EVENT DETERMINES U.S. CHAMPIONS AND CULMINATES WITH SELECTION OF THE U.S. OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING TEAM HEADED TO WINTER GAMES IN MILAN
ST. LOUIS – Dec. 10, 2025 – More than 180 athletes have qualified for the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships, set to take place January 5-11 in St. Louis. The junior and novice competition runs Jan. 5-6 at Centene Community Ice Center while championship-level competition and the Olympic Team announcement will take place Jan. 7-11 at Enterprise Center. National champions will be crowned in women’s, men’s, pairs, and ice dance disciplines.
Headlining the Championships lineup are three reigning world champions and several past national champions. The women’s category is stacked with star power including back-to-back defending U.S. champion Amber Glenn, 2023 U.S. champion Isabeau Levito, two-time U.S. champion and defending world champion Alysa Liu, and two-time U.S. champion Bradie Tennell.
On the men’s side, fans will see the undisputed best men’s skater in the world Ilia Malinin, winner of the past two world championships and past three U.S. titles. Also in the mix are 2015 U.S. champion Jason Brown, and 2018 U.S. Junior champion Camden Pulkinen.
In the pairs category, defending U.S. champions Alisa Efimova & Misha Mitrofanov are in search of their first Olympic berth. They will be pushed for the gold medal by 2024 U.S. champions Ellie Kam & Danny O’Shea, and Emily Chan & Spencer Howe.
In ice dance, the prolific duo of Madison Chock & Evan Bates will compete to make their fourth Olympic Games and attempt to add to their six U.S. titles. Runners up at the past two U.S. Championships and former U.S. Junior champions Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko will contend for the podium as well as rising stars Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik.
A full list of skaters that have qualified for the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships is available here.
All-session, single-session, and weekend ticket packages remain available and the best way to secure the best seats for all the moments not to be missed. More information on tickets and a full event schedule can be found at skatestlouis2026.com.
U.S. Dominates ISU Grand Prix Final
The United States captured gold in four events in last weekend’s ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Japan, claiming titles in three of the four senior disciplines for the second straight year.
Ilia Malinin added his name to the history books once again by tallying a new world record free skate score and becoming the first-ever athlete to cleanly land seven quadruple jumps in one program in winning his third straight gold at the Final. Also making history, Madison Chock and Evan Bates earned gold to secure their seventh Grand Prix Final medal, the most of any ice dance team in the history of the event.
Reigning women’s world champion Alysa Liu clinched gold in her Grand Prix Final debut. This marks the first time the U.S. has won back-to-back golds in the women’s event since Tara Lipinsky won consecutive titles in 1996 and 1997.
Media Credential Information
Credentials for the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships can be obtained through U.S. Figure Skating’s Application Link. Credential applications close on Friday, Dec. 12.
New in 2026, the U.S. Figure Skating Team will be announced live during a special Olympic Team Announcement Show at Enterprise Center on Sunday, Jan. 11 from 1 – 3 p.m. CT. Following the event, U.S. Figure Skating will host a media day with the newly announced Olympic Team from 3:30 – 6 p.m. CT. This media opportunity on Jan. 11 will include press conferences, photo capture opportunities, and TV interviews (please note all individual TV interviews will be embargoed until January 12 at 8 a.m. CT).
Media with questions about covering the event should contact Tim Ryan at tryan@stlsports.org or by phone at (314) 406-5791.