Disbrow |
| 3 | W. Patrick Lalor |
| 4 | Barry Munns |
| 5 | Johnny Moore |
| 6 | Jeffrey Hall |
| 7 | Gordon McKellen |
| 8 | Dana Charette |
| 9 | Chris Young |

### Ladies

| Rank | Name |
| - | - |
| 1 | Janet Lynn |
| 2 | Gail Newberry |
| 3 | Wendy Jones |
| 4 | Ardith Paul |
| 5 | Julie Lynn Holmes |
| 6 | Coco Gram |
| 7 | Annetta Baird |
| 8 | Diane Schatz |
| 9 | Kim Millett |

### Pairs

| Rank | Name |
| - | - |
| 1 | Betty Lewis / Richard Gilbert |
| 2 | Sandi Sweitzer / Jerry Entwistle |
| 3 | JoJo Starbuck / Kenneth Shelley |
| 4 | Dede Dahlberg / Lowell Green |
| 5 | Michelle Viaux / Roger Collard |
| 6 | Wen-an Sun / Torrey Sun |
| 7 | Bona-Dai Beckstrom / Bobby Mecay |
| 8 | Susan Gearhart / Bud Gearhart |

### Ice dancing (Silver dance)

| Rank | Name |
| - | - |
| 1 | Dolly Rodenbaugh / Thomas Lescinski |
| 2 | Barrett Brown / Gary Palmer |
| 3 | Suzanne Gillespie / John Bickel |
| 4 | Susan Roberts / Bill Roberts |
| 5 | Ellen Grande / Michael Mynatt |
| 6 | Jean Bomberg / Monroe Meier |
| 7 | Gay Fendler / Preston Ervin |
| 8 | Colleen O'Connor / Terry Berry |
| 9 | Donna Young / Eddie Marshall |
| 10 | Donna Lee Marsh / Curt Croxford |
| 11 | Christine Simon / Bill Moyers |

## Novice results

### Men

| Rank | Name |
| - | - |
| 1 | Atoy Wilson |
| 2 | Kenneth Shelley |
| 3 | Doug Berndt |
| 4 | Torrey Sun |
| 5 | David Baltin |
| 6 | Stephen LeRoy |
| 7 | Robert Helmers |
| 8 | Craig Lyall |
| 9 | Paul Spruell |

### Ladies

| Rank | Name |
| - | - |
| 1 | Dawn Glab |
| 2 | Carol Newberry |
| 3 | Patty Grazier |
| 4 | Sharon Davisson |
| 5 | Lise Gantz |
| 6 | Christy Ito |
| 7 | Wen-an Sun |
| 8 | Candice Brown |
| 9 | Cherylle Becke |

## Sources

* Skating magazine, April 1966
