2020 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The 2020 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from January 20–26, 2020 at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels. The results were part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2020 Four Continents Championships, 2020 World Junior Championships, and the 2020 World Championships.
Greensboro was announced as the host in November 2018. The city previously hosted the event in 2011 and 2015.
Qualifying
implemented a new qualifying structure beginning from the 2019–20 season. Competitors qualified through the National Qualifying Series, Regional and Sectional Challenges, and Sectional and U.S. Finals, held from June to November 2019, or earned a bye. The NQS is not mandatory, but the top six singles athletes in each section may earn a bye to the Sectional Singles Final, and the top three teams/couples in pairs and ice dance may earn a bye to the U.S. Final in their respective disciplines. The top four finishers at the Sectional Finals and the top twelve finishers at the U.S. Finals earned a spot at the National Figure Skating Championships.Juvenile, intermediate, and novice skaters qualified for the National High Performance Development Team and Camp in lieu of participating at U.S. Championships.
Minimum TES requirements
In the senior division, all competitors that qualify through their placement at a Sectional Singles Final, the U.S. Pairs Final, or the U.S. Dance Final, must have met a minimum combined Technical Elements Score during the season to compete at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.Entries
A list of qualified skaters was published on November 26, 2019.Seniors
Several qualified skaters were unable to compete due to failure to achieve the minimum TES: Andrew Austin, Ben Jalovick, Tony Lu, and Jun Hong Chen in men's singles, Megan Wessenberg in ladies' singles, and Brynne McIsaac / Mark Sadusky in pairs.Juniors
Names with an asterisk denote novice skaters.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance |
Lucas Altieri | Lara Annunziata | Sarah Burden / Jake Pagano | Ella Ales / Daniel Tsarik |
Goku Endo | Elsa Cheng* | Sydney Cooke / Timmy Chapman | Hilary Asher / Kyle Pearson |
Chase Finster | Calista Choi | Winter Deardorff / Mikhail Johnson | Oona Brown / Gage Brown |
Nicolas Hsieh | Hazel Collier* | Kate Finster / Balazs Nagy | Molly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov |
Joseph Kang | Mia Eckels | Sydney Flaum / Alex Wellman | Katarina DelCamp / Ian Somerville |
Liam Kapeikis | Hannah Herrera* | Cate Fleming / Jedidiah Isbell | Isabella Flores / Adam Bouaziz |
Joseph Klein* | Tamnhi Huynh* | Analise Gonzalez / Franz-Peter Jerosch | Layla Karnes / Kenan Slevira |
Kai Kovar* | Isabelle Inthisone | Angela Ling / Caleb Wein | |
Seth Kurogi | Mia Kalin | Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik | |
Michelle Lee* | Isabelle Martins / Ryan Bedard | ||
Daniel Martynov* | Isabeau Levito* | Anastasiia Smirnova / Danil Siianytsia | Cordelia Pride / Benjamin Lawless |
Samuel Mindra* | Jessica Lin | Arianna Varvoutis / Derrick Griffin | Samantha Ritter / Jim Wang |
Maxim Naumov | Maryn Pierce | Breelie Taylor / Tyler Vollmer | |
Matthew Nielsen | Noelle Rosa | Elizabeth Tkachenko / Alexei Kiliakov | |
Jacob Sanchez* | Ellen Slavicek | Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen | |
David Shapiro | Lindsay Thorngren | ||
Eric Sjoberg | Mauryn Tyack | ||
Daniel Turchin | Kate Wang | ||
Robert Yampolsky* |
Novice
The top two novice finishers at each Sectional in men's and ladies' singles were added to the junior event at U.S. Championships.Sectional | Men | Ladies | |
Eastern | 1 | Robert Yampolsky | Isabeau Levito |
Eastern | 2 | Jacob Sanchez | Hazel Collier |
Midwestern | 1 | Joseph Klein | Elsa Cheng |
Midwestern | 2 | Daniel Martynov | Tamnhi Huynh |
Pacific Coast | 1 | Samuel Mindra | Michelle Lee |
Pacific Coast | 2 | Kai Kovar | Hannah Herrera |
Changes to preliminary entries
Medal summary
Senior
Junior
Senior results
Senior men
Senior ladies
Senior pairs
Senior ice dance
Junior results
Junior men
Junior ladies
Junior pairs
Junior ice dance
International team selections
World Championships
The 2020 World Figure Skating Championships will be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from March 16–22, 2020. U.S. Figure Skating announced the team on January 26.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance | |
Jason Brown | Mariah Bell | Ashley Cain-Gribble / 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 | Karen Chen | Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson ' | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko |
2nd alt. | Andrew Torgashev | Amber Glenn | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | Caroline Green / Michael Parsons |
3rd alt. | Camden Pulkinen | Starr Andrews | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter |
Four Continents Championships
The 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be held in Seoul, South Korea from February 4–9, 2020. U.S. Figure Skating announced the team on January 26.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance | |
Jason Brown | Karen Chen | Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | |
Tomoki Hiwatashi | Amber Glenn | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | |
Camden Pulkinen | Bradie Tennell | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | |
1st alt. | Alexei Krasnozhon | Starr Andrews | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko |
2nd alt. | Gabriella Izzo | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | Caroline Green / Michael Parsons | |
3rd alt. | Olivia Serafini / Mervin Tran | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter |
World Junior Championships
Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships will take place in Tallinn, Estonia from March 2–8, 2020. U.S. Figure Skating announced the men's and ladies' selection camp roster on January 26. The entire team was announced on January 29.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance | |
Ilia Malinin | Starr Andrews | Winter Deardorff / Mikhail Johnson | Oona Brown / Gage Brown | |
Maxim Naumov | Alysa Liu | Kate Finster / Balazs Nagy | Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik | |
Andrew Torgashev | Lindsay Thorngren | Anastasiia Smirnova / Danil Siianytsia | Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen | |
1st alt. | Dinh Tran | Audrey Shin | Cate Fleming / Jedidah Isbell | Molly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov |
2nd alt. | Eric Sjoberg | Gabriella Izzo | Katarina DelCamp / Ian Somerville | |
3rd alt. | Lucas Altieri | Isabelle Inthisone | Angela Ling / Caleb Wein | |
4th alt. | Liam Kapeikis | Calista Choi |
U.S. Figure Skating invited the following skaters to a selection camp for Junior Worlds.
Men | Ladies |
Lucas Altieri | Starr Andrews |
Ryan Dunk | Calista Choi |
Liam Kapeikis | Isabelle Inthisone |
Maxim Naumov | Gabriella Izzo |
Eric Sjoberg | Alysa Liu |
Andrew Torgashev | Audrey Shin |
Dinh Tran | Lindsay Thorngren |
Winter Youth Olympics
The 2020 Winter Youth Olympics were held in Lausanne, Switzerland from January 10–15, 2020. The team was announced on December 17, 2019, as the U.S. Championships were held after the Winter Youth Olympics.Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance | |
Liam Kapeikis | Cate Fleming / Jedidiah Isbell | Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen | ||
Audrey Shin | ||||
Alt. | Kate Wang |