2019 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The 2019 GEICO U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from January 18, 2019 – January 27, 2019 at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Medals will be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing at the senior, junior, novice, intermediate, and juvenile levels. The results will be part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2019 Four Continents Championships, 2019 World Junior Championships, and the 2019 World Championships.
Detroit was announced as the host in November 2017.
Qualifying
Competitors qualified at regional and sectional competitions, held from October to November 2018, or earned a bye. The top four finishers in each discipline at sectionals earned a spot at the National Figure Skating Championships. A list of qualified skaters was published on December 13, 2018.Date | Event | Type | Location | Results |
October 3–7, 2018 | Upper Great Lakes | Regional | Peoria, Illinois | |
October 3–7, 2018 | Northwest Pacific | Regional | Sherwood, Oregon | |
October 3–7, 2018 | South Atlantic | Regional | Coral Springs, Florida | |
October 10–14, 2018 | Central Pacific | Regional | Vacaville, California | |
October 10–14, 2018 | Southwestern | Regional | Plano, Texas | |
October 10–14, 2018 | New England | Regional | Boston, Massachusetts | |
October 17–21, 2018 | Southwest Pacific | Regional | Anaheim, California | |
October 17–21, 2018 | North Atlantic | Regional | Lake Placid, New York | |
October 17–21, 2018 | Eastern Great Lakes | Regional | Ann Arbor, Michigan | |
November 13–17, 2018 | Eastern | Sectional | Wake Forest, North Carolina | |
November 13–17, 2018 | Midwestern | Sectional | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
November 13–17, 2018 | Pacific Coast | Sectional | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
January 18–27, 2019 | U.S. Championships | Final | Detroit, Michigan |
Entries
Changes to preliminary entries
Schedule
The Little Caesars Arena, the home of the Detroit Red Wings which opened in September 2017, will host all junior and senior level practices and competitions. The Detroit Skating Club will host all Juvenile, Intermediate and Novice practice sessions and competitions from January 18 – 22, 2019.Date | Time | Event |
January 22 | 5:30 PM | Junior Ladies and Junior Men Short Program |
January 23 | 10:30 AM | Junior Pairs Short Program |
January 23 | 3:00 PM | Junior Rhythm Dance |
January 23 | 5:30 PM | Junior Ladies and Junior Men Free Skate |
January 24 | 12:00 PM | Junior Pairs Free Skate |
January 24 | 4:00 PM | Senior Pairs Short Program |
January 24 | 7:45 PM | Senior Ladies Short Program |
January 25 | 12:00 PM | Junior Free Dance |
January 25 | 3:45 PM | Senior Rhythm Dance |
January 25 | 6:30 PM | Senior Ladies Free Skate |
January 26 | 9:15 AM | Senior Pairs Free Skate and Senior Men Short Program |
January 26 | 1:15 PM | Senior Pairs Free Skate and Senior Men Short Program |
January 26 | 6:00 PM | Senior Free Dance |
January 27 | 2:00 PM | Senior Men Free Skate |
January 27 | 8:00 PM | Skating Spectacular |
Medal summary
Senior
Junior
Novice
Intermediate
Juvenile
Senior results
Senior men
Senior ladies
Senior pairs
Senior ice dance
Junior results
Junior men
Junior ladies
Junior pairs
Junior ice dance
Novice results
Novice men
Novice ladies
Novice pairs
Novice ice dance
International team selections
World Championships
began announcing the team for the 2019 World Championships on January 26.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
Jason Brown | Mariah Bell | Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | |
Nathan Chen | Bradie Tennell | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | ||
Vincent Zhou | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | |||
1st alt. | Tomoki Hiwatashi | Ting Cui | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter |
2nd alt. | Alexei Krasnozhon | Megan Wessenberg | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko |
3rd alt. | Timothy Dolensky | Starr Andrews | Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Nathan Bartholomay | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons |
Four Continents Championships
began announcing the team for the 2019 Four Continents Championships on January 26.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
Jason Brown | Mariah Bell | Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | |
Tomoki Hiwatashi | Ting Cui | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | |
Vincent Zhou | Bradie Tennell | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | |
1st alt. | Alexei Krasnozhon | Megan Wessenberg | Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Nathan Bartholomay | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter |
2nd alt. | Timothy Dolensky | Starr Andrews | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko |
3rd alt. | Andrew Torgashev | Amber Glenn | Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons |
World Junior Championships
began announcing entries for the 2019 World Junior Championships team on January 26. The men and ladies will be selected after a training camp. The men and ladies were announced on February 5.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
Tomoki Hiwatashi | Ting Cui | Sarah Feng / TJ Nyman | Caroline Green / Gordon Green | |
Alexei Krasnozhon | Hanna Harrell | Kate Finster / Balazs Nagy | Eliana Gropman / Ian Somerville | |
Camden Pulkinen | Laiken Lockley / Keenan Prochnow | Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik | ||
1st alt. | Andrew Torgashev | Starr Andrews | Chelsea Liu / Ian Meyh | Oona Brown / Gage Brown |
2nd alt. | Ryan Dunk | Gabriella Izzo | Grace Knoop / Blake Eisenach | Jocelyn Haines / James Koszuta |
3rd alt. | Dinh Tran | Audrey Shin | Ella Ales / Daniel Tsarik |
U.S. Figure Skating invited the following skaters to a selection camp for Junior Worlds.
Men | Ladies |
Ryan Dunk | Starr Andrews |
Tomoki Hiwatashi | Ting Cui |
Alexei Krasnozhon | Hanna Harrell |
Camden Pulkinen | Gabriella Izzo |
Andrew Torgashev | Emmy Ma |
Dinh Tran | Audrey Shin |