The 1976 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from January 7-10 at the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 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.
The event determined the U.S. teams for the 1976 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Senior results Men Rank Name 1 Terry Kubicka 2 David Santee 3 Scott Cramer 4 Charles Tickner 5 Mahlon Bradley 6 Randy Gardner 7 Tim Zink 8 Chris Kales 9 Perry Jewell 10 Billy Schneider 11 Frank Sweiding WD Ken Newfield
Women
Rank Name 1 Dorothy Hamill 2 Linda Fratianne 3 Wendy Burge 4 Kath Malmberg 5 Priscilla Hill 6 Karen DeAngelo 7 Barbara Salomon 8 Elisabeth Freeman 9 Lisa-Marie Allen 10 Suzle Brasher 11 Teri Klindworth 12 Editha Dotson WD Barbie Smith
Pairs
Rank Name 1 Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner 2 Alice Cook / Bill Fauver 3 Emily Benenson / Jack Courtney 4 Gale Fuhrman / Joel Fuhrman 5 Lisa Carey / Douglas Varvais 6 Sheryl Franks / Mike Botticelli 7 Lorene Mitchell / Donald Mitchell 8 Holly Blunt / Bruce Hurd 9 Janet Van Camp / Gordon Black 10 Joyce Hanson / Anthony Kudrna
Ice dancing (Gold dance)
Rank Name 1 Colleen O'Connor / Jim Millns 2 Judi Genovesi / Kent Weigle 3 Susan Kelley / Andrew Stroukoff 4 Michelle Ford / Glenn Patterson 5 Dee Oseroff / Craig Bond 6 Jennifer Vogel / David Siebert 7 Debbie Ganson / Gerry Lane 8 Cathy Macri / Tim Hodges 9 Stacey Smith / John Summers 10 Jackie Booth / Eric Walden 11 Deborah Mansfield / Frederick Maynard 12 Kathy Russell / David Hold 13 Cathy Marron / Hal Marron
Junior results Men
Rank Name 1 Scott Hamilton 2 Mark Cockerell 3 Dave Kinser 4 Allen Schramm 5 Richard Rigby 6 Orest Jowyk 7 Robert Wagenhoffer 8 Ted Masdea 9 Ray Belmonte WD Reggie Stanley
Women
Rank Name 1 Carrie Rugh 2 Jeanne Chapman 3 Sandy Lenz 4 Martha Jowyk 5 Clarissa Perrella 6 Tracy Doyle 7 Kathy Gelecinsky 8 Sally Anderson 9 Laura McDonald 10 Carol Hansen
Pairs
Rank Name 1 Tracy Prussack / Scott Prussack 2 Dana Reisman / Edward Reisman 3 Danelle Porter / John Maddison 4 Martha Jowyk / Orest Jowyk 5 Kathie Laisure / Brian Kader 6 Marylou Robinson / Ray Belmonte 7 Joy Hoepfl / Bruce Forciea 8 Debbie Weinstein / Richard Dodson 9 Caitlin Carruthers / Peter Carruthers
Ice dancing (Silver dance)
Rank Name 1 Bonnie Burton / William Burton 2 Carol Fox / Richard Dalley 3 Kim Krohn / Barry Hagan 4 Diana Runde / Kenneth Simler 5 Felicia DiGiusto / Donald Adair 6 Karen Berzon / Gary Forman 7 Kelly Morris / Michael Seibert 8 Marianne Souza / Mickey McCann 9 Laura Pierce / Rick Berg
References
Sources "Nationals", Skating magazine, Feb 1976