The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating, which has been held since 1938. It is one of three sectional competitions, alongside the Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships and Pacific Coast Sectional Figure Skating Championships.
Skaters compete in five levels: Senior, Junior, Novice, Intermediate, and Juvenile. Medals are given out in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth). Stand-alone sectional competitions are held for men's singles and women's singles, but as of the 2022–23 season, not for ice dance or pairs. Per 2022 Governing Council approval, the pathway for advancement in the two partnered disciplines has changed to: National Qualifying Series directly to U.S. Ice Dance Final and U.S. Pairs Final (both for entries from all sections), and then to U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Modifications began in the 2019–20 season to the conventional structure that skaters who place in the top four at the Eastern Sectional advance to U.S. Figure Skating Championships. As of the 2019–20 season, the top two Novice skaters per sectional in men's singles and in women's singles advance to Junior-level competition at U.S. Figure Skating Championships -- which no longer holds singles competition at the level of Novice, Intermediate, or Juvenile. Starting with the 2022–23 season, only the top two Senior skaters per sectional in men's singles and in women's singles have been guaranteed to advance to U.S. Figure Skating Championships; next-best sectional scores nationwide (across all sections, in other words) have become necessary for other Senior singles competitors to advance.
For ice dance and pairs, U.S. Figure Skating Championships discontinued Novice, Intermediate and Juvenile competition starting in the 2019–20 season, but brought back Novice ice dance and Novice pairs for the 2023-24 and 2024–25 seasons.
Starting in the 2019–20 season, top Novice, Intermediate, and Juvenile skaters from Sectional Singles Finals (as they now are named), U.S. Ice Dance Final, and U.S. Pairs Final qualify for National High Performance Development Team camp.
Notable skaters who have competed at Easterns over the years include Olympic gold medalists Dick Button, Tenley Albright, Carol Heiss, Dorothy Hamill, Scott Hamilton and Nancy Kerrigan.
Senior medalists Men Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Pewter Details 1938 Lake Placid, NY Roger Turner Wilfred MacDonald Otto Dallmayer No pewter medals awarded 1939 New York, NY Arthur Vaughn, Jr. Edward Berkson No other competitors 1940-1941 Rye, NY No competition held 1942 New York, NY Arthur Vaughn, Jr. Edward LeMaire No other competitors 1943 New Haven, CT Edward LeMaire Arthur Vaughn, Jr. Wilhelm Junker 1944 Lake Placid, NY No competition held 1945 Boston, MA Richard Button Robert Swenning No other competitors 1946 Baltimore, MD Richard Button Charles Brinkman Robert Swenning 1947 Ardmore, PA Wilhelm Junker Newbold Black Robert Swenning 1948 Lake Placid, NY Carleton Hoffner Donald Jacoby Newbold Black 1949 Boston, MA Donald Jacoby Dudley Richards Walter Bainbridge 1950 Rye, NY Dudley Richards Donald Laws Donald Jacoby 1951 Troy, NY Dudley Richards William Lemmon Jr. George Manuel 1952 Troy, NY William Lemmon Jr. George Manuel Eugene Meyle 1953 Lake Placid, NY Noel Ledin Peter Pender Charles Foster 1954 Boston, MA Noel Ledin David Travers Peter Pender 1955 Princeton, NJ David Travers Bradley Lord Larry Lovett 1956 Rochester, NY Raymond Blommer Barlow Nelson Bradley Lord 1957 Hershey, PA Bradley Lord Peter Betts No other competitors 1958 Troy, NY Gregory Kelley Carl Olsson Frank Muckian 1959 Rye, NY Gregory Kelley Frank Carroll Bruce Heiss 1960 Lake Placid, NY Frank Carroll Bruce Heiss Scott Allen 1961 West Orange, NJ Thomas Litz Scott Allen David Edwards 1962 Lake Placid, NY Thomas Litz Scott Allen Richard Callaghan 1963 Ardmore, PA Richard Callaghan Peter Meyer Paul McGrath 1964 New Haven, CT Richard Callaghan Paul McGrath W. Patrick Lalor 1965 Boston, MA Paul McGrath Bob Black John Dystal 1966 Hershey, PA W. Patrick Lalor Jeffrey Hall Gordon McKellen, Jr. 1967 Buffalo, NY W. Patrick Lalor Bob Black No other competitors 1968 South Weymouth, MA No competition held 1969 Wilmington, DE W. Patrick Lalor Gordon McKellen, Jr. James Stuart 1970 Philadelphia, PA W. Patrick Lalor James Stuart Gordon McKellen, Jr. 1971 Boston, MA Gordon McKellen, Jr. Dean Hiltzik David Baltin 1972 Hershey, PA Dean Hiltzik Mahlon Bradley Stephen Savino 1973 Lake Placid, NY Stephen Savino Scott Henderson Mahlon Bradley 1974 Lexington, MA Scott Cramer Stephen Savino Mahlon Bradley 1975 Ardmore, PA Mahlon Bradley Scott Cramer Scott Henderson 1976 New York, NY Mahlon Bradley Tim Zink Christopher Kales 1977 Boston, MA Mahlon Bradley Tim Zink Charles Carapazza 1978 Philadelphia, PA Mahlon Bradley Allen Schramm Tim Zink 1979 Rochester, NY Allen Schramm Reggie Raiford Richard Rigby 1980 Danvers, MA Scott Hamilton Reggie Raiford Robert Faulkner 1981 Wilmington, DE Scott Hamilton Allen Schramm James White 1982 Morristown, NJ Scott Hamilton Bobby Beauchamp James White 1983 South Yarmouth, MA Bobby Beauchamp J. Scott Driscoll Robert Rosenbluth 1984 Philadelphia, PA Scott Hamilton Bobby Beauchamp Angelo D'Agustino 1985 Lake Placid, NY Bobby Beauchamp Angelo D'Agustino Tom Cierniak 1986 Boxborough, MA Paul Wylie Angelo D'Agostino Doug Mattis 1987 Alexandria, VA Angelo D'Agostino Mark Mitchell Steven Rice Jon Robinson 1988 Morristown, NJ Doug Mattis Mark Mitchell Brian Grant Jon Robinson 1989 Darien, CT Steven Rice Mark Mitchell Doug Mattis Jon Robinson 1990 Mt. Lebanon, PA Mark Mitchell Richard Sears Colin VanderVeen Jon Robinson 1991 Geneseo, NY Michael Chack Colin VanderVeen Alex Chang Richard Sears 1992 Bridgeport, CT Michael Chack Alex Chang Colin VanderVeen Edmund Nesti 1993 Newark, DE Michael Chack Colin VanderVeen Paul Dulebohn No other competitors 1994 West Orange, NJ Shepherd Clark Colin VanderVeen Paul Dulebohn Steven Smith 1995 Fitchburg, MA Michael Chack Jason Sylvia Michael Weiss Shepherd Clark 1996 Alexandria, VA Derrick Delmore Philip Dulebohn E. Stuart Golden Jason Sylvia 1997 Hicksville, NY Shepherd Clark Aren Nielsen Philip Dulebohn Derrick Delmore 1998 Simsbury, CT Shepherd Clark Jeff Merica Eric Bohnstedt Michael Edgren 1999 Oldsmar, FL Jeff Merica Jere Michael Scott Smith Dwayne Parker 2000 West Orange, NJ Shepherd Clark Jeff Merica Derrick Delmore Kurt Fromknecht 2001 Marlborough, MA Johnny Weir Kurt Fromknecht Joshua Figurido Scott Smith 2002 Pittsburgh, PA Michael Weiss Derrick Delmore Scott Smith Shepherd Clark 2003 Aston, PA Parker Pennington Shaun Rogers Shepherd Clark Kurt Fromknecht 2004 Lake Placid, NY Johnny Weir Matthew Lind Derrick Delmore Mauro Bruni 2005 Boxborough, MA Derrick Delmore Shaun Rogers Mauro Bruni Jason Wong 2006 Bethlehem, PA Scott Smith Shaun Rogers Derrick Delmore Tommy Steenberg 2007 Alpharetta, GA Derrick Delmore Jordan Miller Craig Ratterree Shaun Rogers 2008 Raleigh, NC Tommy Steenberg Parker Pennington Derrick Delmore Shaun Rogers 2009 Boston, MA Shaun Rogers Curran Oi Jason Wong Tommy Steenberg 2010 Newark, DE Shaun Rogers Jason Wong Michael Solonoski Daniel Raad 2011 Aston, PA Scott Dyer Jason Wong Wesley Campbell Lloyd Ting 2012 Jamestown, NY Stephen Carriere Wesley Campbell Alexander Aiken Alexander Zahradnicek 2013 Hyannis, MA Stephen Carriere Harrison Choate Wesley Campbell Grant Hochstein 2014 Ashburn, VA Timothy Dolensky Grant Hochstein Stephen Carriere Daniel Raad 2015 Wake Forest, NC Grant Hochstein Timothy Dolensky Patrick Rupp Jimmy Ma 2016 Simsbury, CT Jimmy Ma Ben Jalovick Emmanuel Savary Curran Oi 2017 Indian Trail, NC Kevin Shum Emmanuel Savary Jimmy Ma Oleksiy Melnyk 2018 Boxborough, MA Timothy Dolensky Kevin Shum Jimmy Ma Emmanuel Savary 2019 Wake Forest, NC Timothy Dolensky Jimmy Ma Kevin Shum Tony Lu 2020 Hyannis, MA Jimmy Ma William Hubbart Tony Lu Jun Hong Chen 2021-2022 No competition held 2023 Norwood, MA Maxim Naumov Andrew Torgashev Philip Baker Jacob DeWolfe 2024 Coral Springs, FL Will Annis Daniel Samohin Lucas Altieri Emmanuel Savary 2025 Boston, MA Emmanuel Savary Lucius Kazanecki Philip Baker William Annis 2026 North Charleston, SC Emmanuel Savary Lucius Kazanecki Will Annis Ken Mikawa
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