U.S. Figure Skating Championships started to wind down on Saturday at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. Action continued with the Men's
The Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships air live this week from Wichita, Kansas, on NBC Sports, USA Network and Peacock. The field includes every national champion from last January: Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn, ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates and the pairs’ team of Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — 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.S. Figure Skating Championships.
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.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates, two-time world champions, are eyeing a record-tying sixth U.S. championship in ice dance, while reigning men’s world champion Illia Malinin is looking to make it three straight national championships.
U.S. Figure Skating Championships continued on Friday, as the Rhythm Dance and Women's Free Skate events took place in Wichita, Kansas.
Earlier in the day, two-time defending U.S. champion and reigning world champion Ilia Malinin scored 114.08 points for his short program to take a big lead into Sunday's free skate. Andrew Torgashev was 20 points back in second and Jimmy Ma in third.
World champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates won a record-tying sixth U.S. ice dance championship — a decade after their first title. Chock, 32, and Bates, 35, topped Friday's rhythm dance and Saturday's free dance for 223.
Glenn, a 25-year-old Texan, had a triple axel in her long program to come from behind to win gold at US nationals.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates matched a United States record on Saturday, winning their sixth ice dance title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kan.