Among those athletes competing in Wichita are former and hopefully future Olympians, many of whom are also defending national champions.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates matched the U.S. record by winning their sixth ice dance national title on Saturday.
Led by Ilia Malinin, Americans are finding their form with world championships coming to Boston in March and Milan-Cortina Olympics a year away.
Two-time defending world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates danced their way through three decades of popular American music on Friday night, and right into a big lead after the rhythm dance at the U.
Glenn, a 25-year-old Texan, had a triple axel in her long program to come from behind to win gold at US nationals.
The U.S. worlds team was chosen during the U.S. national championships in Wichita over the weekend, and skaters are starting to put together their resume for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next February.
Amber Glenn defended her title as the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, landing a massive triple axel early in the program and then watching in stressful anticipation as Alysa Liu came up just short of surpassing her.
Amber Glenn defended her title as the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Friday ... scoring the exact same — 82.13 points — as Caroline Green and Michael Parsons. Chock and Bates were ...
and right into a big lead after the rhythm dance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Chock and Bates scored 92.16 points, nearly 10 more than second-place Christina Carreira and Anthony ...
Madison Chock and Evan Bates followed up their sublime rhythm dance with a winning free dance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday.
(AP) — Amber Glenn was disappointed but not defeated after her short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships ... same — 82.13 points — as Caroline Green and Michael Parsons.
Gold medalist Scott Hamilton says ‘heart is shattered’ by plane crash: ‘This is beyond devastation’ Olympian Scott Hamilton paid a tearful tribute to the skaters, coaches and family members who died in the midair collision in Washington, D.C., earlier this week.