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After the 1960 Winter Olympics, most of the top American figure skaters (including Carol Heiss and David Jenkins) left the amateur ranks, so four new champions were crowned at the 1961 United States Figure Skating Championships, which were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from January 25 to January 29.
(incomplete standings)
(incomplete standings)
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Maribel Owen / Dudley Richards |
| 2 |
Ila Ray Hadley / Ray Hadley, Jr. |
| 3 |
Laurie Hickox / William Hickox |
| 4 |
Janet Browning / Jim Browning |
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Diane Sherbloom / Larry Pierce |
| 2 |
Dona Lee Carrier / Roger Campbell |
| 3 |
Patricia Dineen / Robert Dineen |
| 4 |
Jan Jacobsen / Marshall Campbell |
| 5 |
Thomasine Pierce / Roy Speed |
| 6 |
Katrine Neil / Peter Betts |
(incomplete standings)
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Lorraine Hanlon |
| 2 |
Carol Noir |
| 3 |
Lynn Thomas |
| 4 |
Yvonne Drummond |
| 5 |
Pamela Zekman |
| 6 |
Michelle Monnier |
| 7 |
Donna Abbott |
| 8 |
Wanda Mae Guntert |
| 9 |
Linda Galbraith |
(incomplete standings)
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Vivian Joseph / Ronald Joseph |
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Rosemary McEvoy / Ralph Owen |
| 2 |
Ila Ray Hadley / Ray Hadley, Jr. |
| 3 |
Dorothyann Nelson / Pieter Kollen |
| 4 |
Wilma Piper / Stanley Urban |
| 5 |
Susan Bright / Robert Munz |
| 6 |
Linda Rae Anderson / King Cole |
| 7 |
Anne Leyden / Monroe Meier |
| 8 |
Constance Caracciola / Donald Parent |
| 9 |
Georgia Taylor / Howard Taylor |
| 10 |
Linda Robinson / John Bickel |
| 11 |
Sally Wells / William Lincoln |
| 12 |
Margaret Mosford / Ben Wade |
(incomplete standings)
(incomplete standings)
Following the U.S. Championships, the top skaters took part in the North American Figure Skating Championships, with Owen capturing the ladies title. All of the senior medalists with the exception of Brown left for the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague on February 14, 1961 on board Sabena Flight 548 (Brown was ill; fourth place finisher Ramsay was sent in his place). However, they never arrived; their flight crashed near Brussels, Belgium the next morning, killing all on board (including coaches, officials, and family members).
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