The 1959 U.S. Figure Skating Championships was held from January 29 through February 1 at the Rochester Community War Memorial in Rochester, New York. 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 1959 World Championships.
Senior results In all four divisions, the previous year's champions successfully defended their titles.
Men Rank Name 1 David Jenkins 2 Tim Brown 3 Robert Brewer 4 Bradley Lord 5 Barlow Nelson 6 James Short 7 Lorin Caccamise
Ladies Rank Name 1 Carol Heiss 2 Nancy Heiss 3 Barbara Ann Roles 4 Lynn Finnegan
Pairs Rank Name 1 Nancy Ludington / Ron Ludington 2 Gayle Freed / Karl Freed 3 Maribel Owen / Dudley Richards 4 Ila Ray Hadley / Ray Hadley, Jr. 5 Sheila Wells / Tom Moore 6 Mary Lou Raymond / Jack Nankervis
Ice dancing (Gold dance) Rank Name 1 Andree Jacoby / Donald Jacoby 2 Margie Ackles / Charles Phillips 3 Judy Ann Lamar / Ronald Ludington 4 Susan Sebo / Tim Brown
Junior results Men Rank Name 1 Gregory Kelley 2 Don Mike Anthony 3 Frank Carroll 4 Douglas Ramsay 5 Bruce Heiss 6 James Murray 7 Harvey Balch 8 Robert James WD Tommy DeBaca
Ladies Rank Name 1 Laurence Owen 2 Stephanie Westerfeld 3 Rhode Lee Michelson 4 Dorothyann Nelson 5 Vicky Fisher 6 Diana Lapp 7 Karen Howland 8 Rickie Anne Rendich 9 Carol Galloway 10 Mary Cooper
Pairs Rank Name 1 Judianne Fotheringill / Jerry Fotheringill 2 Gail Kizer / Lonnie Kane 3 Laurie Hickox / William Hickox 4 Vivian Joseph / Ronald Joseph 5 Janet Harley / James Browning 6 Linda Charbonneau / Peter Betts 7 Jeanne Gladding / Richard Kavanaugh
Ice dancing (Silver dance) Rank Name 1 Marilyn Meeker / Larry Pierce 2 Diane Sherbloom / Roger Campbell 3 Patricia Dineen / Robert Dineen 4 Gloria Grossman / Peter Moesel 5 Jean Robinson / Richard Wayland 6 Thomasine Pierce / Roy Speeg 7 Paula Maniago / D. Wilson Hess 8 Elizabeth Herman / Charles Rizzo 9* Beverly McGee / Arthur Dammkoehler 10* Rosemary McEvoy / Ralph Owen
* Eliminated before Final Round
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