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.
MenLadiesPairsIce dance
Jason BrownStarr AndrewsAshley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDucChristina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko
Nathan ChenMaxine Marie BautistaJessica Calalang / Brian JohnsonMadison Chock / Evan Bates
Ryan DunkMariah BellEmily Chan / Spencer Howe 'Caroline Green / Michael Parsons
Tomoki HiwatashiKaren ChenHaven Denney / Brandon FrazierKaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker
William HubbartTing Cui 'Nica Digerness / Danny NeudeckerMadison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
Joonsoo KimAlex EvansTarah Kayne / Danny O'SheaLorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter
Alexei KrasnozhonAmber GlennAlexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris KnierimBailey Melton / Ryan O'Donnell
Jimmy MaGracie GoldLaiken Lockley / Keenan ProchnowEva Pate / Logan Bye
Jordan MoellerCaitlin HaAudrey Lu / Misha MitrofanovLivvy Shilling / Alexander Petrov
Yaroslav PaniotHanna Harrell 'Maria Mokhova / Ivan Mokhov
Camden PulkinenCourtney HicksJessica Pfund / Joshua Santillan
Sean RabbittRena IkenishiOlivia Serafini / Mervin Tran
Emmanuel SavaryGabriella IzzoAllison Timlen / Justin Highgate-Brutman
Andrew TorgashevSarah Jung
Dinh TranAlysa Liu
Vincent ZhouEmilia Murdock '
Alyssa Rich
Paige Rydberg
Bradie Tennell
Sierra Venetta
Emily Zhang

Juniors

Names with an asterisk denote novice skaters.
MenLadiesPairsIce dance
Lucas AltieriLara AnnunziataSarah Burden / Jake PaganoElla Ales / Daniel Tsarik
Goku EndoElsa Cheng*Sydney Cooke / Timmy ChapmanHilary Asher / Kyle Pearson
Chase FinsterCalista ChoiWinter Deardorff / Mikhail JohnsonOona Brown / Gage Brown
Nicolas HsiehHazel Collier*Kate Finster / Balazs NagyMolly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov
Joseph KangMia EckelsSydney Flaum / Alex WellmanKatarina DelCamp / Ian Somerville
Liam KapeikisHannah Herrera*Cate Fleming / Jedidiah IsbellIsabella Flores / Adam Bouaziz
Joseph Klein*Tamnhi Huynh*Analise Gonzalez / Franz-Peter JeroschLayla Karnes / Kenan Slevira
Kai Kovar*Isabelle InthisoneEvelyn Grace Hanns / Jim Garbutt 'Angela Ling / Caleb Wein
Seth KurogiMia KalinGrace Knoop / Blake Eisenach 'Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik
Ilia Malinin 'Michelle Lee*Isabelle Martins / Ryan BedardAnna Nicklas / Max Ryan '
Daniel Martynov*Isabeau Levito*Anastasiia Smirnova / Danil SiianytsiaCordelia Pride / Benjamin Lawless
Samuel Mindra*Jessica LinArianna Varvoutis / Derrick GriffinSamantha Ritter / Jim Wang
Maxim NaumovMaryn PierceBreelie Taylor / Tyler Vollmer
Matthew NielsenNoelle RosaElizabeth Tkachenko / Alexei Kiliakov
Jacob Sanchez*Ellen SlavicekKatarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen
David ShapiroLindsay Thorngren
Eric SjobergMauryn Tyack
Daniel TurchinKate 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.
SectionalMenLadies
Eastern1Robert YampolskyIsabeau Levito
Eastern2Jacob SanchezHazel Collier
Midwestern1Joseph KleinElsa Cheng
Midwestern2Daniel MartynovTamnhi Huynh
Pacific Coast1Samuel MindraMichelle Lee
Pacific Coast2Kai KovarHannah 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.
MenLadiesPairsIce dance
Jason BrownMariah BellAshley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDucMadison Chock / Evan Bates
Nathan ChenBradie TennellAlexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim 'Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker
Vincent ZhouMadison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
1st alt.Tomoki HiwatashiKaren ChenJessica Calalang / Brian Johnson 'Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko
2nd alt.Andrew TorgashevAmber GlennTarah Kayne / Danny O'SheaCaroline Green / Michael Parsons
3rd alt.Camden PulkinenStarr AndrewsHaven Denney / Brandon FrazierLorraine 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.
MenLadiesPairsIce dance
Jason BrownKaren ChenJessica Calalang / Brian JohnsonMadison Chock / Evan Bates
Tomoki HiwatashiAmber GlennTarah Kayne / Danny O'SheaKaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker
Camden PulkinenBradie TennellAlexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris KnierimMadison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
1st alt.Alexei KrasnozhonStarr AndrewsHaven Denney / Brandon FrazierChristina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko
2nd alt.Gabriella IzzoAudrey Lu / Misha MitrofanovCaroline Green / Michael Parsons
3rd alt.Olivia Serafini / Mervin TranLorraine 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.
MenLadiesPairsIce dance
Ilia MalininStarr AndrewsWinter Deardorff / Mikhail JohnsonOona Brown / Gage Brown
Maxim NaumovAlysa LiuKate Finster / Balazs NagyAvonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik
Andrew TorgashevLindsay ThorngrenAnastasiia Smirnova / Danil SiianytsiaKatarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen
1st alt.Dinh TranAudrey ShinCate Fleming / Jedidah IsbellMolly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov
2nd alt.Eric SjobergGabriella IzzoKatarina DelCamp / Ian Somerville
3rd alt.Lucas AltieriIsabelle InthisoneAngela Ling / Caleb Wein
4th alt.Liam KapeikisCalista Choi

U.S. Figure Skating invited the following skaters to a selection camp for Junior Worlds.
MenLadies
Lucas AltieriStarr Andrews
Ryan DunkCalista Choi
Liam KapeikisIsabelle Inthisone
Maxim NaumovGabriella Izzo
Eric SjobergAlysa Liu
Andrew TorgashevAudrey Shin
Dinh TranLindsay 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.
MenLadiesPairsIce dance
Liam KapeikisHanna Harrell 'Cate Fleming / Jedidiah IsbellKatarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen
Ilia Malinin 'Audrey Shin
Alt.Kate Wang