1946 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

The 1946 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from February 28-March 2 at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois.^[3] 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 Men's singles returned after a two year absence as the skaters returned from WWII.^[4]

1946 US Figure Skating Championships
Type:	National Championship
Date:	February 28 – March 2
Season:	1945-46
Location:	Chicago, Illinois
Host:	Chicago Figure Skating Club
Venue:	Chicago Stadium
Champions
Men's singles: Richard Button (Senior)[1] John Lettengarver (Junior)
Women's singles: Gretchen Van Zandt Merrill (Senior)[2] Barbara Jones (Junior)
Pairs: Donna Jeanne Pospisil and Jean Pierre Brunet (Senior) Yvonne Sherman and Robert Swenning (Junior)
Ice dance: Anne Davies and Carleton Hoffner Jr. (Senior) Vivian H. Queisser and Richard C. Queisser (Junior)
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Senior results

Men

Rank[5]	Name
1	Richard Button
2	James Lochead Jr.
3	John Tuckerman
4	Patrick Kazda

Women

Rank	Name
1	Gretchen Van Zandt Merrill
2	Janette Ahrens
3	Madelon Olson
4	Eileen Seigh
5	Roberta Jenks Burns

Pairs

Rank	Name
1	Donna Jean Pospisil / Jean Pierre Brunet
2	Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy
3	Patty Sonnekson / Charles W. Brinkman
4	Beverly Dean Osburn / Patrick Kazda

Ice dancing (Gold dance)

Rank	Name
1	Anne Davies / Carleton Hoffner Jr.
2	Lois Waring / Walter H. Bainbridge
3	Carmel Waterbury / Edward Bodel
4	Marcella May Willis / Frank H. Davenport

Junior results

Men

Rank[5]	Name
1	John Lettengarver
2	Charles W. Brinkman
3	Robert Swenning
4	Carleton Hoffner Jr.

Women

Rank	Name
1	Barbara Jones
2	Yvonne Sherman
3	Shirley Irene Lander
4	Lois Johnson
5	Jane Weiss
6	Joan Swanston
7	Helen Uhl
8	Bonnie Paterson
9	Carole Gregory
10	Barbara Uhl
11	Donna Jeanne Pospisil
12	Slavka Kohout
13	Kay Lindstrom
14	Betty Jane Ricker
15	Carolyn Welch

Pairs

Rank	Name
1	Yvonne Sherman / Robert Swenning
2	Harriet Sutton / John Lettengarver
3	Barbara De Julio / Herman Maricich
4	Anne Davies / Carleton C. Hoffner Jr.
5	Jane Schellentrager / Riki Bliss
6	Joan Erickson / Joan Erickson
7	Marilyn Thomsen / Marlyn Thomsen
8	Nancy Sue Jenkins / Hayes Alan Jenkins

Ice dancing (Silver dance)

Rank	Name
1	Vivian H. Queisser / Richard C. Queisser
2	Vera Halliday / E. Tefft Barker
3	Camilfa Cliff / Sidney J. Moore
4	Sidney J. Moore / Donald E. Laws