Isabeau Levito Fan Thread!

[Allskate]

I forgot to add this clip of a very, very young Isabeau expressing her excitement about going to the Olympics and being the winner for the "whole entire day":

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTYjBqlEtRR/

The press conferences from Nationals were so fun to watch, especially the interaction between Isabeau and Alysa and Amber. I think they totally misunderstood one of the questions and went off on this amusing discussion of movies and which movie they would be in or represent. Maybe instead of the Big Three they should be called the Ice Princess and her Blades of Glory:

Skating Stan on Instagram: "🚨New team name for Amber, Alysa, and Isabeau = Blades of Glory #Figureskating #iceskating #olympics #milanocortina2026"

24K likes, 203 comments - fs.skatingstan on January 9, 2026: "🚨New team name for Amber, Alysa, and Isabeau = Blades of Glory #Figureskating #iceskating #olympics #milanocortina2026".

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[Allskate]

Isabeau has challenged her "rival" to a skate tying speed contest:

Fanpage Isabeau Levito on Instagram: "Isabeau/Alysa challenge coming ⛸️⏱️ #isabeaulevito #milanocortina26 🎥 @isabeau.levito / TikTok"

42 likes, 3 comments - fanpage_isabeau_levito on January 15, 2026: "Isabeau/Alysa challenge coming ⛸️⏱️ #isabeaulevito #milanocortina26 🎥 @isabeau.levito / TikTok".

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For those of you who missed it, here is Isabeau privately being officially told that she made the Olympic team. Julia's reaction is a reminder that it takes a lot of people to get a skater to the Olympics:

U.S. Figure Skating on Instagram: "Welcome to the Olympic team, @isabeau.levito!! 🇺🇸✨ #WinterOlympics"

7,705 likes, 59 comments - usfigureskating on January 11, 2026: "Welcome to the Olympic team, @isabeau.levito!! 🇺🇸✨ #WinterOlympics".

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[Sylvia]

My Love Letter to Figure Skating
Isabeau Levito Shares an Intimate Reflection on Growth, Perseverance, and Learning to Trust the Process.
Published on January 19, 2026
https://www.redbullcontentpool.com/international/CP-S-20413

Excerpt:

When I was a child, I worried I’d have to quit skating because the double axel was impossible, or so it seemed. I tried. I cried tears of frustration. I went again, and again. At age 10, I finally nailed it. “Oh, so I am going to make it!”
But I’ve not done this alone. I could have never understood or learned to believe in myself if it weren’t for my coaches reminding me every day, too. Even if it was by yelling at me for not fighting hard enough and messing up the second half of the program, and having me skate it again – all just to prove to me how I can be so much stronger than I believe. [...]
Figure skating has taught me that progress isn’t always linear. Some days you skate perfect programs, and some days you wipe out. It has taught me to trust the process, to push myself, and to find joy in the work I put into it, no matter the outcome. Those lessons follow me off the ice too, reminding me that growth takes time and that passion is something you choose, again and again.

ETA: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTtjkkejOk2/

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[Sylvia]

Thanks to @Allskate for finding an alternate link to read this Isabeau article (1/21/26) in the Philadelphia Inquirer by Ellen Dunkel: https://www.inquirer.com/sports/mil...re-skating-isabeau-levito-italy-20260121.html

And here is a link to a non-paywall version of the article:

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Excerpts:

“Next season, I really want to switch things around and do new things and have more fun with it,” Levito said, “because this season it was a matter of doing all the skills that I honed, all the things that are the most comfortable and the most reliable. But next season, let’s just start risking things.”
First, there’s that big trip to her mother’s hometown of Milan, Italy, where her grandmother and other relatives still live and where she’ll compete with and against her friends: the other American women, Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu, and many international skaters.
She’s looking forward to being fully immersed in the Olympic experience and having her family see her skate. The opening ceremony is Feb. 6.
“I am going to run this [Olympic] village,” she said. “This is going to be so fun.”

Does Olympic prep include getting a tattoo of the rings, as so many athletes do?
“I just don’t know if I would get a tattoo in general,” Levito said. “I think I’m going to start with the Olympic necklace,” which many Olympians sport.
“If I did get a tattoo, it would be in such a hidden place, and it would be so tiny and microscopic. And I’m thinking to myself, ‘If that’s the circumstances I would get a tattoo under, maybe I should think about it for a while.’”

ETA:

Team USA on Instagram: "Forever a passenger princess 👑 Get to know @isabeau.levito as she heads off to Italy to make her #WinterOlympics debut!"

7 likes, 0 comments - teamusa on January 23, 2026: "Forever a passenger princess 👑 Get to know @isabeau.levito as she heads off to Italy to make her #WinterOlympics debut!".

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[Allskate]

Thanks @Sylvia. For some reason, this thread never shows up for me when I'm looking in the forums. I can only access it when there is a link to a post in my alerts. I wonder if I'm not the only one and that's why there are so few posts in this thread.

While I'm here, these are some links to a couple of fun behind the scenes videos from Nationals:

Fanpage Isabeau Levito on Instagram: "She's so strong #isabeaulevito #alysaliu #milanocortina26 🎥: naebaycam/TikTok"

188 likes, 3 comments - fanpage_isabeau_levito on January 17, 2026: "She's so strong #isabeaulevito #alysaliu #milanocortina26 🎥: naebaycam/TikTok".

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Fanpage Isabeau Levito on Instagram: "Isabeau & Alysa part 2 #isabeaulevito #alysaliu #milanocortina26 🎥: naebaycam/TikTok"

41 likes, 0 comments - fanpage_isabeau_levito on January 21, 2026: "Isabeau & Alysa part 2 #isabeaulevito #alysaliu #milanocortina26 🎥: naebaycam/TikTok".

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[Sylvia]

If you have someone on 'ignore' here who starts a thread then you won't see that thread.

ETA: Thanks for posting more links - let's grow this thread between now & the Olympics!

 

[Sylvia]

January 2020 (from my Twitter archives):

https://twitter.com/x/status/1220423705991532544

 

[Allskate]

To see some more of younger Isabeau's skating, check out her mother's youtube channel. Over the years, she has posted a number of Isabeau's performances. You can see how strong Isabeau's presentation skills were even at the lower competitive levels. The performances go as far back as her first competition at age 4. (The ballet influence wasn't quite as strong yet, but you can tell that she already had started ballet. )

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[Allskate]

Isabeau must have done this promotional piece for Venus before she was named to the team because she describes herself as an "Olympic hopeful."

Isabeau Levito on Instagram: "Team USA athlete, figure skater, AND Venus Partner? Check ✅ #Ad #VenusPartner #Olympics #MilanoCortina2026"

4,893 likes, 46 comments - isabeau.levito on January 26, 2026: "Team USA athlete, figure skater, AND Venus Partner? Check ✅ #Ad #VenusPartner #Olympics #MilanoCortina2026".

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[Sylvia]

Isabeau must have done this promotional piece for Venus before she was named to the team because she describes herself as an "Olympic hopeful."

Yes, Olympics sponsorships are usually decided early on.

Posted by RedBullUSA today:

Red Bull USA 🇺🇸 on Instagram: "under, under, underrrrr 🤯 @isabeau.levito Italy prep looks different 🔥"

3,566 likes, 30 comments - redbullusa on January 26, 2026: "under, under, underrrrr 🤯 @isabeau.levito Italy prep looks different 🔥".

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In case this Jan. 14th video was not posted here:

U.S. Figure Skating on Instagram: "We surprised athletes with photos of their younger selves and their reactions were everything 🥹 #PrevagenUSChamps"

4,237 likes, 15 comments - usfigureskating on January 14, 2026: "We surprised athletes with photos of their younger selves and their reactions were everything 🥹 #PrevagenUSChamps".

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ETA:

The Road to Milan: Isabeau Levito on Resilience, Perspective, and Her Comeback
January 23, 2026 • 10 mins
Isabeau Levito is one of Team USA’s brightest figure skating stars, who emerged as a world-class competitor before a serious injury disrupted one of the most successful stretches of her career. Levito made a strong return to the ice, finishing fourth at the World Championships and keeping her Olympic ambitions firmly in focus ahead of Milan-Cortina 2026. In this conversation with NBC News correspondent Stephanie Gosk, Levito opens up about perseverance, pushing through mistakes, and why competing in Milan will mean so much to her. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/552-...e/the-road-to-milan-isabeau-levito-318975938/

 

[Allskate]

Redbull definitely is good at promotion. They've released a bunch of videos and pictures with Isabeau since last summer. The limbo one is super fun. I think the hockey one is even more fun and has gone viral. I'm really hoping that they turn it into a tv ad for the Olympics.

 

[Allskate]

The figure skaters, including Isabeau, arrived in Milan today. There are lots of photos and videos online.

Here are a few:

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[Sylvia]

Isabeau enjoying herself during Team USA Processing today:

Team USA on Instagram: "@isabeau.levito core. 😂 #WinterOlympics"

1,631 likes, 12 comments - teamusa on January 30, 2026: "@isabeau.levito core. 😂 #WinterOlympics".

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ETA:

Getty Images (6 photos featuring Isabeau at Team USA Processing today)

 

[mtnskater]

So excited for Isabeau! All the years of hard work have made her childhood dream come true. She seems to be having a ball. And looks great in all the RL USA gear. I’m jealous. I want the hat, sweater and long jacket! My best friend called me after Nationals to spontaneously tell me how much she and her husband enjoyed Isabeau the most because her skating is so beautiful. She said they didn’t understand why she was 3rd. I said…exactly! (But I did explain the scoring system a bit to her). I had not previously talked about my favorite skaters with her. She lives in St. Louis so her family all really tuned in this year. I’m sure Isabeau will have many new fans after the Olympics.

 

[Allskate]

Isabeau is living her best life, and the Team U.S.A. Instagram account is loving it:

Team USA on Instagram: "@isabeau.levito core. 😂 #WinterOlympics"

3,731 likes, 18 comments - teamusa on January 30, 2026: "@isabeau.levito core. 😂 #WinterOlympics".

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Team USA on Instagram: "The Blade Angels have entered the chat 🪽✨ #WinterOlympics"

7,626 likes, 38 comments - teamusa on January 31, 2026: "The Blade Angels have entered the chat 🪽✨ #WinterOlympics".

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Team USA on Instagram: "It’s called being prepared 💅 #WinterOlympics"

1,234 likes, 4 comments - teamusa on January 31, 2026: "It’s called being prepared 💅 #WinterOlympics".

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Team USA on Instagram: "A Milan welcome gift for The Blade Angels! Bag = secured. 🔒 #WinterOlympics"

1,260 likes, 5 comments - teamusa on January 31, 2026: "A Milan welcome gift for The Blade Angels! Bag = secured. 🔒 #WinterOlympics".

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Somebody get Isabeau a Hello Kitty Team U.S.A. pin or we may not see her at Worlds. She is threatening not to leave the Olympic Village until she gets one.

Team USA on Instagram: "The weather is cold, but the vibes are HOT. 🔥 #WinterOlympics"

2,828 likes, 20 comments - teamusa on January 31, 2026: "The weather is cold, but the vibes are HOT. 🔥 #WinterOlympics".

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Isabeau doesn't post her own content very often, but she did post a little today, including reposting some other stuff:

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