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The 1961 United States Figure Skating Championships was an event organized by U.S. Figure Skating to determine the U.S. national champions and the U.S. team for the 1961 World Championships .. United States Figure Skating Championships. United States Figure Skating Championships. U.S. Figure Skating. U.S. Figure Skating. 1961 World Championships. 1961 World Figure Skating Championships. Medals were awarded in three colors  : gold -LRB- first -RRB- , silver -LRB- second -RRB- , and bronze -LRB- third -RRB- in four disciplines -- men 's singles , ladies ' singles , pair skating , and ice dancing -- across three levels  : senior , junior , and novice .. pair skating. pair skating. ice dancing. ice dancing. The event was held at the World Arena in Colorado Springs , Colorado , from January 25 to 29 , 1961 .. World Arena. Colorado Springs World Arena. The competition was dedicated to the memory of Howard D. Herbert , president of the United States Figure Skating Association , who had died suddenly just a few days before the competition opened .. United States Figure Skating Association. United States Figure Skating Association. The event is noted especially for its catastrophic aftermath , in which most of the U.S. team died in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 on their way to the World Championships in Prague .. Sabena Flight 548. Sabena Flight 548. Prague. Prague. Because many of the top American figure skaters -LRB- including Carol Heiss and David Jenkins -RRB- had retired from the sport after the 1960 Winter Olympics , new champions were crowned in all four disciplines .. Carol Heiss. Carol Heiss. David Jenkins. David Jenkins ( figure skater ). 1960 Winter Olympics. Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics. The men 's competition was won by Bradley Lord , likewise in a come-from-behind victory in the free skating after having been second to Gregory Kelley in the compulsory figures .. Bradley Lord. Bradley Lord. Gregory Kelley. Gregory Kelley. compulsory figures. compulsory figures. In the ladies ' event , Stephanie Westerfeld had a narrow lead over Laurence Owen after the compulsory figures and performed well enough in the free skating that she might have won the competition .. Stephanie Westerfeld. Stephanie Westerfeld. Laurence Owen. Laurence Owen. compulsory figures. compulsory figures. However , Owen followed with a superior effort in the free skate and won the title on a 4-1 split of the first-place ordinals .. Maribel Owen  /  Dudley Richards , the silver medalists from the previous year , were the clear winners of the pairs event , while Diane Sherbloom  /  Larry Pierce -- skating in their first season together -- took the ice dance championship .. Maribel Owen. Maribel Owen. Dudley Richards. Dudley Richards. Diane Sherbloom. Diane Sherbloom. Larry Pierce. Larry Pierce ( figure skater ). A notable feature of this event is that it was the first time the United States Figure Skating Championships were covered on national television , with a modest rights fee being paid by CBS .. United States Figure Skating Championships. United States Figure Skating Championships. CBS. CBS. Sportscaster Bud Palmer provided the `` play-by-play '' , and Dick Button provided the commentary for the event , a role Button continued to perform for decades after the Championships broadcasts were picked up by ABC Sports in subsequent years .. Bud Palmer. Bud Palmer. Dick Button. Dick Button. ABC Sports. ABC Sports