2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from December 29, 2017 – January 8, 2018 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. 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 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 Four Continents Championships, 2018 World Junior Championships, and the 2018 World Championships.
San Jose was announced as the host in August 2016.
Qualifying
Competitors qualified at regional and sectional competitions held from October to November 2017 or earned a bye. Skaters must place in the top 4 in order to earn a spot at the National Figure Skating Championships.Date | Event | Type | Location | Results |
October 4–8, 2017 | North Atlantic | Regional | Hackensack, New Jersey | |
October 4–8, 2017 | Upper Great Lakes | Regional | Blaine, Minnesota | |
October 11–15, 2017 | Northwest Pacific | Regional | Eugene, Oregon | |
October 11–15, 2017 | South Atlantic | Regional | Aston, Pennsylvania | |
October 11–15, 2017 | Southwestern | Regional | Fort Collins, Colorado | |
October 11–15, 2017 | Southwest Pacific | Regional | Ontario, California | |
October 18–22, 2017 | New England | Regional | Westborough, Massachusetts | |
October 18–22, 2017 | Eastern Great Lakes | Regional | Antioch, Tennessee | |
October 18–22, 2017 | Central Pacific | Regional | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
November 15–19, 2017 | Eastern | Sectional | Boxborough, Massachusetts | |
November 15–19, 2017 | Midwestern | Sectional | Bloomington, Minnesota | |
November 15–19, 2017 | Pacific Coast | Sectional | Spokane, Washington | |
December 29, 2017 – January 7, 2018 | U.S. Championships | Final | San Jose, California |
In late December 2017, U.S. Figure Skating published the list of skaters who had qualified or received a bye.
Schedule
The competition took place over ten days. All times are in PST.Date | Time | Event | Segment |
December 29 | 9:10 AM | Juvenile girls | Free skate |
December 29 | 10:45 AM | Juvenile boys | Free skate |
December 29 | 12:30 PM | Juvenile pairs | Free skate |
December 29 | 3:00 PM | Intermediate pairs | Short program |
December 29 | 4:45 PM | Intermediate ladies | Short program |
December 29 | 6:30 PM | Intermediate men | Short program |
December 30 | 2:45 PM | Intermediate pairs | Free skate |
December 30 | 4:45 PM | Intermediate ladies | Free skate |
December 30 | 6:30 PM | Intermediate men | Free skate |
December 31 | 10:30 AM | Juvenile dance | Pattern dance 1 |
December 31 | 11:45 AM | Juvenile dance | Pattern dance 2 |
December 31 | 7:00 PM | Junior pairs | Short program |
December 31 | 8:55 PM | Junior ladies | Short program |
January 1 | 9:30 AM | Intermediate dance | Pattern dance 1 |
January 1 | 10:45 AM | Intermediate dance | Pattern dance 2 |
January 1 | 12:10 PM | Junior men | Short program |
January 1 | 2:15 PM | Juvenile dance | Free dance |
January 1 | 4:05 PM | Novice dance | Pattern dance 1 |
January 1 | 5:20 PM | Novice dance | Pattern dance 2 |
January 1 | 6:45 PM | Novice pairs | Short program |
January 2 | 8:50 AM | Novice ladies | Short program |
January 2 | 10:30 AM | Novice men | Short program |
January 2 | 12:10 PM | Intermediate dance | Free dance |
January 2 | 12:30 PM | Junior pairs | Free skate |
January 2 | 3:30 PM | Novice pairs | Free skate |
January 2 | 6:15 PM | Novice dance | Free dance |
January 2 | 7:50 PM | Junior ladies | Free skate |
January 3 | 8:15 AM | Novice ladies | Free skate |
January 3 | 10:15 AM | Junior men | Free skate |
January 3 | 1:00 PM | Junior dance | Short dance |
January 3 | 3:15 PM | Novice men | Free skate |
January 3 | 6:35 PM | Senior ladies | Short program |
January 4 | 9:50 AM | Junior dance | Free dance |
January 4 | 1:00 PM | Senior pairs | Short program |
January 4 | 5:40 PM | Senior men | Short program |
January 5 | 1:10 PM | Senior dance | Short dance |
January 5 | 3:45 PM | Senior ladies | Free skate |
January 6 | 11:45 AM | Senior pairs | Free skate |
January 6 | 3:45 PM | Senior men | Free skate |
January 7 | 12:30 PM | Senior dance | Free dance |
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
Winter Olympics
began announcing the team for the 2018 Winter Olympics on January 6, 2018.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
Nathan Chen | Karen Chen | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | |
Adam Rippon | Mirai Nagasu | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | ||
Vincent Zhou | Bradie Tennell | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | ||
1st alt. | Jason Brown | Ashley Wagner | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker |
2nd alt. | Ross Miner | Mariah Bell | Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter |
3rd alt. | Max Aaron | Angela Wang | Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons |
The selections for the team event at the Olympics were as follows:
Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
SP/SD | Nathan Chen | Bradie Tennell | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani |
FS/ FD | Adam Rippon | Mirai Nagasu | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani |
World Championships
began announcing the team for the 2018 World Championships on January 6, 2018.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
Nathan Chen | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | ||
Mirai Nagasu | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | ||
Vincent Zhou | Bradie Tennell | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | ||
1st alt. | Jason Brown | Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | |
2nd alt. | Ross Miner | Mariah Bell ' | Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter |
3rd alt. | Max Aaron | Angela Wang | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons |
Four Continents
began announcing the team for the 2018 Four Continents Championships on January 6, 2018.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
Max Aaron | Starr Andrews | Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | |
Jason Brown | Mariah Bell | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | |
Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | |||
1st alt. | Grant Hochstein ' | Angela Wang ' | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit |
2nd alt. | Timothy Dolensky | Amber Glenn | Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran | Karina Manta / Joseph Johnson |
3rd alt. | Alexander Johnson | Courtney Hicks | Chelsea Liu / Brian Johnson | Julia Biechler / Damian Dodge |
World Junior Championships
began announcing the team for the 2018 World Junior Championships on January 6, 2018.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
Tomoki Hiwatashi | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | ||
Alexei Krasnozhon | Ting Cui | Sarah Feng / TJ Nyman | Caroline Green / Gordon Green | |
Camden Pulkinen | Chloe Lewis / Logan Bye | |||
Alt. | Maxim Naumov | Hanna Harrell | Laiken Lockley / Keenan Prochnow | Eliana Gropman / Ian Somerville |
Alt. | Andrew Torgashev | Tessa Hong | Nadine Wang / Spencer Howe | Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik |
Alt. | Dinh Tran | Emmy Ma ' | Elli Kopmar / Jonah Barrett | Emma Gunter / Caleb Wein |