2025-26 USFS International Assignments

[SkateFanBerlin]

I think they`re sending Jacob to JW to remind him of the level of competition he`ll facing in a year. Get busy with those quads!

 

[OrioleBeagle]

Thank god. If USFS snubbed them again I was ready for Katie to pull a Deanna and head off to greener pastures in Canada or elsewhere.

What did they do to Deanna? Did they discourage men from partnering with her?

 

[PRlady]

I think they skipped over Deanna and her US partner for a 4C assignment but don’t quote me.

And Jason is now listed as a sub for 4Cs, Liam is going. I think that’s a good idea for Jason, it’s just too soon after that horrific Nats to compete again.

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

Can someone give me the direct link to USFS 4CC and world assignments? I either get a USFS site that isn`t populated or a press release with old info. Thanks

 

[Karen-W]

Can someone give me the direct link to USFS 4CC and world assignments? I either get a USFS site that isn`t populated or a press release with old info. Thanks

The press release wouldn't be updated with the change. It was noticed by folks checking the ISU 4CCs entries page.

 

[Vagabond]

Thank god. If USFS snubbed them again I was ready for Katie to pull a Deanna and head off to greener pastures in Canada or elsewhere.

Isn’t the main reason that Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps chose to skate for Canada rather than the United States that she could obtain citizenship more quickly than he could?

 

[jmtfti]

I think the reference is to Deanna's initial partnership with Nate Bartholomay. I believe it ultimately ended due to his injuries, but they did get bronze at 2019 US Nats and were then snubbed for 4CC that year (a few months before splitting).

 

[Vagabond]

I think the reference is to Deanna's initial partnership with Nate Bartholomay. I believe it ultimately ended due to his injuries, but they did get bronze at 2019 US Nats and were then snubbed for 4CC that year (a few months before splitting).

Cleary. But everything I recall reading previously about why she switched federations relates to the ease of getting citizenship, not the purported snub.

Does anyone really believe that if it took longer to get Canadian citizenship than to get American citizenship, Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps would still have sought to represent Canada?

 

[Sylvia]

Can someone give me the direct link to USFS 4CC and world assignments?

Posted earlier in this thread (USFS' Jan. 11th press release): https://usfigureskating.org/news/20...-championships-and-four-continents-teams.aspx

2026 World Championships
Women
Amber Glenn
Isabeau Levito
Alysa Liu
Alternate 1: Bradie Tennell
Alternate 2: Sarah Everhardt
Alternate 3: Starr Andrews

Men
Jason Brown
Ilia Malinin
Andrew Torgashev
Alternate 1: Maxim Naumov
Alternate 2: Tomoki Hiwatashi
Alternate 3: Jacob Sanchez

Pairs
Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov
Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea
Katie McBeath and Daniil Parkman (debut)
Alternate 1: Audrey Shin and Balazs Nagy
Alternate 2: Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe
Alternate 3: Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez

Ice Dance
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko
Madison Chock and Evan Bates
Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik (debut)
Alternate 1: Caroline Green and Michael Parsons
Alternate 2: Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville
Alternate 3: Oona Brown and Gage Brown

The ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2026 will take place at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, from March 24-29.

2026 Four Continents Championships
Women
Starr Andrews
Sarah Everhardt
Bradie Tennell
Alternate 1: Elyce Lin-Gracey
Alternate 2: Josephine Lee
Alternate 3: Katie Shen

Men
Jason Brown [WD on 1/13]
Tomoki Hiwatashi
Jacob Sanchez (debut)
Alternate 1: Liam Kapeikis [debut - edited to correct that he debuted at 4CC in 2023; added on 1/13]
Alternate 2: Jimmy Ma
Alternate 3: Daniel Martynov

Pairs
Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov
Katie McBeath and Daniil Parkman (debut)
Audrey Shin and Balazs Nagy
Alternate 1: Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez
Alternate 2: Chelsea Liu and Ryan Bedard
Alternate 3: Olivia Flores and Luke Wang

Ice Dance
Oona Brown and Gage Brown (debut)
Caroline Green and Michael Parsons
Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik
Alternate 1: Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville
Alternate 2: Katarina Wolfkostin and Dimitry Tsarevski
Alternate 3: Eva Pate and Logan Bye

The ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2026 will take place at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, from Jan. 21-25.

2026 World Junior Championships
Women
Angela Shao (WJC debut; Junior champion)
Sophie Joline von Felten (S6; 2 JGP bronzes/JGPF 3rd alt.)
Alternate 1: Annika Chao [J2]
Alternate 2: Sherry Zhang [S8]
Alternate 3: Emilia Nemirovsky [S9]

Men
Lucius Kazanecki (WJC debut; S9; JGPF bronze)
Jacob Sanchez (S4)
Alternate 1: Patrick Blackwell [J1]
Alternate 2: Caleb Farrington [J2]
Alternate 3: Lorenzo Elano [S12]

Pairs
Olivia Flores and Luke Wang (S7)
Reagan Moss and Jakub Galbavy (edited to correct that this will be their 2nd time - WJC debut; 2-time Junior champions)
Alternate 1: Sofia Jarmoc and Luke Witkowski (J2)
Alternate 2: Naomi Williams and Lachlan Lewer (S9)
Alternate 3: Milada Kovar and Jared McPike (J3)

Ice Dance
Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin (JGPF & 2-time Junior champions)
Jane Calhoun and Mark Zheltyshev (WJC debut; J3)
Jasmine Robertson and Chase Rohner (WJC debut; J2 & JGPF 6th)
Alternate 1: Michelle Deych and Ryan Hu [J6]
Alternate 2: Annelise Stapert and Maxim Korotcov [J9]
Alternate 3: Grace Fischer and Luke Fischer [J7]
Note: The 3 alternates were the next 3 highest USA teams in the JGP final standings (#14, #15 & #24).

The ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2026 will take place at the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn, Estonia, from March 3-8.

 

[Sylvia]

Have the Olympics alternates been named?

From the Jan. 11th press release: https://usfigureskating.org/news/20...ates-16-athletes-to-2026-us-olympic-team.aspx

2026 Olympic Winter Games
Women
Alternate 1: Bradie Tennell
Alternate 2: Sarah Everhardt
Alternate 3: Starr Andrews

Men
Alternate 1: Jason Brown
Alternate 2: Tomoki Hiwatashi
Alternate 3: Jacob Sanchez

Pairs
Alternate 1: Audrey Shin and Balazs Nagy
Alternate 2: Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez
Alternate 3: Chelsea Liu and Ryan Bedard

Ice Dance
Alternate 1: Caroline Green and Michael Parsons
Alternate 2: Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville
Alternate 3: Oona Brown and Gage Brown

USFS' International Assignments page was updated today with the 4CC men's change: https://usfigureskating.org/sports/2025/6/26/2025-26-international-assignments-and-results.aspx
Brown (withdrawn 1/13)
Kapeikis (added 1/13)

 

[Karen-W]

Posted earlier in this thread (USFS' Jan. 11th press release): https://usfigureskating.org/news/20...-championships-and-four-continents-teams.aspx

2026 World Junior Championships
Pairs
Olivia Flores and Luke Wang (S7)
Reagan Moss and Jakub Galbavy (WJC debut; Junior champions)
Alternate 1: Sofia Jarmoc and Luke Witkowski (J2)
Alternate 2: Naomi Williams and Lachlan Lewer (S9)
Alternate 3: Milada Kovar and Jared McPike (J3)

Moss/Galbavy competed at Jr Worlds last year - we had three spots due to FlorWang & WilLew's 2nd & 3rd place finishes in 2024.

 

[Stephanie]

Small correction: Kapeikis competed at 4CCs in 2023.