| 1965 U.S. Figure Skating Championships | |
| Comptype: | National Championship |
| Startdate: | February 10 |
| Enddate: | 13 |
| Skatingseason: | 1964–65 |
| Location: | Lake Placid, New York |
| Venue: | Olympic Arena |
| Previouscomp: | 1964 U.S. Championships |
| Nextcomp: | 1966 U.S. Championships |
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.
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 | Duane Maki | |
| 5 | Billy Chapel | |
| 6 | Richard Callaghan | |
| 7 | Buddy Zack |
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 | Myrna Bodek | |
| 5 | Carol Noir | |
| 6 | Joya Utermohlen | |
| 7 | Taffy Pergament | |
| 8 | Louise Wakefield |
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 | Joanne Heckert / Gary Clark | |
| 4 | Barbara Yaggi / Gene Floyd |
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 | Susan Urban / Stanley Urban | |
| 4 | Carole MacSween / Robert Munz | |
| 5 | Wilma Piper / Thomas Easton | |
| 6 | Janet Burhans / Nicholas Burhans |
| Rank | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul McGrath | |
| 2 | Robert Black | |
| 3 | Ron Frank | |
| 4 | Robert Lubotina | |
| 5 | John Misha Petkevich | |
| 6 | James Disbrow | |
| 7 | Johnny Moore | |
| 8 | John Dystel | |
| 9 | Loren Carlson |
| Rank | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharon Bates | |
| 2 | Pamela Schneider | |
| 3 | Sondra Lee Holmes | |
| 4 | Gail Newberry | |
| 5 | Honey Kerr | |
| 6 | Helen Dane | |
| 7 | Jennie Walsh | |
| 8 | Janet Lynn | |
| 9 | Lynn Haglund |
| Rank | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Page Paulsen / Larry Dusich | |
| 2 | Susan Berens / Roy Wagelein | |
| 3 | Betty Lewis / Richard Gilbert | |
| 4 | Sharon Bates / Richard Inglesi | |
| 5 | Bona Dai Beckstrom / Robert Lubotina | |
| 6 | Nancy Hagen / Thomas Hagen | |
| 7 | Susan Gearhart / Bud Gearhart | |
| 8 | Chickie Berlin / Ron Basten |
| Rank | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathy Flaherty / Roger Berry | |
| 2 | Sandra Schwomeyer / James Pennington | |
| 3 | Dolly Rodenbaugh / Thomas Lescinski | |
| 4 | Jean Bomberg / Monroe Meier | |
| 5* | Dale Lynne / Russel Bowen | |
| 6* | Suzanne Gillespie / Jeffrey Wilkens | |
| 7* | Joan Sherbloom / David Turner | |
| 8* | Alma Davenport / Marshall Rule | |
| 9* | Barrett Brown / Gary Palmer | |
| 10* | Joan Brosten / Preston Ervin | |
| 11* | Connie Espander / Gregory Jenkins |
* Eliminated before final round
| Rank | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Bass | |
| 2 | Atoy Wilson | |
| 3 | Christopher Young | |
| 4 | John Baldwin Sr. | |
| 5 | Joe Lasby | |
| 6 | Gordon McKellen | |
| 7 | Doug Berndt | |
| 8 | Perry Hutchings | |
| 9 | Michael Fiore | |
| 10 | Graeme Powrie |
| Rank | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julie Lynn Holmes | |
| 2 | Coco Gram | |
| 3 | Nancy Brunnckow | |
| 4 | Cindy Watson | |
| 5 | Roseanne Lee | |
| 6 | Libby McFadden | |
| 7 | Allen Reynolds | |
| 8 | Patty Grazier | |
| 9 | Christine Kjarsgaard |