U.S. Figure Skating has announced its roster for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games. The selection process concluded with the U.S. National Championships held in St. Louis, Missouri. The national team will comprise 16 athletes, including three men's singles skaters, three women's singles skaters, three ice dance duos, and two pairs teams.
Team Selection Overview
The U.S. National Championships served as the final qualification event determining the athletes who would represent the United States. The announced roster features a combination of experienced Olympians and individuals making their Olympic debut.
Women's Singles
- Amber Glenn (26): A three-time U.S. national champion and winner of last year's Grand Prix Final, Glenn is ranked No. 3 in the world. She will make her first Olympic appearance. At the recent U.S. championships, she achieved the highest women's short program score ever recorded at the event with 83.05 points, which included a clean triple Axel.
- Isabeau Levito (18): Ranked No. 5 in the world, Levito is a 2024 World Championships silver medalist and the 2023 U.S. champion. As the youngest member of the team, she has a connection to the host city as her mother is from Milan.
- Alysa Liu (20): The reigning world champion (March 2025), Liu finished second at the recent U.S. championships. This marks her second Olympic appearance, having returned to competitive skating after a brief retirement following the 2022 Beijing Olympics. She became the youngest skater to land a triple Axel (at age 12) and the youngest U.S. women's champion.
Alternates: Bradie Tennell, Sarah Everhardt, Starr Andrews.
Men's Singles
- Ilia Malinin (21): The world No. 1 and reigning four-time U.S. champion. Malinin is known for successfully landing numerous quadruple jumps, including the first quadruple Axel in international competition in 2022. He has maintained an undefeated record in major competitions since 2023 and led the men's short program at nationals with 115.10 points. His parents are former Olympians, and this will be his first Olympic appearance.
- Andrew Torgashev (24): Secured his first Olympic spot by finishing second at the U.S. championships for the second consecutive year. He is the son of former Soviet skating champions.
- Maxim Naumov (24): Earned his first Olympic spot by taking third place at the national championships. His parents, who were Olympic pair skaters, died in a plane crash in January 2025.
Alternates: Jason Brown, Tomoki Hiwatashi, Jacob Sanchez.
Ice Dance
- Madison Chock and Evan Bates: The three-time defending world champions secured a record seventh national title at the championships. They will compete in their fourth Olympics as a team, having partnered in 2011 and married in 2024. The duo led the rhythm dance at nationals with a season's best score of 91.70 points.
- Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik: This duo will make their Olympic debut. Zingas is a Cypriot-American, and Kolesnik, originally from Ukraine, received U.S. citizenship in August. They paired up in 2022, earning the silver medal at the national championships and are ranked No. 8 in the world.
- Christina Carreira (25) and Anthony Ponomarenko (25): Partners since 2014. Carreira obtained U.S. citizenship in November 2025. Ponomarenko is the son of 1992 Olympic ice dance champions.
Alternates: Caroline Green and Michael Parsons, Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville, Oona Brown and Gage Brown.
Pairs
- Ellie Kam (21) and Danny O’Shea (34): This duo began skating together in the 2022-23 season and is ranked No. 6 in the world. O'Shea will be the oldest U.S. pairs skater since 1932, achieving his Olympic debut in his fourth qualifying cycle.
- Emily Chan (28) and Spencer Akira Howe (29): Partners since 2019, they secured their Olympic spot after finishing fourth at the national championships. They are ranked 15th in the world. Howe enlisted in the U.S. Army in late 2024 and is part of the World Class Athlete Program.
Alternates: Audrey Shin and Balazs Nagy, Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez, Chelsea Liu and Ryan Bedard.
Ineligible Teams:
Two pairs teams, Katie McBeath and Daniil Parkman, and two-time national champions Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov, were not eligible for the Olympic team. This ineligibility was due to Daniil Parkman and Alisa Efimova not meeting U.S. citizenship requirements by the selection deadline.