2017 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The 2017 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from January 14–22 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri and Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in Independence, Missouri. Medals were 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 were part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2017 Four Continents, 2017 World Junior Championships, and the 2017 World Championships.
Kansas City was announced as the host in December 2015.
Qualifying
Competitors qualified at regional and sectional competitions held from October to November 2016 or earned a bye.Date | Event | Type | Location | Results |
Sept. 28–Oct. 2, 2016 | North Atlantic | Regional | Williamsville, New York | |
Sept. 28–Oct. 2, 2016 | Eastern Great Lakes | Regional | Lansing, Michigan | |
Sept. 28–Oct. 2, 2016 | Southwest Pacific | Regional | Scottsdale, Arizona | |
October 5–9, 2016 | Central Pacific | Regional | Ogden, Utah | |
October 5–9, 2016 | South Atlantic | Regional | Ashburn, Virginia | |
October 5–9, 2016 | Southwestern | Regional | Plano, Texas | |
October 19–23, 2016 | New England | Regional | Burlington, Vermont | |
October 19–23, 2016 | Northwest Pacific | Regional | Wenatchee, Washington | |
October 19–23, 2016 | Upper Great Lakes | Regional | Rochester, Minnesota | |
November 16–20, 2016 | Eastern | Sectional | Indian Trail, North Carolina | |
November 16–20, 2016 | Midwestern | Sectional | Colorado Springs, Colorado | |
November 16–20, 2016 | Pacific Coast | Sectional | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
January 14–22, 2017 | U.S. Championship | Final | Kansas City, Missouri |
In November 2016, U.S. Figure Skating published the list of skaters who had qualified or received a bye to the 2017 U.S. Championships. A number of skaters later withdrew, including Adam Rippon, Polina Edmunds, Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim, Caitlin Fields / Ernie Utah Stevens, and Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu.
Medal summary
Senior
Junior
Novice
Intermediate
Juvenile
Senior results
Senior men
Senior ladies
Senior pairs
Kayne/O'Shea withdrew due to a concussion. She hit her head while attempting a throw triple flip during the short program on January 19.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
According to a rule change made by U.S. Figure Skating in autumn 2016 and approved in December, champions at the 2017 U.S. Championships no longer automatically qualify to the World Championships.Four Continents
The team for the 2017 Four Continents Championships was announced on January 21 and 22, 2017.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
Jason Brown | Mariah Bell | Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | |
Nathan Chen | Karen Chen | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | |
Grant Hochstein | Mirai Nagasu | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | |
1st alt. | Ross Miner | Gracie Gold | Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker |
2nd alt. | Max Aaron | Courtney Hicks | Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay | Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit |
3rd alt. | Alexander Johnson | Angela Wang | Jessica Pfund / Joshua Santillan | Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus |
World Junior Championships
The team for the 2017 World Junior Championships was announced on January 21 and 22, 2017.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
Alexei Krasnozhon | Amber Glenn | Chelsea Liu / Brian Johnson | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | |
Andrew Torgashev | Bradie Tennell | Nica Digerness / Danny Neudecker | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | |
Vincent Zhou | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | |||
1st alt. | Camden Pulkinen | Starr Andrews | Alexandria Yao / Austin Hale | Chloe Lewis / Logan Bye |
2nd alt. | Kevin Shum | Ashley Lin | Gabriella Marvaldi / Daniel Villeneuve | Eliana Gropman / Ian Somerville |
3rd alt. | Tomoki Hiwatashi | Tessa Hong | Laiken Lockley / Keenan Prochnow | Emma Gunter / Caleb Wein |
World Championships
The team for the 2017 World Championships was announced on January 21 and 22, 2017.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
Jason Brown | Mariah Bell | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | |
Nathan Chen | Karen Chen | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | |
Ashley Wagner | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | |||
1st alt. | Vincent Zhou | Mirai Nagasu | Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker |
2nd alt. | Grant Hochstein | Gracie Gold | Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran | Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit |
3rd alt. | Max Aaron | Caroline Zhang | Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay | Julia Biechler / Damian Dodge |