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Recurring figure skating competition

For the 2025 Championships, see 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. For the synchronized skating championships, see U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships.

The U.S. Figure Skating Championships are held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels. The event is organized by U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body. Pewter medals have been awarded to the fourth-place finishers in each event since 1988. The competition's results are among the criteria used to determine the American teams to the World Championships, World Junior Championships, Four Continents Championships, and Winter Olympics.^[1]

The inaugural championship took place in 1914 in New Haven, Connecticut.^[2]Norman Scott of Canada won the men's event as well as the pairs event with his partner, Jeanne Chevalier.^[3]Theresa Weld of the United States won the women's event.^[3] No competitions were held from 1915 to 1917 due to World War I and again in 1919.^[4] The championships returned in 1920 and have been held continuously since. There were no

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