1965 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

1965 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Type:	National Championship
Date:	February 10 – 13
Season:	1964–65
Location:	Lake Placid, New York
Venue:	Olympic Arena
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The 1965 U.S. Figure Skating Championships was held at the (1932) Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York, from February 10 to 13, 1965. 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 1965 World Championships.

Senior results[]

Men[]

Gary Visconti defeated defending champion Scott Allen, winning both the compulsory figures and free skating. Visconti skated a clean free skating with double jumps while Allen, although landing a triple salchow, fell on a triple loop and made other mistakes. Tim Wood was third in both figures and free skating, where he landed a good triple salchow.

Rank	Name
1	Gary Visconti
2	Scott Allen
3	Tim Wood
4
5
6	Richard Callaghan
7

Ladies[]

Peggy Fleming retained her title. She had placed second to Christine Haigler in the compulsory figures, but Haigler fell three times in her free skating, while Fleming skated a clean program with superior connecting moves as well as clean double axel and double lutz jumps. Tina Noyes also skated a strong program with a double axel and several double jump combinations to take the bronze medal.

Rank	Name
1	Peggy Fleming
2	Christine Haigler
3	Albertina Noyes
4
5
6
7
8

Pairs[]

1964 champions had retired. The new champions were Vivian Joseph / Ronald Joseph. Both they and the second-place team Cynthia Kauffman / Ronald Kauffman performed unusual pair spin variations in their free skating.

Rank	Name
1	Vivian Joseph / Ronald Joseph
2	Cynthia Kauffman / Ronald Kauffman
3	/
4	/

Ice dancing (Gold dance)[]

1964 champions had retired. Kristin Fortune / Dennis Sveum were the new champions.

Rank	Name
1	Kristin Fortune / Dennis Sveum
2	Lorna Dyer / John Carrell
3	/ Stanley Urban
4	/ Robert Munz
5	/
6	/

Junior results[]

Men[]

Rank	Name
1
2
3
4
5	John Misha Petkevich
6	James Disbrow
7
8
9

Ladies[]

Rank	Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8	Janet Lynn
9

Pairs[]

Rank	Name
1	/
2	/ Roy Wagelein
3	/
4	/
5	/
6	/
7	/
8	/

Ice dancing (Silver dance)[]

Rank	Name
1	/ Roger Berry
2	/
3	/
4	/
5*	/
6*	/
7*	/
8*	/
9*	/
10*	/
11*	/ Gregory Jenkins

* Eliminated before final round

Novice results[]

Men[]

Rank	Name
1
2	Atoy Wilson
3
4	John Baldwin Sr.
5
6	Gordon McKellen
7	Doug Berndt
8
9
10

Ladies[]

Rank	Name
1	Julie Lynn Holmes
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Sources[]

• "Quality Hits New High", Skating magazine, April 1965