2025 U.S. Nationals in Wichita, KS & Skate America returns to Allen, TX in 2024

[peibeck]

Saturday night most likely won't be shown on NBC. For the past (5?) years, NBC has shown the women's FS on Friday night and the men's FS on Sunday afternoon, depending on the football playoff schedule. They might show either men or dance Saturday afternoon.

I guess I just remember the "good old days" (decade+) of the ladies FS on Saturday night, both ABC and later NBC.

 

[Jammers]

Pairs getting the prime Saturday evening slot??? That is both and . In terms of NBC broadcasting and hype for the '26 Olympics, it seems like dance would have been a more obvious choice.

Why have they done away with the Ladies being in prime time on Saturday? Just idiotic that the women's event is the first one to be finished on a Friday night since it draws more people by far then Pairs or Ice Dance or even the Men especially since it won't even be a contest with Ilia walking away with another title.




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[Karen-W]

Why have they done away with the Ladies being in prime time on Saturday? Just idiotic that the women's event is the first one to be finished since it draws morew people by far then Pairs or Ice Dance.

It also is going to draw better on a Friday night than it will against an NFL playoff on Saturday night.

 

[Jammers]

It also is going to draw better on a Friday night than it will against an NFL playoff on Saturday night.

They has never matter much here on the west coast since the Ladies are always tape delayed anyways.

 

[Sylvia]

Excerpted from the 2024-25 U.S. Broadcast Schedule thread in TV Alerts: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...ast-schedule-on-nbc-universal-peacock.112090/

Date	Competition	Time (ET)	Platform
Fri., Oct. 18, 2024	Skate America	7 p.m.	E!
Oct. 19	Skate America	7 p.m.	E!
Oct. 20	Skate America	12 p.m.	NBC
Thu., Jan. 23, 2025	Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships	7 p.m.	USA
Jan. 23	Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships	9 p.m.	USA
Fri., Jan. 24	Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships	6 p.m.	USA
Jan. 24	Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships	8 p.m.	NBC
Sat., Jan. 25	Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships	2:30 p.m.	NBC
Jan. 25	Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships	8 p.m.	USA
Sun., Jan. 26	Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships	4 p.m.	NBC
Sun., Feb. 9 [EX & recap]	Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships	4 p.m.	NBC

*Check local listing. Start time may vary based on viewing timezone.

 

[Sylvia]

Kaitlin Hawayek was in Wichita on Oct. 5 to conduct a Learn To Skate clinic ahead of Nationals: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAkLYxqxVYl/
From the U.S. Ice Dance news thread:

Kaitlin Hawayek posted on her IG that she is in Wichita to promote Nats (sounds like she is teaching a skating clinic tomorrow on behalf of USFS) and said she plans to be at Nats to cheer on the skaters.

Danny O’Shea and Ashley Cain were in Dallas this past weekend for USFS’ LTS SkateFest event to help promote Skate America in Allen:

U.S. Figure Skating on Instagram: "No better way to spend your weekend than on the ice! SkateFest fun at @dallas_figure_skating_club with @dannyoshea213 and @icegirlash ‼️❄️"

638 likes, 1 comments - usfigureskating on October 6, 2024: "No better way to spend your weekend than on the ice! SkateFest fun at @dallas_figure_skating_club with @dannyoshea213 and @icegirlash ‼️❄️".

www.instagram.com

Photos shared by 2 skaters/fans: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAxPb21MVqt/ & https://www.instagram.com/p/DAy3WAtRbgL/?

 

[Sylvia]

Kaitlin Hawayek was in Wichita on Oct. 5 to conduct a Learn To Skate clinic ahead of Nationals

Here’s video of Kaitlin promoting Nationals in Wichita:

U.S. Figure Skating on Instagram: "What Kaitlin said! 🗣️ Get your tickets for the 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the link in our bio! #PrevagenUSChamps #FigureSkating #VisitWichita"

590 likes, 6 comments - usfigureskating on October 9, 2024: "What Kaitlin said! 🗣️ Get your tickets for the 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the link in our bio! #PrevagenUSChamps #FigureSkating #VisitWichita".

www.instagram.com

 

[ice coverage]

Just noticed a flash sale for Nationals tickets, if anyone would be interested:

20% off P2 & P3 level tickets​

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$5 off P4 tickets​

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Use code: SKATEAM​

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Graphic within Nationals promo near the end of Skate America practice stream on USFS YouTube channel has QR code to scan​

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https://www.youtube.com/live/bu_qI4Dzcoo?si=cytcg-tcbpofghRc&t=4914

(If I understand the graphic correctly, the sale is in effect from Oct 17 - 21.
Disclaimer: I have not attempted to purchase via this sale.)​

 

[Carolla5501]

Just noticed a flash sale for Nationals tickets, if anyone would be interested:

20% off P2 & P3 level tickets​

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$5 off P4 tickets​

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Use code: SKATEAM​

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Graphic within Nationals promo near the end of Skate America practice stream on USFS YouTube channel has QR code to scan​

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https://www.youtube.com/live/bu_qI4Dzcoo?si=cytcg-tcbpofghRc&t=4914​

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(If I understand the graphic correctly, the sale is in effect from Oct 17 - 21.​

Disclaimer: I have not attempted to purchase via this sale.)​

Just a note.. the ad video appears to change. It was for Boston World's when I viewed it (no discount )

 

[tony]

Just a note.. the ad video appears to change. It was for Boston World's when I viewed it (no discount

If you mean what plays after the video linked, it’s not that which is being referred to. It’s the final few seconds of the video from yesterday’s practice, which is timestamped to when you open it. That won’t change.

 

[Sylvia]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1847329342554083777

Link: https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?a..._schedule/4060?view=list&includePackages=true

 

[nashvilledancer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1847329342554083777

Link: https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?a..._schedule/4060?view=list&includePackages=true

Sylvia, I cannot find anyplace to put the code when purchasing. Has anyone figured it out? Who is the person in the LOC one can email about ticket issues? Thank you!

 

[tony]

Sylvia, I cannot find anyplace to put the code when purchasing. Has anyone figured it out? Who is the person in the LOC one can email about ticket issues? Thank you!

I’m only trying on my phone but I see there’s a code section for the all-event (non-junior), but SKATEAM doesn’t do anything

 

[ice coverage]

I’m only trying on my phone but I see there’s a code section for the all-event (non-junior), but SKATEAM doesn’t do anything

FWIW, I now have discovered that after the SKATEAM code is entered for a single-session ticket, a discounted price does show up.

Sylvia, I cannot find anyplace to put the code when purchasing. Has anyone figured it out? Who is the person in the LOC one can email about ticket issues? Thank you!

I am not Sylvia , but a person from USFS headquarters who previously has been helpful in answering questions about 2025 Nats ticket sales is Robert Stabenau. [email protected]

Just a note.. the ad video appears to change. It was for Boston World's when I viewed it (no discount )

What I had linked to above was archived streaming of Thursday's Skate America practice for men (which now has expired).
Video content at the end was in the following order: (1) host Jean-Luc Baker signing off from the practice; (2) promo for 2025 Nationals; (3) promo for Boston Worlds.
The part that was the promo for Nationals began with a montage that included footage and voiceovers from 2024 Nationals and ended with the graphic for the flash sale for 2025 Nats tickets, including the QR code.
The time-stamp for the link in my post was for the graphic for the flash sale for 2025 Nats tickets.

I just looked at the archived streaming of the dance practice from today (Friday), and it also has the promo for 2025 Nationals, including the graphic for the flash sale for tickets.
Same order at the end: (1) Jean-Luc signing off from practice; (2) promo for 2025 Nats; (3) promo for Boston Worlds.
Time-stamped link to the graphic for the flash sale for 2025 Nats tickets:

https://www.youtube.com/live/wV5rb49d7is?si=4jx7OLj9NsZjDJ3q&t=3758​

If someone does not find the the time-stamped link helpful, it still should be easy enough to find the graphic (if still desired at this point?) at the end of the promo for 2025 Nats -- which immediately PRECEDES the promo for Boston Worlds.

 

[Jarrett]

Is the ticket website for all-event tickets just down completely? I am getting access denied.

 

[ice coverage]

Is the ticket website for all-event tickets just down completely? I am getting access denied.

FWIW, seems to be working OK for me?

Search

selectaseat.com

Section 103 seats are proprietary and those “owners” have a couple of months to hold onto them before they have to purchase for this event or give them up.

Just received USFS e-mail today about the sale open to the general public, which starts tomorrow.
(Because I had signed up on visitwichita page for Nats updates.)

Excerpts from the e-mail:

" Please see the seating map below. The kiss and cry will be in front of section 122/123, and the officials stand will be in section 116. Seats in section 103 are not currently available for purchase. "

https://info.usfigureskating.org/hs-fs/hubfs/US Figure Skating_Final_V2.jpg​

BTW: Some of us had been discussing back in May that Section 103 was not available at that time.
Perhaps very old news as of now, but club seats in 103 are available at present for All-Session tickets with Junior add-on (but not for All-Session tickets without Junior?). Also available for Weekend Passes and for Single Session tickets.

 

[Jarrett]

FWIW, seems to be working OK for me?

Search

selectaseat.com

BTW: Some of us had been discussing back in May that Section 103 was not available at that time.
Perhaps very old news as of now, but club seats in 103 are available at present for All-Session tickets with Junior add-on (but not for All-Session tickets without Junior?). Also available for Weekend Passes and for Single Session tickets.

Are you able to login and view your tickets?

 

[ice coverage]

Are you able to login and view your tickets?

Yes

 

[Sylvia]

"More than 180 athletes have qualified for the 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships, which will take place Jan. 20-26 in Wichita, Kansas." USFS' press release today (Monday, November 25, 2024):

2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships Lineup Announced | U.S. Figure Skating

www.usfigureskating.org

Copying out all of the qualified skaters' names in one post...

Senior Women (18):

• Starr Andrews (senior sectionals)
• Alina Bonillo (senior sectionals)
• Ting Cui (senior sectionals)
• Alex Evans (senior sectionals)
• Sarah Everhardt (bye)
• Amber Glenn (bye)
• Logan Higase-Chen (senior sectionals)
• Sonja Hilmer (senior sectionals)
• Mia Kalin (bye)
• Josephine Lee (bye)
• Isabeau Levito (bye)
• Elyce Lin-Gracey (bye)
• Alysa Liu (bye)
• Clare Seo (bye)
• Bradie Tennell (bye)
• Lindsay Thorngren (bye)
• Sherry Zhang (senior sectionals)
• Ava Ziegler (bye)

Senior Men (18):

• Jason Brown (bye)
• Goku Endo (senior sectionals)
• Tomoki Hiwatashi (senior sectionals)
• Liam Kapeikis (senior sectionals)
• Lucius Kazanecki (senior sectionals)
• Joseph Klein (senior sectionals)
• Kai Kovar (senior sectionals)
• Jimmy Ma (bye)
• Ilia Malinin (bye)
• Samuel Mindra (senior sectionals)
• Daniel Martynov (bye)
• Maxim Naumov (bye)
• Camden Pulkinen (bye)
• Jacob Sanchez (bye)
• Beck Strommer (senior sectionals)
• Emmanuel Savary (senior sectionals)
• Andrew Torgashev (bye)
• Michael Xie (senior sectionals)

Senior Pairs (12):

• Emily Chan and Spencer Howe (bye)
• Sydney Cooke and Matthew Kennedy (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Nica Digerness and Mark Sadusky (bye)
• Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov (bye)
• Linzy Fitzpatrick and Keyton Bearinger (bye)
• Grace Hanns and Danny Neudecker (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea (bye)
• Ellie Korytek and Timmy Chapman (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Isabelle Martins and Ryan Bedard (bye)
• Katie McBeath and Daniil Parkman (bye)
• Audrey Shin and Balazs Nagy (bye)
• Naomi Williams and Lachlan Lewer (bye)

Senior Ice Dance (15):

• Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville (bye)
• Oona Brown and Gage Brown (bye)
• Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko (bye)
• Madison Chock and Evan Bates (bye)
• Amy Cui and Jonathan Rogers (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Caroline Green and Michael Parsons (bye)
• Raffaella Koncius and Alexey Shchepetov (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Michela Melillo and Karl Schapfel (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Anabelle Morozov and Jeffrey Chen (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Leah Neset and Artem Markelov (bye)
• Eva Pate and Logan Bye (bye)
• Vanessa Pham and Anton Spiridonov (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Katarina Wolfkostin and Dimitry Tsarevski (bye - JGPF)
• Grace Yi and Danila Savelev (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik (bye)

Junior Women (18):

• Sofia Bezkorovainaya (junior sectionals)
• Annika Chao (junior sectionals)
• Alayna Coats (junior sectionals)
• Ela Cui (junior sectionals)
• Mia Iwase (novice sectionals)
• Jiaying Ellyse Johnson (junior sectionals)
• Jessica Jurka (junior sectionals)
• Hannah Kim (novice sectionals)
• Teryn Kim (junior sectionals)
• Skylar Lautowa-Peguero (junior sectionals)
• Emilia Nemirovsky (junior sectionals)
• Cleo Park (junior sectionals)
• Maria Platonova (junior sectionals)
• Angela Shao (novice sectionals)
• Carina Tanabe (novice sectionals)
• Kaya Tiernan (novice sectionals)
• Sophie Joline von Felten (junior sectionals)
• Annabelle Wilkins (novice sectionals)

Junior Men (18):

• Ryan William Azadpour (junior sectionals)
• Patrick Blackwell (junior sectionals)
• Thomas Chen (junior sectionals)
• Lorenzo Elano (junior sectionals)
• Sergei Evseev (junior sectionals)
• Aleksandr Fegan (junior sectionals)
• Isaac Fulton (junior sectionals)
• Kirk Haugeto (junior sectionals)
• Michael Jin (novice sectionals)
• Louis Mallane (novice sectionals)
• Brendan Man (novice sectionals)
• Arsen Meghavoryan (junior sectionals)
• Evan Neuhaus (novice sectionals)
• Jared Sedlis (junior sectionals)
• Alek Tankovic (junior sectionals)
• Vaclav Vasquez (junior sectionals)
• Ethan Yan (novice sectionals)
• David Zhao (novice sectionals)

Junior Pairs (10):

• Saya Carpenter and Jon Maravilla (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Olivia Flores and Luke Wang (bye - JGPF)
• Graceann Gottschalk and Sam Herbert (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Elizabeth Hansen and William Church (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Sofia Jarmoc and Luke Witkowski (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Milada Kovar and Jared McPike (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Addyson McDanold and Aaron Felberbaum (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Mazie McFarland and Samir Andjorin (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Reagan Moss and Jakub Galbavy (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Taisiya Shapovalova and Carter Griffin (U.S. Pairs Final)

Junior Ice Dance (12):

• Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Effie Chen and Kenny Eckert (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Michelle Deych and Ryan Hu (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Julia Epps and Blake Gilman (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Ja Yi Kirwan and Rowan Le Coq (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Anaelle Kouevi and Yann Homawoo (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Caroline Mullen and Brendan Mullen (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Elliana Peal and Ethan Peal (bye - JGPF)
• Yahli Pedersen and Benjamin Starr (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Emily Renzi and William Lissauer (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Annelise Stapert and Maxim Korotcov (U.S. Ice Dance Final)

Novice Pairs (4):

• Giuliana Gariti and Matthew Curtis (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Alena Kerr and Mitchell Castelletti (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Juliet Meek and Devin Meek (U.S. Pairs Final)
• Tallulah Tanner and Nickolai Apter (U.S. Pairs Final)

Novice Ice Dance (5):

• Marian Carhart and Denis Bledsoe (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Sophia Feige and Wiles Middlekauff (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Grace Fischer and Luke Fischer (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Clara Fugate and Warren Fugate (U.S. Ice Dance Final)
• Annie Huang and Simon Mintz (U.S. Ice Dance Final)

ETA: I've cross-posted these entries into the relevant U.S. news threads for each discipline and have added their Sectional placements.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Senior Women (18):

• Starr Andrews (senior sectionals)
• Alina Bonillo (senior sectionals)
• Ting Cui (senior sectionals)
• Alex Evans (senior sectionals)
• Sarah Everhardt (bye)
• Amber Glenn (bye)
• Logan Higase-Chen (senior sectionals)
• Sonja Hilmer (senior sectionals)
• Mia Kalin (bye)
• Josephine Lee (bye)
• Isabeau Levito (bye)
• Elyce Lin-Gracey (bye)
• Alysa Liu (bye)
• Clare Seo (bye)
• Bradie Tennell (bye)
• Lindsay Thorngren (bye)
• Sherry Zhang (senior sectionals)
• Ava Ziegler (bye)

Of all 18 skaters, the only one I don’t know anything about is Bonillo, what could you tell us about her? Otherwise I know everybody else.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I wonder how injured Ava and Isabella and Ryan will be for nationals…. If we will see them…

Lucas is already out with the injury. I wonder who else.

 

[Sylvia]

I’ll reply re. Bonillo in the U.S. Women’s news thread soon (ETA) - my post is here: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...-more-the-merrier.111884/page-27#post-6694308

She competed in the U.S. Junior Team Cup in July.

 

[ice coverage]

Sylvia's information no doubt will be of much greater pertinence, but a small FYI re Alina Bonillo:

She pronounces her last name as "bo-nil-o". With the L sound, in other words.

As I learned directly from her at Cranberry, her own pronunciation is not "bo-nee-yo".

 

[Jarrett]

I have seen posts in random threads that tickets sales aren’t great for the event but usfsa just sent out a message they are increasing prices soon? What is the thought process behind this? Will the tickets look more luxurious so people will want the status symbol of attending the event? Drop the prices and the pack the event. If people that bought tickets at the higher prices are upset offer them an exclusive lanyard or program. I wouldn’t even care about a price drop. I don’t want to attend any empty event. Part of going to a live event is the excitement of the crowd.

 

[Carolla5501]

I have seen posts in random threads that tickets sales aren’t great for the event but usfsa just sent out a message they are increasing prices soon? What is the thought process behind this? Will the tickets look more luxurious so people will want the status symbol of attending the event? Drop the prices and the pack the event. If people that bought tickets at the higher prices are upset offer them an exclusive lanyard or program. I wouldn’t even care about a price drop. I don’t want to attend any empty event. Part of going to a live event is the excitement of the crowd.

Two reasons. One they hope that it will force people to buy who are on the fence right now. And two if they raise prices, then they can give you a discount and still get the same amount of money.

 

[semogal]

While there seems to be plenty of seat options available for Nationals, hotel options is another story. Affordable hotels seem to be booked in the downtown area. I feel like I am late to the party

 

[Jarrett]

While there seems to be plenty of seat options available for Nationals, hotel options is another story. Affordable hotels seem to be booked in the downtown area. I feel like I am late to the party

Did you try the official hotels that were sent out? The blocks were like $150 a night which isn’t horrible.

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Colored schedule has been released! There have been some dumb scheduling ideas in the past, but separating the final group of the free dance from the first two groups might be the dumbest.

https://www.usfigureskating.org/sites/default/files/media-files/2025%20US%20Champs%20Schedule.pdf

 

[ice coverage]

Colored schedule has been released! There have been some dumb scheduling ideas in the past, but separating the final group of the free dance from the first two groups might be the dumbest.

https://www.usfigureskating.org/sites/default/files/media-files/2025%20US%20Champs%20Schedule.pdf

NBC coverage is scheduled to begin at 2:30 pm ET on Saturday, so I think the idea must be to show final group of Senior Men SP, scheduled to end at 3:22 pm ET/2:22 pm CT, followed by final group of Senior FD, scheduled to begin at 3:37 pm ET/2:37 pm CT?
But I don't like separating the final group of FD.

Did you try the official hotels that were sent out? The blocks were like $150 a night which isn’t horrible.

I think the problem is that for later half of Nats week, the desirable rates are sold out.

ETA: But I just checked out of curiosity, and Drury block seems to have availability?​

I have seen posts in random threads that tickets sales aren’t great for the event but usfsa just sent out a message they are increasing prices soon? What is the thought process behind this? ...

Not an explanation, but the price increase on Dec 1 already was planned/announced when single-session tickets went on sale in September.
Just sayin' that the increase is not a response to how single-session ticket sales have been going (and I am not aware one way or the other as to how LOC thinks that they have been going?).

 

[Sylvia]

For those who have access to FSU's Archives, I just bumped up a 2011 thread in which people can feel free to vent ETA for reference purposes only (we're NOT supposed to post in it, says admin. Prancer on the next page): https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...ls-in-canada-the-us.81278/page-3#post-6696107

From my first post in that thread: "U.S. Nationals first started doing this in 2008 when the Senior Ladies FS was split into a morning session and a later session for NBC's live primetime coverage..."