The 1945 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from March 2-5 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded in three disciplines – women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice. For the second year in a row, Men's singles was only competed for at the junior and novice levels, as most of the country's top male figure skaters were in the military due to WWII.
Senior results Women
Rank Name 1 Gretchen Van Zandt Merrill 2 Janette Ahrens 3 Madelon Olson 4 Margaret Grant 5 Phebe Tucker 6 Dorothy Glazier
Pairs
Rank Name 1 Donna Jean Pospisil / Jean Pierre Brunet 2 Ann McGean / Michael McGean 3 Marcella May / James Lochead Jr.
Ice dancing (Gold dance)
Rank Name 1 Kathe Mehl Williams / Robert Swenning 2 Marcella May / James Lochead Jr. 3 Mary Andresen / Jack Andresen
Junior results Men
Rank Name 1 Richard Button 2 Michael McGean 3 Robert Swenning
Women Rank Name 1 Eileen Seigh 2 Yvonne Sherman 3 Joan Swanston 4 Shirley Lander 5 Barbara Uhl 6 Jeanne Leroux 7 Joan Yocum 8 Helen Uhl 9 Margaret Field 10 Charlotte Kaye 11 Beverley Compton
Pairs
Rank Name 1 Betty Jean Higgins / Lyman E. Wakefield Jr. 2 Yvonne Sherman / Robert Swenning 3 Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy 4 Yvonne Cameron / Dean Cameron 5 Nancy Lemmon / Charles W. Brinkman 6 Sally Blair / Huntington Blair 7 Anne Davies / Carleton C. Hoffner Jr. 8 Nancy Sue Jenkins / Hayes Alan Jenkins
Ice dancing (Silver dance)
Rank Name 1 Patsy Jones / Walter H. Bainbridge Jr. 2 Yvonne Cameron / Dean Cameron 3 Vivian Halliday / Richard C. Queisser 4 Ruth Parkinson / David J. Speck
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