2025-26 US Pairs Discussion - Milano-Bound By Way of Beijing & St. Louis

[haribobo]

I am sure there is some unspoken rule about announcing a new team while still touring with your old partner....and I def don't have any inside info but for whatever reason I can't really see the Olympic US pairs teams continuing and I don't know why exactly I feel that way, still def doesn't mean Shin/Howe are official or anything but this seems somehow believable to me

 

[Wyliefan]

TBD- some conglomeration of O'Shea, Nagy, McBeath, Stellato, Chan, Kam, Flores, and Wang

Now I've got a mental image of them all skating as an octet.

 

[my little pony]

like a big square dance and when the music stops, you keep the one you're with

 

[Lanie]

I'm 4'11"ish and Katie is baaaarely my height, I'd say she's more like 5ft. She's a really neat person, we ended up talking for ages in Wichita - she was so proud of that medal wearing it at the airport! I hope she finds a partner that's NOT Balazs from all the stories I've heard of what a douchebag he is.

 

[ice coverage]

For me, Katie has been a longtime favorite, who has the It factor and obvious charisma. It is a joy to see her love of skating.
Hope she finds a new partner without delay.

But someone other than Max Fernandez. Long live the Plazas/Fernandez partnership -- I look forward to their new programs.

 

[Karen-W]

I'm 4'11"ish and Katie is baaaarely my height, I'd say she's more like 5ft. She's a really neat person, we ended up talking for ages in Wichita - she was so proud of that medal wearing it at the airport! I hope she finds a partner that's NOT Balazs from all the stories I've heard of what a douchebag he is.

I'm rooting for Luke to move to SoCal and partner with Katie.

 

[marshallpond]

forming a new partnership is Dave Lease

And he deleted his FB post where he listed his version of the new partnerships ("USFS Pairs Score Card") when his guess of Wang/Starr was proven wrong

 

[Cleo1782]

From my understanding Val/Max are still together and planning on continuing. Things could change, but I think we might be partnering him off prematurely lol.

 

[tony]

From my understanding Val/Max are still together and planning on continuing. Things could change, but I think we might be partnering him off prematurely lol.

They have already announced and choreographed their programs for next year. No one should be partnering him off!

 

[Tinycities]

The only person who has announced that Shin/Howe are forming a new partnership is Dave Lease, so take that for what it's worth.

At this point Chan/Howe and Kam/O'Shea are still intact.


There's no way Max is 5'7" - there are plenty of 5' and 5'1" pairs girls out there and I know their team has talked about how difficult it was for him to find a partner who was short enough.

In the new this week in skating interview they don’t confirm they’re still competing. Danny mentions they’ll have to have some tough discussions later in the summer.

I still get the vibe he’s angling for dancing with the stars.

 

[Jonas]

I'm rooting for Luke to move to SoCal and partner with Katie.

...and train under Jenni's Meno camp also alongside Starr and Daniil?!?!

 

[Karen-W]

...and train under Jenni's Meno camp also alongside Starr and Daniil?!?!

Why not? Can't be any more awkward than a couple who have broken up off the ice still continuing to skate together (Conti/Macii, Chan/Howe, etc).

 

[Karen-W]

New junior team - Tallulah Tanner & Blake McGee - they will train at Great Parks Ice, part of TeamTodd&Jenni.

TALLULAH TANNER on Instagram: "‼️‼️ NEW JUNIOR PAIRS TEAM ALERT ‼️‼️ Absolutely thrilled to be teaming up with @mcgee1528 this season! And beyond grateful to be part of GPI Pairs, we can’t wait to see what this season brings us! ⛸️💫 @usfigureskatin

214 likes, 25 comments - tallulahtskates on May 20, 2026: "‼️‼️ NEW JUNIOR PAIRS TEAM ALERT ‼️‼️ Absolutely thrilled to be teaming up with @mcgee1528 this season! And beyond grateful to be part of GPI Pairs, we can’t wait to see what this season brings us! ⛸️💫 @usfigureskating #usa🇺🇸...

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[Vagabond]

It feels like the list of who hasn't Nagy had a tryout with is smaller than who he has tried out with lol.

The only shocking thing about Nagy is the occasional revelation that someone has not had a tryout with him.

 

[Karen-W]

And we have an official team name & IG account for Andrews/Parkman - Team Starrman!

Starr Andrews x Daniil Parkman (@teamstarrman) • Instagram photos and videos

0 Followers, 10 Following, 1 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Starr Andrews x Daniil Parkman (@teamstarrman)

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[my little pony]

I did think Starkman created a mood

 

[Karen-W]

Well now... just posted on TeamTodd&Jenni's IG.

Jenni Meno-Sand on Instagram: "Looking forward to a great summer of training! #greatparkpairs🇺🇸"

77 likes, 1 comments - teamtoddandjenni on May 23, 2026: "Looking forward to a great summer of training! #greatparkpairs🇺🇸".

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Lowkey confirmation of McBeath/Nagy? And Liu/Bedard are, conspicuously, not included in the group photo.

@AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)

ETA -
Two photos - top one, left to right - (I think I've correctly identified most of the novice/junior level teams, but feel free to correct me)
Laz Lune & Teryn Kim; Blake McGee & Tallulah Tanner; Carter Griffin & Olivia Jung; Christine Binder; Brandon Frazier; Jenni Meno; ?? & Genesis Lira; Beck Strommer & Noelle Ahn; Balazs Nagy & Katie McBeath; Daniil Parkman & Starr Andrews

Bottom one - looks like a lower level teams with no tags pictured with Christine, Jenni & Brandon

 

[Karen-W]

Whoa. First pic of Audrey & Spencer...

Int’l Ice Academy of Colorado on Instagram: "Honored to have Olympians Spencer Akira Howe and Audrey Shin training with us at Monument Ice Rinks! ⛸️🇺🇸 Spencer, a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, continues to inspire the next gene

61 likes, 0 comments - intliceacademyofcolorado on May 23, 2026: "Honored to have Olympians Spencer Akira Howe and Audrey Shin training with us at Monument Ice Rinks! ⛸️🇺🇸 Spencer, a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, continues to inspire the next generation on and off the...

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[withwings]

It makes me so happy! this-I believe!- might be the very good pair team!
though, nothing is confirmed yet

 

[BittyBug]

Interesting that McBeath and Parkman will continue to train with the same coaches. I guess their split must have been quite amicable.

 

[PRlady]

I missed the Audrey/Spencer news. It really is Change Partners and Dance. Is Emily done?

 

[Wyliefan]

I missed the Audrey/Spencer news. It really is Change Partners and Dance. Is Emily done?

There hasn't been any news! This is the softest of soft launches, as the kids say.

 

[Karen-W]

I missed the Audrey/Spencer news. It really is Change Partners and Dance. Is Emily done?

The usual worst suspect as far as FS rumors & gossip has been claiming for several weeks now that Audrey & Spencer were skating together but neither Emily nor Spencer have made any announcements and I saw a rumor on X that Emily was seen skating with Danylo Siianytsia in Colorado Springs this past week. Who knows what will happen, but, yeah, like @Wyliefan said, that photo seems to be the softest of soft launches for a Shin/Howe partnership.

 

[withwings]

I missed the Audrey/Spencer news. It really is Change Partners and Dance. Is Emily done?

...Change Partners or Spring Cleaning...

 

[Spikefan]

Some streaming service really missed the opportunity for the best summer reality show.

 

[my little pony]

I think we could have paired them up better too

 

[withwings]

no doubts, we could!!

 

[overedge]

Now I've got a mental image of them all skating as an octet.

Time to bring back fours!

(for the young'uns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCK6AG18AcE )

 

[Aceon6]

I think we could have paired them up better too

UNPARTNERED (tm) might have produced a different result. At the very least, we would have voted Nage off the island.

 

[peibeck]

I fail to see how Nagy is the biggest US pairs villain of all time, or even responsible for all of the musical chairs of this post Olympic off season. It's not like US Pairs are anything but consistent in anything but being inconsistent.