The 1956 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from March 14-17 at the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded in four disciplines – men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice.
Senior results Men Rank Name 1 Hayes Alan Jenkins 2 Ronald Robertson 3 David Jenkins 4 Tim Brown 5 Thomas Moore 6 Raymond Blommer
Women
Rank Name 1 Tenley Albright 2 Carol Heiss 3 Catherine Machado 4 Claralynn Lewis 5 Nancy Heiss 6 Mary Ann Dorsey 7 Charlene Adams
Pairs
Rank Name 1 Carole Ann Ormaca / Robin Greiner 2 Lucille Ash / Sully Kothman 3 Maribel Owen / Charles Foster 4 Carol Lux / James Barlow
Ice dancing (Gold dance)
Rank Name 1 Joan Zamboni / Roland Junso 2 Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel 3 Sidney Arnold / Franklin Nelson 4 Sharon McKenzie / Bert Wright 5 Susan Sebo / Tim Brown
Junior results Men
Rank Name 1 Robert Lee Brewer 2 Barlow Nelson 3 Bradley Lord 4 Tommy Weinreich 5 James Short 6 Richard Swenning 7 Peter Betts 8 Robin Greiner 9 David Shulman
Women
Rank Name 1 Joan Schenke 2 Lynn Finnegan 3 Sherry Dorsey 4 Carol Wanek 5 Karin Hepp 6 DeeDee Wayland 7 Carol Keyes 8 Tonny Hoonhout 9 Gladys Irene Jacobs
Pairs
Rank Name 1 Nancy Rouillard / Ronald Ludington 2 Mary Kay / Richard Keller 3 Sharon Constable / Johnny Hertz 4 Antoinette Abell / Robert Keyes 5 Margaret Jurmo / Roy Pringle 6 Nancy Lee Copeland / Roy Cofer 7 Gayle Benvie / Karl Freed 8 Bridget O'Rourke / Carl Olsson
Ice dancing (Silver dance)
Rank Name 1 Aileen Kahre / Charles Phillips Jr 2 Claire O'Neill / John J. Bejshak Jr 3 Barbara Roles / James Short 4 Margie Ackles / Howie Harrold 5 Judy Lamar / Ronald Ludington 6 Patricia Major / Peter Moesel 7 Eleanor Reiss / Sydney Reiss 8 Judy Kay Boner / Edwin Zschau 9 Gail Kizer / Roy Speeg
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