- North American Figure Skating Championships
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The North American Figure Skating Championships were a former elite figure skating competition for skaters from the United States and Canada. It was a biennial (every two years) competition held between 1923 and 1971, with locations alternating between the two countries.
Although the event was classified as an "international competition" under International Skating Union rules, it was actually a cooperative venture between the United States Figure Skating Association and the Canadian Figure Skating Association, which both had their roots in a former organization called the Ice Skating Union of America. The latter organization had sponsored competitions open to skaters of both countries as early as 1913.
The competition was discontinued when the Canadian federation abruptly cancelled its participation in the 1973 event, which was to have been held in Rochester, New York. The CFSA cited problems with the judging (which tended to favor the skaters of whichever country had a majority of judges on the panel) and the reluctance of top skaters from both countries to participate in an event immediately before the World Figure Skating Championships. In fact, the CFSA was at that time already planning to hold its own international competition, the first Skate Canada International, in the fall of 1973. This event would be open to skaters from all ISU member countries and use international judges. The USFSA established its own international competition, Skate America, in the fall of 1979.
Contents
Medalists
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice Dance
Ice Dance Medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1947 
Ottawa
Lois Waring / Walter Bainbridge Ann Davies / Carleton Hoffner Marcella Willis / Frank Davenport1949 Philadelphia Lois Waring / Walter Bainbridge Irene Maguire / Walter Muehlbronner Ann Davies / Carleton Hoffner1951 Calgary Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel Carol Ann Peters / Daniel Ryan Pierette Paquin / Donald Tobin1953 Cleveland Carol Ann Peters / Daniel Ryan Virginia Hoyns / Donald Jacoby Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel1955 Regina, Saskatchewan Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel Joan Zamboni / Roland Junso Virginia Hoyns / William Kipp1957 Rochester, New York Geraldine Fenton / William McLachlan Joan Zamboni / Roland Junso Sharon McKenzie / Bert Wright1959 Toronto Geraldine Fenton / William McLachlan Andree Jacoby / Donald Jacoby Anne Martin / Edward Collins1961 Philadelphia Virginia Thompson / William McLachlan Dona Lee Carrier / Roger Campbell Paulette Doan / Kenneth Ormsby1963 Vancouver Paulette Doan / Kenneth Ormsby Donna Mitchell / John Mitchell Sally Schantz / Stanley Urban1965 Rochester, New York Lorna Dyer / John Carrell Kristin Fortune / Dennis Sveum Carole Forrest / Kevin Lethbridge1967 Montreal Lorna Dyer / John Carrell Joni Graham / Don Phillips Judy Schwomeyer / James Sladky1969 Oakland, California Donna Taylor / Bruce Lennie Judy Schwomeyer / James Sladky Debbie Gerken / Raymond Tiedemann1971 Peterborough, Ontario Judy Schwomeyer / James Sladky Anne Millier / Harvey Millier Mary Karen Campbell / Johnny JohnsFours
Fours Medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1923 Ottawa Elizabeth Blair, Florence Wilson, Philip H. Chrysler, C.R. Morphy? ? 1931 Ottawa Frances Claudet, Kathleen Lopdell, Melville Rogers, Guy Owen? ? 1933 New York City Margaret Davis, Prudence Holbrook, Melville Rogers, Guy Owen Constance Wilson-Samuel, Elizabeth Fisher, Montgomery Wilson, Hubert Sprott? 1935 Montreal Margaret Davis, Prudence Holbrook, Melville Rogers, Guy Owen? ? 1937 Boston Margaret Davis, Prudence Holbrook, Melville Rogers, Guy Owen Naomi Slater, Aidrie Cruikshank, Jack Hose, Donald Cruikshank? 1939 Toronto Dorothy Caley, Hazel Caley, Ralph McCreath, Montgomery Wilson Gillian Watson, Ruth Hall, Sandy McKechnie, Donald Gilchrist Nettie Prantel, Marjorie Parker, Joseph Savage, George Boltres1941 Philadelphia Janette Ahrens, Mary Louise Premer, Robert Uppgren, Lyman Wakefield, Jr. Therese McCarthy, Virginia Wilson, Donald Gilchrist, Michael Kirby? 1949 Philadelphia Janet Gerhauser, Marilyn Thomsen, Marlyn Thomsen, John Nightingale Mary Kenner, Vera Smith, Peter Dunfield, Peter Firstbrook? Notes
- Fours competitions were held only in the indicated years.
- The 1943 competition was cancelled due to World War II.
- The 1945 competition included ladies single skating only.
- Ice dance was competed for the first time in 1947.
See also
References
- Benjamin T. Wright, Skating in America. United States Figure Skating Association, 1996.
- List of Canadian medalists
- List of champions
- Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1
Categories:- Figure skating competitions
- North American Figure Skating Championships
- Recurring sporting events established in 1923
- 1971 disestablishments
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