USFS' International Selection Pool (ISP) has been updated

[YukiNieve]

I am not sure if this is meant for the 2026–27 season, as there is no mention of it on the USFS website. However, the USFS's ISP (International Selection Pool) has been updated, so it might be worth starting a new thread. We may need to start a new thread once information about the Team Envelope is also available.

Of course, this is still very early days and things will change often (and why is the site address dated 8/25/2025?).

Qualify for National Team

Qualify for National Team

usfigureskating.org

Men

• Jason, Max, Jimmy are listed
• Tomoki and Michael (Xie) are not listed (we all know) but Camden, Lucas are also not listed

Women

• Starr is listed
• Bradie is listed

Pair

• Olivia and Luke is not listed

Dance

• Madison and Evan is not listed They are on the list
• Shibutani is not listed

 

[Karen-W]

I am not sure if this is meant for the 2026–27 season, as there is no mention of it on the USFS website. However, the USFS's ISP (International Selection Pool) has been updated, so it might be worth starting a new thread. We may need to start a new thread once information about the Team Envelope is also available.

Of course, this is still very early days and things will change often (and why is the site address dated 8/25/2025?).

Qualify for National Team

Qualify for National Team

usfigureskating.org

Men

• Jason and Max are listed
• Tomoki and Michael (Xie) are not listed (we all know) but Camden is also not listed

Women

• Starr is listed
• Bradie is listed

Pair

• Olivia and Luke is not listed

Dance

• Madison and Evan is not listed
• Shibutani is not listed

FWIW - both Nathan Chen and Vincent Zhou were listed in 2022-23 even though we knew they would not be competing as they had returned to on-campus studying at Yale & Brown respectively.

Good catches on the rest though!

The Team Envelope criteria for 2026-27 is already available on the National Team Funding page - https://usfigureskating.org/sports/2025/8/26/national-team-funding.aspx

I started a preliminary list of who should be in which envelope the weekend before last but hadn't posted it yet. I'll try to find time later tonight after work.

 

[her grace]

They may have updated it since your post, but Chock/Bates are on the list.

 

[jmtfti]

They weren't initially listed: https://x.com/AnythingGOE/status/2043744941575131148

 

[her grace]

Other old-timers that are on the list include

Jimmy Ma
Kam/O’Shea

 

[Tinycities]

I don’t see them? Maybe it’s my cache..

 

[YukiNieve]

They may have updated it since your post, but Chock/Bates are on the list.

That is one of the quickest updates!　

 

[Karen-W]

Just noticed that Lucas Broussard is also no longer listed.

 

[skateblessing]

Just noticed that Lucas Broussard is also no longer listed.

Hmmm I thought I read that he is changing discipline but I might confuse him with another skater.

 

[Capt. DeSoto]

Hmmm I thought I read that [Lucas Broussard] is changing discipline but I might confuse him with another skater.

I think you're confusing him with Beck Strommer who is switching to pairs.

Lucas Brousard's future is very much up in the air. He had stated that he was taking a deferred/delayed entry to Stanford to focus on the 2025-26 season (presumably with an eye on Milan) -- but then his injuries sidelined him before that really got started. He hasn't shared any of his skating plans since then as far as I know. My assumption is that he's now focused on school and any skating may be at the collegiate level or less than full time.

 

[Capt. DeSoto]

Just noticed that Lucas Broussard is also no longer listed.

That's not too surprising since he wasn't able to compete at all last year, though I admit I'm still a little confused about the timeline for dropping off of the list. For example, Jared Sedlis did compete last year but didn't come close to ISP minimums. So, presumably, his ISP qualification is based on carryover numbers from the previous season (Jared went deeper into 2024-25 season than Lucas). But that would mean that Jared's presence is based off of Junior ISP minimums? IDK, falling off the ISP list is always a little vague I think because we're not privy to the precise temporal rules (at least, not that I'm aware of).

 

[Karen-W]

That's not too surprising since he wasn't able to compete at all last year, though I admit I'm still a little confused about the timeline for dropping off of the list. For example, Jared Sedlis did compete last year but didn't come close to ISP minimums. So, presumably, his ISP qualification is based on carryover numbers from the previous season (Jared went deeper into 2024-25 season than Lucas). But that would mean that Jared's presence is based off of Junior ISP minimums? IDK, falling off the ISP list is always a little vague I think because we're not privy to the precise temporal rules (at least, not that I'm aware of).

Or it could be that Lucas has informed the USFS that he won't be continuing, similar to Michael Xie and Tomoki Hiwatashi.