Figure Skating Championships took place on February 7–14, 1999 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth) in five disciplines – men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and compulsory figures (mixed) – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice.
For the only time, figures were a mixed event separated only by the three levels, with men and women competing against each other.
Silver medalist Naomi Nari Nam was appearing for the first time in the senior ladies' competition.
The 1999 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, the corresponding World-level event for which she was age-eligible, had been held earlier that season.