U.S. Figure Skating Championships

The U.S. Figure Skating Championships are an annual <a href="/facts/Figure_skating_competition/FFvsEE5I">figure skating competition</a> organized by <a href="/facts/U.S._Figure_Skating/LDbqvkGr">U.S. Figure Skating</a> to crown the <a href="/facts/List_of_national_championships_in_figure_skating/9JpDvBI8">national champions</a> of the United States. The first U.S. Championships were held in 1914 in <a href="/facts/New_Haven%2c_Connecticut/dRanslgz">New Haven, Connecticut</a>, and featured the men's, women's, and pairs events. They have been held without interruption since 1920. Ice dance was added as an event in 1936. 
Skaters may qualify for the national championships by competing at either the <a href="/facts/Pacific_Coast_Sectional_Figure_Skating_Championships/p3FUYRNW">Pacific Coast Sectional Finals</a>, <a href="/facts/Eastern_Sectional_Figure_Skating_Championships/3UBnbBcx">Eastern Sectional Finals</a>, <a href="/facts/Midwestern_Sectional_Figure_Skating_Championships/gPAQEpvu">Midwestern Sectional Finals</a>, U.S. Ice Dance Finals, or U.S. Pairs Finals. Medals are awarded in <a href="/facts/Single_skating/LdrvoP41">men's singles, women's singles</a>, <a href="/facts/Pair_skating/aIYy3xch">pair skating</a>, and <a href="/facts/Ice_dance/dSbSMu2L">ice dance</a> at the senior and junior levels. The results of the competition are among the criteria used to determine the American teams to the <a href="/facts/World_Figure_Skating_Championships/Q4TVKybU">World Championships</a>, <a href="/facts/World_Junior_Figure_Skating_Championships/qxNV8Qdx">World Junior Championships</a>, <a href="/facts/Four_Continents_Figure_Skating_Championships/uuyUslDK">Four Continents Championships</a>, and <a href="/facts/Figure_skating_at_the_Winter_Olympics/magEve0A">Winter Olympics</a>.
<a href="/facts/Roger_Turner_(figure_skater)/35IF2XKS">Roger Turner</a> currently holds the record for winning the most U.S. championships in men's singles (with seven), while <a href="/facts/Maribel_Vinson/ylgVvCBm">Maribel Vinson</a> and <a href="/facts/Michelle_Kwan/RHGRncjS">Michelle Kwan</a> are tied for winning the most championships in women's singles (with nine each). <a href="/facts/Theresa_Weld/S67WIQYz">Theresa Weld-Blanchard</a> and <a href="/facts/Nathaniel_Niles_(figure_skater)/dx2F4MpS">Nathaniel Niles</a> hold the record in pair skating (with nine), while <a href="/facts/Meryl_Davis_and_Charlie_White/k9Fe6M3R">Meryl Davis and Charlie White</a>, and <a href="/facts/Madison_Chock/sg16bBmQ">Madison Chock</a> and <a href="/facts/Evan_Bates/DH06XSEb">Evan Bates</a>, are tied for winning the most championships in ice dance (with six each).
The <a href="/facts/2026_U.S._Figure_Skating_Championships/2LDFzIzI">2026 U.S. Championships</a> are scheduled to be held from January 5–11 in <a href="/facts/St._Louis/22beLecX">St. Louis, Missouri</a>, where the team selections for the <a href="/facts/Figure_skating_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics/0jcbg9Sg">2026 Winter Olympics</a> will be announced.

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