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"More than 180 athletes have qualified for the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships, which will take place Jan. 4-11 in St. Louis, Missouri." USFS' press release (November 26, 2025; last updated on Dec. 1): https://usfigureskating.org/news/20...e-skating-championships-lineup-announced.aspx

(I've added the placements of the skaters/teams that competed at Eastern/Midwestern/Pacific Coast Sectionals & U.S. Ice Dance/Pairs Finals below):

Senior Women (18):
  • Starr Andrews (bye)
  • Sarah Everhardt (bye-S3)
  • Brooke Gewalt (national score, M-4)
  • Amber Glenn (bye-S1 last year; GPF 4th)
  • Logan Higase-Chen (Midwestern Final, 2nd)
  • Sonja Hilmer (national score, M-3)
  • Josephine Lee (bye)
  • Isabeau Levito (bye)
  • Elyce Lin-Gracey (bye)
  • Alysa Liu (bye-S2; GPF 1st)
  • Erica Machida (national score, E-3) DEBUT
  • Emilia Nemirovsky (Midwestern Final, 1st) SR DEBUT
  • Katie Shen (Pacific Coast Final, 1st)
  • Bradie Tennell (bye-S4)
  • Sophie Joline von Felten (Eastern Final, 1st) SR DEBUT
  • Anabel Wallace (Pacific Coast Final, 2nd) DEBUT
  • Sherry Zhang (bye-S5)
  • Ava Ziegler (Eastern Final, 2nd)
Senior Men (18):
  • Will Annis (Eastern Final, 2nd)
  • Jason Brown (bye)
  • Lorenzo Elano (Midwestern Final, 1st) SR DEBUT
  • Goku Endo (Pacific Coast Final, 1st)
  • Tomoki Hiwatashi (bye)
  • Liam Kapeikis (bye)
  • Lucius Kazanecki (bye-JGPF bronze)
  • Kai Kovar (national score, M-3)
  • Jimmy Ma (bye-S5)
  • Ilia Malinin (bye-S1 last year; GPF 1st)
  • Daniel Martynov (Midwestern Final, 2nd)
  • Samuel Mindra (Pacific Coast Final, 2nd)
  • Maxim Naumov (bye-S4)
  • Camden Pulkinen (bye-S3)
  • Jacob Sanchez (bye)
  • Emmanuel Savary (Eastern Final, 1st)
  • Andrew Torgashev (bye-S2)
  • Michael Xie (national score, P-3)
Senior Pairs (10):
  • Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe (bye-S4)
  • Sydney Cooke and Matthew Kennedy (U.S. Pairs Final, 2nd) - withdrew 12/1
  • Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov (bye-S1 last year)
  • Linzy Fitzpatrick and Keyton Bearinger (U.S. Pairs Final, 1st)
  • Olivia Flores and Luke Wang (bye) SR DEBUT
  • Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea (bye-S3)
  • Chelsea Liu and Ryan Bedard (bye) DEBUT (as a team)
  • Katie McBeath and Daniil Parkman (bye-S2)
  • Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez (bye)
  • Audrey Shin and Balazs Nagy (bye-S5)
  • Naomi Williams and Lachlan Lewer (bye)
Senior Ice Dance (15):
  • Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville (bye)
  • Oona Brown and Gage Brown (bye-S5)
  • Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko (bye-S2)
  • Madison Chock and Evan Bates (bye-S1 last year; GPF 1st)
  • Amy Cui and Jonathan Rogers (U.S. Ice Dance Final, 1st)
  • Isabella Flores and Linus Colmor Jepsen (U.S. Ice Dance Final, 5th) DEBUT (his & as a team)
  • Caroline Green and Michael Parsons (bye-S3)
  • Raffaella Koncius and Alexey Shchepetov (U.S. Ice Dance Final, 4th)
  • Leah Neset and Artem Markelov (bye)
  • Eva Pate and Logan Bye (bye)
  • Elliana Peal and Ethan Peal (U.S. Ice Dance Final, 2nd) SR DEBUT
  • Vanessa Pham and Anton Spiridonov (U.S. Ice Dance Final, 3rd)
  • Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani (bye)
  • Katarina Wolfkostin and Dimitry Tsarevski (bye)
  • Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik (bye-S4; GPF 6th)
Junior Women (18):
  • Sofia Bezkorovainaya (Eastern Final, J-4)
  • Annika Chao (Pacific Coast Final, J-1)
  • Madison Chong (Eastern Final, J-1)
  • Alayna Coats (Pacific Coast Final, J-2)
  • Mia Iwase (Eastern Final, J-3)
  • Jiaying Ellyse Johnson (Midwestern Final, J-4)
  • Jessica Jurka (Midwestern Final, J-2)
  • Hannah Kim (Pacific Coast Final, J-3)
  • Candice Leung (Pacific Coast Final, novice 2nd)
  • Deborah Liu (Eastern Final, novice 1st)
  • Penelope Ogorelkoff (Eastern Final, novice 2nd)
  • Cleo Park (Pacific Coast Final, J-4)
  • Rachel Samiri (Pacific Coast Final, novice 1st)
  • Angela Shao (Midwestern Final, J-1)
  • Mia Smith (Midwestern Final, novice 1st)
  • Kaya Tiernan (Eastern Final, J-2)
  • Stella Vajda (Midwestern Final, novice 2nd)
  • Annabelle Wilkins (Midwestern Final, J-3)
Junior Men (18):
  • Ryan William Azadpour (Pacific Coast Final, J-2)
  • Patrick Blackwell (Eastern Final, J-1)
  • Nicholas Brooks (Pacific Coast Final, J-1)
  • Thomas Chen (Midwestern Final, J-3)
  • Zenith Chen (Midwestern Final, novice 2nd)
  • Caleb Farrington (Eastern Final, J-2)
  • Aleksandr Fegan (Eastern Final, J-3)
  • Kirk Haugeto (Pacific Coast Final, J-3)
  • Michael Jin (Pacific Coast Final, novice 2nd)
  • Michael Khavin (Eastern Final, novice 2nd)
  • Zachary LoPinto (Eastern Final, J-4)
  • Louis Mallane (Midwestern Final, J-1)
  • Ryedin Rudedenman (Pacific Coast Final, J-4)
  • Joshua Snyder (Midwestern Final, J-4)
  • Hitonari Tani (Eastern Final, novice 1st)
  • Alek Tankovic (Midwestern Final, J-2)
  • Mike Weng (Midwestern Final, novice 1st)
  • Jesse Zhong (Pacific Coast Final, novice 1st)
Junior Pairs (9):
  • Sofia Jarmoc and Luke Witkowski (U.S. Pairs Final, J-1)
  • Gabrielle Kaplan and Carter Griffin (U.S. Pairs Final, J-4)
  • Alena Kerr and Sam Herbert (U.S. Pairs Final, J-6)
  • Milada Kovar and Jared McPike (U.S. Pairs Final, J-2)
  • Addyson McDanold and Aaron Felberbaum (U.S. Pairs Final, J-5)
  • Juliet Meek and Devin Meek (U.S. Pairs Final, J-7)
  • Reagan Moss and Jakub Galbavy (bye - defending champs)
  • Kaitlyn Oh and Michael Chapa (U.S. Pairs Final, J-8)
  • Baylen Taich and Nickolai Apter (U.S. Pairs Final, J-3)
Junior Ice Dance (12):
  • Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin (bye-JGPF gold & defending champs)
  • Jane Calhoun and Mark Zheltyshev (U.S. Ice Dance Final, J-1)
  • Marian Carhart and Denis Bledsoe (U.S. Ice Dance Final, J-7)
  • Effie Chen and Gordei Chitipakhovian (U.S. Ice Dance Final, J-2)
  • Michelle Deych and Ryan Hu (U.S. Ice Dance Final, J-8)
  • Sophia Feige and Wiles Middlekauff (U.S. Ice Dance Final, J-10)
  • Grace Fischer and Luke Fischer (U.S. Ice Dance Final, J-9)
  • Clara Fugate and Warren Fugate (U.S. Ice Dance Final, J-6)
  • Anaelle Kouevi and Yann Homawoo (U.S. Ice Dance Final, J-4)
  • Jasmine Robertson and Chase Rohner (bye-JGPF 6th)
  • Annelise Stapert and Maxim Korotcov (U.S. Ice Dance Final, J-5)
  • Aneta Vaclavikova and William Lissauer (U.S. Ice Dance Final, J-3)
Novice Pairs (4):
  • Amelia Chen and Tristan Yacktman (U.S. Pairs Final, novice 3rd)
  • Elizabeth Hansen and Hudson Lewis (U.S. Pairs Final, novice 4th)
  • Olivia Jung and Laz Lune (U.S. Pairs Final, novice 1st)
  • Tiffany Kim and Ian Spencer (U.S. Pairs Final, novice 2nd)
Novice Ice Dance (5):
  • Sophia Kartashov and Nicholas Kartashov (U.S. Ice Dance Final, novice 3rd)
  • Natalie Leitan and Nathan Leitan (U.S. Ice Dance Final, novice 4th)
  • Katherine Li and James Zhu (U.S. Ice Dance Final, novice 2nd)
  • Rylen Lukanin and Patrick O'Brien (U.S. Ice Dance Final, novice 1st)
  • Anna Waugh and Matthew Jacoby (U.S. Ice Dance Final, novice 5th)
 
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COLORED SCHEDULE (Version 1 as of 11/24/25): https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/.../12/4/2026USFSChampsMatrixDraft1_11-23-25.pdf
Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, MO (Sunday, Jan. 4-Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026); Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO (Tuesday, Jan. 6-Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026).


PRACTICE GROUPS (as of 12/10/25; Subject to change): https://usfigureskating.org/documents/2025/12/10/2026_U.S._Championships_Practice_Groups.pdf

CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN
Group A: Starr Andrews, Sonja Hilmer, Isabeau Levito, Elyce Lin-Gracey, Erica Machida, Katie Shen
Group B: Brooke Gewalt, Amber Glenn, Logan Higase-Chen, Bradie Tennell, Sherry Zhang, Ava Ziegler
Group C: Sarah Everhardt, Sophie Joline von Felten, Josephine Lee, Alysa Liu, Emilia Nemirovsky, Anabel Wallace

CHAMPIONSHIP MEN
Group A: Lorenzo Elano, Jimmy Ma, Ilia Malinin, Camden Pulkinen, Emmanuel Savary, Michael Xie
Group B: Will Annis, Jason Brown, Goku Endo, Tomoki Hiwatashi, Liam Kapeikis, Daniel Martynov
Group C: Lucius Kazanecki, Kai Kovar, Samuel Mindra, Maxim Naumov, Jacob Sanchez, Andrew Torgashev

CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS
Group A: Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea, Chelsea Liu and Ryan Bedard, Audrey Shin and Balazs Nagy
Group B: Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov, Olivia Flores and Luke Wang, Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez
Group C: Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe, Linzy Fitzpatrick and Keyton Bearinger, Katie McBeath and Daniil Parkman, Naomi Williams and Lachlan Lewer

CHAMPIONSHIP ICE DANCE
Group A: Caroline Green and Michael Parsons, Eva Pate and Logan Bye, Elliana Peal and Ethan Peal, Vanessa Pham and Anton Spiridonov, Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik
Group B: Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville, Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko, Raffaella Koncius and Alexey Shchepetov, Leah Neset and Artem Markelov, Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani
Group C: Oona Brown and Gage Brown, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Amy Cui and Jonathan Rogers, Isabella Flores and Linus Colmor Jepsen, Katarina Wolfkostin and Dimitry Tsarevski

JUNIOR WOMEN
Group A: Annika Chao, Mia Iwase, Hannah Kim, Rachel Samiri, Mia Smith, Annabelle Wilkins
Group B: Alayna Coats, Jessica Jurka, Deborah Liu, Cleo Park, Kaya Tiernan, Stella Vajda
Group C: Sofia Bezkorovainaya, Madison Chong, Jiaying Ellyse Johnson, Candice Leung, Penelope Ogorelkoff, Angela Shao

JUNIOR MEN
Group A: Patrick Blackwell, Thomas Chen, Zenith Chen, Kirk Haugeto, Michael Khavin, Joshua Snyder
Group B: Ryan William Azadpour, Caleb Farrington, Michael Jin, Zachary LoPinto, Hitonari Tani, Alek Tankovic
Group C: Nicholas Brooks, Aleksandr Fegan, Louis Mallane, Ryedin Rudedenman, Mike Weng, Jesse Zhong

JUNIOR PAIRS
Group A: Gabrielle Kaplan and Carter Griffin, Reagan Moss and Jakub Galbavy, Baylen Taich and Nickolai Apter
Group B: Alena Kerr and Sam Herbert, Milada Kovar and Jared McPike, Addyson McDanold and Aaron Felberbaum
Group C: Sofia Jarmoc and Luke Witkowski, Juliet Meek and Devin Meek, Kaitlyn Oh and Michael Chapa

JUNIOR ICE DANCE
Group A: Grace Fischer and Luke Fischer, Jasmine Robertson and Chase Rohner, Annelise Stapert and Maxim Korotcov, Aneta Vaclavikova and William Lissauer
Group B: Jane Calhoun and Mark Zheltyshev, Michelle Deych and Ryan Hu, Sophia Feige and Wiles Middlekauff, Clara Fugate and Warren Fugate
Group C: Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin, Marian Carhart and Denis Bledsoe, Effie Chen and Gordei Chitipakhovian, Anaelle Kouevi and Yann Homawoo
 
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I just posted this in the U.S. Women's news thread in GSD:
Sylvia said:
PRACTICE GROUPS (as of 12/10/25; Subject to change): https://usfigureskating.org/documents/2025/12/10/2026_U.S._Championships_Practice_Groups.pdf

CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN
Group A: Starr Andrews, Sonja Hilmer, Isabeau Levito, Elyce Lin-Gracey, Erica Machida, Katie Shen
Group B: Brooke Gewalt, Amber Glenn, Logan Higase-Chen, Bradie Tennell, Sherry Zhang, Ava Ziegler
Group C: Sarah Everhardt, Sophie Joline von Felten, Josephine Lee, Alysa Liu, Emilia Nemirovsky, Anabel Wallace
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The Practice Groups document was updated today (12/29) and Ava Ziegler's name in Group B has been replaced by first alternate Alina Bonillo (5th at Mids).

Group B now says: Alina Bonillo, Brooke Gewalt, Amber Glenn, Logan Higase-Chen, Bradie Tennell, Sherry Zhang
 
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Re-posting here from the U.S. Ice Dance news thread in GSD:
ice coverage said:
I don't know whether Sylvia already made note in Kiss and Cry
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I hadn't noticed it until you posted so thank you! Yes, Huang/Mintz (11th at the Ice Dance Final in early November) have replaced Chen/Chitipakhovian (silver medalists at the Final):
JUNIOR ICE DANCE
Group A: Grace Fischer and Luke Fischer, Jasmine Robertson and Chase Rohner, Annelise Stapert and Maxim Korotcov, Aneta Vaclavikova and William Lissauer
Group B: Jane Calhoun and Mark Zheltyshev, Michelle Deych and Ryan Hu, Sophia Feige and Wiles Middlekauff, Clara Fugate and Warren Fugate
Group C: Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin, Marian Carhart and Denis Bledsoe, Effie Chen and Gordei Chitipakhovian, Anaelle Kouevi and Yann Homawoo
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Junior Ice Dance Group C now reads: Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin, Marian Carhart and Denis Bledsoe, Annie Huang and Simon Mintz, Anaelle Kouevi and Yann Homawoo
 
Link above was updated yesterday (1/1/26) - in Novice Pairs, Elizabeth Hansen & Hudson Lewis (new team this season, 4th at the U.S. Pairs Final in November) have WD, replaced by Lauren Ji/Luciano Chen (5th).
 
I was looking over the color-coded schedule today and something stood out to me. It looks like the 3rd/top group of junior men and women are going to be skating on over-skated ice. It's usually two groups followed by a resurfacing. But for the junior events, it looks like they're doing the full events (both short and freeskate) without any resurfacing breaks? So, the top skaters are going to be skating on heavily-used ice? That seems wrong. The senior events are properly broken up with a resurfacing between the second and third groups.

Edit: my mistake, the senior short singles programs also do not have a resurface between groups 2 and 3 (I was looking at the practice schedule by mistake). And for senior free skate, it's a non-issue due to the breakup caused by the TV-focused scheduling of the events. So, I guess my observations applies mostly to the junior free skates not getting a resurfacing.
 
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Debbie S said:
They will do a resurfacing after 2 groups. Ice cuts during events are not listed on the block schedule.
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It's possible that I'm looking at might be an outdated schedule (it says tentative schedule and is from November), but it shows the resurfacing between the women's and men's events. So, that would be: three groups of women; resurface; three groups of men. I can't imagine this schedule is omitting mid-event cuts, because that would mean an absurd 2 groups of women; resurface; final group of women; resurface; two groups of men; resurface; final group of men.
 
Capt. DeSoto said:
that would mean an absurd 2 groups of women; resurface; final group of women; resurface; two groups of men; resurface; final group of men.
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Yes, that is how events are conducted. There is always a cut after 12 skaters/2 groups and then a cut between events. It's in the USFS rulebook, actually.

At club/non-qual comps, the ref has discretion over when to do ice cuts if there are smaller numbers in multiple events, so you will see several events with a small number of skaters scheduled one after the other without a cut in between, but at Nats, everything is by the book.
 
Debbie S said:
Yes, that is how events are conducted. There is always a cut after 12 skaters/2 groups and then a cut between events. It's in the USFS rulebook, actually.

At club/non-qual comps, the ref has discretion over when to do ice cuts if there are smaller numbers in multiple events, so you will see several events with a small number of skaters scheduled one after the other without a cut in between, but at Nats, everything is by the book.
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Huh, ok, thanks. It just sounds like it would make so much more sense to do 2W+R+1W1M+R+2M, but yeah I guess there's likely a rule that each event starts with a fresh cut. Thanks again.
 
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