The Pacific Coast Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. It is one of three sectional competitions, alongside the Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships and Eastern 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.
History Modifications began in the 2019-20 season to the conventional structure that skaters who place in the top four at sectionals 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 hold 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 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.
Senior medalists Men's singles +Senior men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Pewter 1936 Yosemite, CA Ernest BerryJohn T. OwensRichard Jorgensen No pewter medals awarded 1937 Seattle, WAEugene Turner Ernest Berry Robert Scott 1938 Oakland, CAErnest Berry Skippy Baxter No other competitors 1939 Los Angeles, CA Eugene Turner 1940 Oakland, CAMurray Galbraith Sheldon Galbraith 1941 Colorado Springs, CO Eugene Turner William Hart Howell Janes 1942 Seattle, WA Jack Might Marc Nelson William Udell 1943 Berkeley, CA Marc Nelson James Lochead Jr. No other competitors 1944No competition held 1945 1946Los Angeles, CAJames LocheadJohn TuckermanPeter Kennedy 1947 No competition held 1948 Seattle, WAAustin HoltRonnie PughBobby Simmonds 1949San Diego, CARichard DwyerBobby SimmondsEvy Scotvold 1950 Berkeley, CABarry GormanJack BoyleArmando Rodriguez 1951 Los Angeles, CAEvy ScotvoldArmando RodriguezBill Nick 1952 Los Angeles, CAArmando RodriquezRichard Bromley 1953 Seattle, WAWilliam NickTimothy BrownTommy Moore 1954 Berkeley, CATim BrownArmando Rodriquez 1955Los Angeles, CATom MooreRobert Lee BrewerLorin Caccamise 1956Berkeley, CARichard SwenningJames Short 1957 Los Angeles, CAJames ShortDon Mike AnthonyLorin Caccamise 1958 Seattle, WAJames Murray 1959Los Angeles, CADon Mike AnthonyHarvey BalchDick Paice 1960 Squaw Valley, CARichard VraaHarvey Balch 1961 Los Angeles, CABuddy ZackRonnie FrankWalter Hypes 1962 Walter HypesRobert Madden 1963 Berkeley, CAWilliam ChapelBuddy ZackRonnie Frank 1964 Burbank, CARonnie FrankJohnny MooreWalter Hypes 1965 Seattle, WAJohn Misha PetkevichJohnny Moore 1966 Culver City, CAJohn Misha PetkevichBarry Munns 1967 Berkeley, CARonnie FrankBarry Munns 1968 Beaverton, ORBrad HislopRoger Bass 1969 Los Angeles, CAKen ShelleyRoger BassBrad Hislop 1970 Berkeley, CARobert Bradshaw 1971 Seattle, WAJimmy DemoginesCharlie TicknerMark Rehfield 1972 Berkeley, CARobert BradshawJohn BaldwinRichard Ewell 1973 Culver City, CATerry KubickaMark Rehfield 1974 Portland, ORTerry KubickaJohn Carlow, Jr.William Schneider 1975San Diego, CAKen NewfieldRandy GardnerJohn Carlow, Jr. 1976Berkeley, CAPerry Jewell 1977 Seattle, WAJohn Carlow, Jr.Scott Carson 1978 Burbank, CA Mark CockerellRobert Wagenhoffer 1979 Santa Rosa, CARobert Wagenhoffer John Carlow, Jr. Brian Boitano 1980 Great Falls, MT Brian BoitanoMark Cockerell 1981 Culver City, CA Brian BoitanoMark CockerellPatrick Page 1982 Salt Lake City, UTJohn Filbig 1983 Tacoma, WA Scott Williams 1984 Paramount, CAChristopher Bowman 1985 San Diego, CA Mark Cockerell Craig Henderson 1986 Spokane, WAJohn Filbig Craig Henderson Scott Kurttila 1987 Phoenix, AZChristopher Bowman Scott Kurttila Erik Larson Troy Goldstein 1988 Stockton, CAScott Kurttila John Filbig Patrick Brault Craig Heath 1989 Lynnwood, WA Erik Larson Craig Heath Troy Goldstein Christopher Mitchell 1990 San Diego, CA Todd Eldredge Doug Mattis Craig Heath Troy Goldstein 1991 Bountiful, UTChristopher Bowman Erik Larson Rudy Galindo Doug Mattis 1992 Tacoma, WA Rudy Galindo Troy Goldstein Christopher Beck Andre McGaughey 1993 Las Vegas, NV Steven Smith Larry Holliday No other competitors 1994 Redwood City, CA John Baldwin Glenn Armstrong 1995 Portland, ORDerek Stedingh Russ Scott 1996 Burbank, CA Johnnie Bevan John Baldwin Trifun Zivanovic 1997 Bountiful, UT Michael Chack Trifun ZivanovicJere Michael 1998 Mountlake Terrace, WA 1999 Scottsdale, AZ Trifun Zivanovic Michael Chack Justin Dillon 2000 San Jose, CAJustin Dillon Johnnie BevanDon Baldwin 2001 Anchorage, AK Don Baldwin Robert Brathwaite 2002 Burbank, CA Michael Villarreal Don Baldwin Michael Sasaki Sean Calvillo 2003 Salt Lake City, UT Nicholas LaRocheMichael Villarreal Danny Clausen Jordan Wilson 2004 Vancouver, WA Dennis Phan Jordan Wilson Justin Dillon Michael Villarreal 2005 Escondido, CANicholas LaRoche Christopher Toland Jordan Wilson Daniel Steffel 2006 Roseville, CADennis Phan Nicholas LaRoche Michael Villarreal 2007 Mountlake Terrace, WA Michael Villarreal Daisuke Murakami Dennis Phan Nicholas LaRoche 2008 San Diego, CADennis Phan Michael Villarreal Geoffry Varner Douglas Razzano 2009 Scottsdale, AZ Douglas Razzano Scott Smith Nicholas LaRoche 2010 Jackson Hole, WYDouglas Razzano Keegan Messing Andrew Gonzales Dennis Phan 2011 Culver City, CA Jonathan Cassar Christopher Caluza Sean Rabbitt 2012 Salt Lake City, UT Douglas Razzano Jonathan Cassar Keegan Messing Scott Dyer 2013 Provo, UT Keegan Messing Philip Warren Sean Rabbitt 2014 Oakland, CA Douglas Razzano Sean RabbittKeegan Messing 2015 Spokane, WA Nathan Chen Shotaro Omori Philip Warren 2016 Burbank, CA Sean Rabbitt Shotaro Omori Scott Dyer Daniel Kulenkamp 2017 Salt Lake City, UT 2018 Spokane, WA Daniel Kulenkamp Sebastien Payannet 2019 Salt Lake City, UT Sebastien Payannet Daniel Kulenkamp William Hubbart 2020 Wenatchee, WAJoonsoo Kim Yaroslav Paniot Dinh Tran Sean Rabbitt 2021 No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 2023 San Francisco, CA Joonsoo Kim Yaroslav Paniot Goku Endo Samuel Mindra 2024 Tacoma, WAGoku Endo Kai Kovar Michael Xie 2025 Ogden, UT Kai KovarLiam Kapeikis 2026 Henderson, NV Samuel Mindra Michael Xie Dmitri Murphy
Women's singles