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

[teraytan]

So happy for Alisa and Misha! They were fabulous today!

Totally deserved! So happy for them and simultaneously bummed again that she couldn't get US citizenship in time. Would have been a game changer in the US Team event.

 

[Sylvia]

Junior Pairs results at Challenge Cup in Tilburg NED this past weekend:
GOLD Reagan MOSS / Jakub GALBAVY USA 163.12 1 1
BRONZE Sofia JARMOC / Luke WITKOWSKI USA 148.31 3 3
6 Kaitlyn OH / Michael CHAPA USA 119.37 7 6

2025 & 2026 Junior champs Reagan Moss/Jakub Galbavy had a successful competition:

Reagan Moss & Jakub Galbavy on Instagram: "CHALLENGE CUP 🌷 We had so much fun at the Challenge Cup in the Netherlands. Thank you @usfigureskating, @isufigureskating, and everyone who made this competition so smooth and amazing. Also a very special t

211 likes, 11 comments - reaganandjakub on January 26, 2026: "CHALLENGE CUP 🌷 We had so much fun at the Challenge Cup in the Netherlands. Thank you @usfigureskating, @isufigureskating, and everyone who made this competition so smooth and amazing. Also a very special thank you to our team leader...

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Their scores -- 60.95 in SP, 102.17 in FS, 163.12 total -- won't count as ISU personal or season bests but they are the highest scores that they've ever receieved internationally, so a good confidence booster heading into Junior Worlds!

Sofia Jarmoc/Luke Witkowski won the bronze:

Sofia Jarmoc & Luke Witkowski on Instagram: "Challenge Cup 2026! 🇳🇱 Thank you @usfigureskating for the invite and @isufigureskating for this incredible event. Couldn’t have done it without our coaches @simonshnapir @carriewall_inspiredcoaching @maris

141 likes, 8 comments - jarmoc_witkowski_pairs on January 26, 2026: "Challenge Cup 2026! 🇳🇱 Thank you @usfigureskating for the invite and @isufigureskating for this incredible event. Couldn’t have done it without our coaches @simonshnapir @carriewall_inspiredcoaching @marissacastelli...

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Michael Chapa's post (and he and his first year partner Kaitlyn Oh placed 6th of 10 in their international debut):

Michael Chapa on Instagram: "Grateful doesn’t begin to describe how I feel. Thank you to my coaches @oakton_edge_skatingacademy, my partner @kaitlynohskates, @jackson.ultima and @usfigureskating for giving us the opportunity to finish out our season

65 likes, 3 comments - sk8_michaelchapa on January 26, 2026: "Grateful doesn’t begin to describe how I feel. Thank you to my coaches @oakton_edge_skatingacademy, my partner @kaitlynohskates, @jackson.ultima and @usfigureskating for giving us the opportunity to finish out our season in the...

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Four Junior pairs will compete at the Bavarian Open in Oberstdorf GER this week - Olivia Flores/Luke Wang (their warmup for Junior Worlds), Milada Kovar/Jared McPike, Elizabeth Yun/Mitchell Castelletti, and Giuliana Gariti/Matthew Curtis (latter 2 teams placed 9th & 10th at the U.S. Pairs Final in November 2025).