The Pacific Coast Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. It is one of three sectional competitions, alongside the Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships and Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships.
Skaters compete in five levels: Senior, Junior, Novice, Intermediate, and Juvenile. Medals are given out in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth). Stand-alone sectional competitions are held for men's singles and women's singles, but as of the 2022-23 season, not for ice dance or pairs. Per 2022 Governing Council approval, the pathway for advancement in the two partnered disciplines has changed to: National Qualifying Series directly to U.S. Ice Dance Final and U.S. Pairs Final (both for entries from all sections), and then to U.S. Figure Skating Championships. [1] [2]
Modifications began in the 2019-20 season to the conventional structure that skaters who place in the top four at sectionals advance to U.S. Figure Skating Championships. As of the 2019-20 season, the top two Novice skaters per sectional in men's singles and in women's singles advance to Junior-level competition at U.S. Figure Skating Championships [3] [4] -- which no longer hold singles competition at the level of Novice, Intermediate, or Juvenile. Starting with the 2022-23 season, only the top two Senior skaters per sectional in men's singles and in women's singles have been guaranteed to advance to U.S. Figure Skating Championships; next-best sectional scores nationwide (across all sections, in other words) have become necessary for other Senior competitors to advance. [5] [6]
For ice dance and pairs, U.S. Figure Skating Championships discontinued Novice, Intermediate and Juvenile competition starting in the 2019-20 season, [3] [7] but brought back Novice ice dance and Novice pairs for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. [8] [9]
Starting in the 2019-20 season, top Novice, Intermediate, and Juvenile skaters from Sectional Singles Finals (as they now are named), U.S. Ice Dance Final, and U.S. Pairs Final qualify for National High Performance Development Team camp. [10]
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Pewter | Ref. |
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| 1936 | Yosemite, CA | Mary Taylor | No pewter medals awarded | |||
| 1937 | Seattle, WA | Marianne Lindelof | Mary Taylor | Barbara Ann Gingg | [11] | |
| 1938 | Oakland, CA | Barbara Ann Gingg | Marianne Lindelof | Mary Taylor | [12] | |
| 1939 | Los Angeles, CA | Ramona Allen | Britta Lundequist | [13] | ||
| 1940 | Oakland, CA | Ramona Allen | Britta Lundequist | Jean Sturgeon | [14] | |
| 1941 | Colorado Springs, CO | Donna Atwood | [15] | |||
| 1942 | Seattle, WA | Marcella May | No other competitors | [16] | ||
| 1943 | Berkeley, CA | Beverly Licht | Shirley Lander | Barbara Uhl | [17] | |
| 1944 | Berkeley, CA | Shirley Lander | Barbara Uhl | Helen Uhl | ||
| 1945 | Berkeley, CA | Barbara Uhl | Helen Uhl | Peggy Hoyte | ||
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| 1949 | San Diego, CA | |||||
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| 1952 | Armando Rodriquez | |||||
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| 1955 | Los Angeles, CA | Joan Schenke | ||||
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| 1959 | Los Angeles, CA | Rhode Lee Michelson | Karen Howland | Carol Galloway | ||
| 1960 | Squaw Valley, CA | |||||
| 1961 | Michelle Monier | |||||
| 1962 | ||||||
| 1963 | Peggy Fleming | |||||
| 1964 | Burbank, CA | |||||
| 1965 | Seattle, WA | Sharon Bates | Jennie Walsh | Sandra Lee Holmes | [18] | |
| 1966 | Culver City, CA | Diane Schatz | Julie Lynn Holmes | Kim Millett | [19] | |
| 1967 | Jennie Walsh | |||||
| 1968 | ||||||
| 1969 | ||||||
| 1970 | Berkeley, CA | |||||
| 1971 | Juli McKinstry | |||||
| 1972 | Berkeley, CA | Patrica Shelley | Jennie Walsh | Julia Johnson | [20] | |
| 1973 | ||||||
| 1974 | Portland, OR | Wendy Burge | Donna Albert | Roberta Loughland | [21] | |
| 1975 | San Diego, CA | |||||
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| 1979 | Santa Rosa, CA | Linda Fratianne | Lisa-Marie Allen | Carrie Rugh | [23] | |
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| 1983 | Tacoma, WA | Jennifer Newman | Maria Causey | Debi Thomas | [24] | |
| 1984 | Paramount, CA | Debi Thomas | Sara MacInnes | Yvonne Gomez | [25] | |
| 1985 | San Diego, CA | Tiffany Chin | Debi Thomas | [26] | ||
| 1986 | Spokane, WA | Kathryn Adams | Tonya Harding | Debbie LaVerde | [27] | |
| 1987 | Phoenix, AZ | Rory Flack | Yvonne Gomez | Kathryn Adams | Joan Colignon | [28] |
| 1988 | Stockton, CA | Holly Cook | Cindy Bortz | Jeri Campbell | Rory Flack | [29] |
| 1989 | Lynnwood, WA | Kristi Yamaguchi | Holly Cook | Tonya Harding | Cindy Bortz | [30] |
| 1990 | San Diego, CA | Holly Cook | Jeri Campbell | Tisha Walker | Dena Galech | [31] |
| 1991 | Bountiful, UT | Tonya Harding | Tisha Walker | Jeri Campbell | Tamara Kuchiki | [32] |
| 1992 | Tacoma, WA | Dena Galech | Julie Shott | Jennifer Itoh | Sarabeth Gendreau | [33] |
| 1993 | Las Vegas, NV | Michelle Kwan | Keri-Anne Thomas | Natasha Kuckiki | Dena Galech | [34] |
| 1994 | Redwood City, CA | Jennifer Verrill | Melissa Ann Nelson | Lisa Talbot | [35] | |
| 1995 | Portland, OR | Karen Kwan | Laura Lipetsky | Michelle Cho | Joanna Ng | [36] |
| 1996 | Burbank, CA | Sydne Vogel | Angela Nikodinov | Amber Corwin | Karen Kwan | [37] |
| 1997 | Bountiful, UT | Angela Nikodinov | Serena Phillips | Diane Halber | Jacqie Turner | [38] |
| 1998 | Mountlake Terrace, WA | Amber Corwin | Sarah Devereaux | Cohen Duncan | Amy Evidente | [39] |
| 1999 | Scottsdale, AZ | Naomi Nari Nam | Sydne Vogel | Kristy Evans | Elizabeth O'Donnell | |
| 2000 | San Jose, CA | Sasha Cohen | Cohen Duncan | Kimberly Kilby | Susan Ng | |
| 2001 | Anchorage, AK | Amber Corwin | Beatrisa Liang | Stephanie Chase-Bass | Ye Bin Mok | |
| 2002 | Burbank, CA | Beatrisa Liang | Ye Bin Mok | Christina Gordon | Joan Cristobal | |
| 2003 | Salt Lake City, UT | Kailee Watson | Kim Ryan | |||
| 2004 | Vancouver, WA | Angela Nikodinov | Aanya Reiten | Stephanie Rosenthal | Felicia Beck | [40] |
| 2005 | Escondido, CA | Beatrisa Liang | Stephanie Rosenthal | Yebin Mok | Shanell Noji | |
| 2006 | Roseville, CA | Danielle Kahle | Stephanie Rosenthal | Amy Evidente | Anna Madorsky | |
| 2007 | Mountlake Terrace, WA | Erin Reed | Becky Hughes | Margaret Wang | ||
| 2008 | San Diego, CA | Tenile Victorsen | Laney Diggs | Danielle Kahle | Karen Zhou | |
| 2009 | Scottsdale, AZ | Karen Zhou | Tenile Victorsen | Chrissy Hughes | ||
| 2010 | Jackson Hole, WY | Beatrisa Liang | Kristiene Gong | Laney Diggs | Amanda Dobbs | [41] |
| 2011 | Culver City, CA | Vanessa Lam | Danielle Kahle | Keli Zhou | Ellie Kawamura | [42] |
| 2012 | Salt Lake City, UT | Leah Keiser | Caroline Zhang | Angela Wang | Sophia Adams | [43] |
| 2013 | Provo, UT | Vanessa Lam | Courtney Hicks | Sophia Adams | Amanda Hofmann | [44] |
| 2014 | Oakland, CA | Vanessa Lam | Rachael Flatt | Leah Keiser | Caroline Zhang | [45] |
| 2015 | Spokane, WA | Karen Chen | Leah Keiser | Tyler Pierce | Caroline Zhang | [46] |
| 2016 | Burbank, CA | Carly Gold | Maria Yang | Elena Pulkinen | Alexis Gagnon | [47] |
| 2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | Angela Wang | Caroline Zhang | Livvy Shilling | Paige Rydberg | [48] |
| 2018 | Spokane, WA | Starr Andrews | Tessa Hong | Vivian Le | Kaitlyn Nguyen | [49] |
| 2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | Alysa Liu | Akari Nakahara | Brynne McIsaac | Sierra Venetta | [50] |
| 2020 | Wenatchee, WA | Caitlin Ha | Sierra Venetta | Emilia Murdock | Alex Evans | [51] |
| 2021 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [58] | ||||
| 2022 | [59] | |||||
| 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Josephine Lee | Hanna Harrell | Lindsay Wang | Michelle Lee | [54] |
| 2024 | Tacoma, WA | Josephine Lee | Katie Shen | Mia Kalin | Soho Lee | [55] |
| 2025 | Ogden, UT | Sherry Zhang | Starr Andrews | Katie Shen | Erica Machida | [56] |
| 2026 | Henderson, NV | Katie Shen | Anabel Wallace | Soho Lee | Lindsay Wang | [57] |
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Pewter | Ref. |
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| 1937 | Seattle, WA |
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| 1938 | Oakland, CA |
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| 1939 | Los Angeles, CA |
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| 1940 | Oakland, CA |
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| 1941 | Colorado Springs, CO |
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| 1942 | Seattle, WA |
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| 1943 | Berkeley, CA |
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| 1944 | Berkeley, CA |
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| 1949 | San Diego, CA | |||||
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| 1955 | Los Angeles, CA | |||||
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| 1959 | Los Angeles, CA |
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| 1960 | Squaw Valley, CA | |||||
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| 1965 | Seattle, WA |
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| 1966 | Culver City, CA |
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| 1970 | Berkeley, CA | |||||
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| 1972 | Berkeley, CA |
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| 1974 | Portland, OR |
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| 1975 | San Diego, CA | |||||
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| 1979 | Santa Rosa, CA |
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| 1983 | Tacoma, WA |
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| 1984 | Paramount, CA |
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| 1985 | San Diego, CA |
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| 1986 | Spokane, WA |
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| 1987 | Phoenix, AZ |
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| 1988 | Stockton, CA |
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| 1989 | Lynnwood, WA |
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| 1990 | San Diego, CA |
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| 1991 | Bountiful, UT |
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| 1992 | Tacoma, WA |
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| 1993 | Las Vegas, NV |
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| 1994 | Redwood City, CA |
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| 1995 | Portland, OR |
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| 1996 | Burbank, CA |
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| 1997 | Bountiful, UT |
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| 1998 | No senior pairs competition held | [88] | ||||
| 1999 | Scottsdale, AZ |
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| 2000 | San Jose, CA |
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| 2001 | Anchorage, AK |
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| 2002 | Burbank, CA |
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| 2003 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 2006 | Roseville, CA |
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| 2007 | Mountlake Terrace, WA |
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| 2008 | San Diego, CA |
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| 2009 | Scottsdale, AZ |
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| 2010 | Jackson Hole, WY |
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| 2011- 2013 | No senior pairs competition held | [90] [91] [92] | ||||
| 2014 | Oakland, CA |
| No other competitors | [93] | ||
| 2015 | Spokane, WA |
| No other competitors | [94] | ||
| 2016- 2020 | No senior pairs competition held | [95] | ||||
| 2021 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
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| 2023 | No senior pairs competition held | [96] | ||||
| 2024 | Tacoma, WA | [97] | ||||
| 2025- 2026 | No senior pairs competition held | |||||