Charles Phillips was an American

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 ice dancer

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

. Competing with Margie Ackles

Margie Ackles

Margie Ackles was an American figure skater, who competed in ice dance with Charles Phillips. The pair won the gold medal at the 1960 U.S. Figure Skating Championships....

, he won the gold medal at the 1960 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Phillips lived in Hollywood and was a 1957 graduate of UCLA. He and Ackles were coached by William Kipp. In addition to competing with Ackles, Phillips won the U.S. Silver (Junior) dance title with Aileen Kahre in 1956.

Ice Dance

(with Kahre)

Event	1956
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	2nd J.

(with Ackles)

Event	1959	1960
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...	4th	4th
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	2nd	1st

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