Single-session tickets for the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships are on sale through Ticketmaster.
The skaters that will represent Team USA at the Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy will be selected at the conclusion of the Championships, which take place January 7-11 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Check out this website for more: www.skatestlouis2026.com
More than 180 athletes have qualified for the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, set to take place Jan. 5-11 in St. Louis. The Junior and Novice competitions run Jan. 5-6 at Centene Community Ice Center while championship-level competition and the Olympic Team announcement will take place Jan. 7-11 at Enterprise Center. National champions will be crowned in women’s, men’s, pairs, and ice dance disciplines.
The Enterprise Center is near Union Station, and hotels in the Union Station area (including one in Union Station) are the closest lodging to Enterprise Center where the Championships take place. There is a Drury Hotel right next to Union Station, and other hotels in the area. For our discount link to the Drury Hotel: CLICK HERE.
Headlining the Championships lineup are three reigning world champions and several past national champions. The women’s category is stacked with star power including back-to-back defending U.S. champion Amber Glenn, 2023 U.S. champion Isabeau Levito, two-time U.S. champion and defending world champion Alysa Liu, and two-time U.S. champion Bradie Tennell.
On the men’s side, fans will see the undisputed best men’s skater in the world Ilia Malinin, winner of the past two world championships and past three U.S. titles. Also in the mix are 2015 U.S. champion Jason Brown, and 2018 U.S. Junior champion Camden Pulkinen.
In the pairs category, defending U.S. champions Alisa Efimova & Misha Mitrofanov are in search of their first Olympic berth. They will be pushed for the gold medal by 2024 U.S. champions Ellie Kam & Danny O’Shea, and Emily Chan & Spencer Howe.
In ice dance, the prolific duo of Madison Chock & Evan Bates will compete to make their fourth Olympic Games and attempt to add to their six U.S. titles. Runners up at the past two U.S. Championships and former U.S. Junior champions Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko will contend for the podium as well as rising stars Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik.
A full list of skaters that have qualified for the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships is available here.
All-session, single-session, and weekend ticket packages remain available and the best way to secure the best seats for all the moments not to be missed. More information on tickets and a full event schedule can be found at skatestlouis2026.com.
Interesting Tidbit about the skaters
The U.S Figure Skating Committee uses therapy dogs as a way to help pre and post- performance jitters.
Meet Aspen, the three-year old rough collie, shown left. She, and some of her comrades from Pet Partners have a big job to do. Aspen is a therapy dog owned by Jennifer and Richard Bolduc (shown in the insert).
Richard Bolduc is Aspen’s handler through the organization Pet Partners and they were contacted through Nulo Pet Food company about volunteering at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, saying that they needed therapy dogs. The young skaters trying to make the Olympic team are often scared and ful of anxiety but hugging a dog like Aspen can calm down jittery nerves.
The therapy animal area will offer athletes a chance to engage with therapy dogs a sa way to relax, recharge, and manage performance-day stress.
Since 1977, Pet Partners has registered and supported thousands of volunteer therapy animal teams who have made millions of meaningful visits around the world that help improve the physical, social, and emotional lives of both the people and animals involved. The handlers like Bolduc are excited for their participation and the dogs look forward to playing a part in the Olympic trials. For more on Pet Partners: CLICK HERE.
More on the skaters: U.S. Dominated ISU Grand Prix Final
The United States captured gold in four events in last weekend’s ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Japan, claiming titles in three of the four senior disciplines for the second straight year.
Ilia Malinin added his name to the history books once again by tallying a new world record free skate score and becoming the first-ever athlete to cleanly land seven quadruple jumps in one program in winning his third straight gold at the Final. Also making history, Madison Chock and Evan Bates earned gold to secure their seventh Grand Prix Final medal, the most of any ice dance team in the history of the event.
Reigning women’s world champion Alysa Liu clinched gold in her Grand Prix Final debut. This marks the first time the U.S. has won back-to-back golds in the women’s event since Tara Lipinsky won consecutive titles in 1996 and 1997.
Downtown near the area
There is a lot to do downtown in the area of the Figure Skating Championships. If you go to Union Station; ride the 200-foot-tall St. Louis Wheelm which will roll in red, white and blue lights during the championships to cheer on the U.S. skaters. The Wheel is open from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily.
Enjoy a figure skating-themed Freak Shake at Soda Fountain at Union Station. The amazing treat — called The Figure Eight Freak Shake — is an overstuffed vanilla ice cream shake with blue drizzle and red, white, blue and gold sprinkles around the rim. The shake includes a Championship logo sugar cookie, a blue and white Whirly Pop and a souvenir American flag. This limited edition Freak Shake is available at Soda Fountain, January 7 – 11.
The Pitch Athletic Club & Tavern at Union Station is the place for fan watch parties for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Pitch is decked out in red, white and blue and the restaurant’s cozy lounge areas and big TV’s will be tuned to the events. A Pitch Passport Card allows fans to participate by accomplishing tasks for a chance to win a $250 Pitch gift card and a TV lounge reservation. This patriotic promotion will continue through the Winter Games in February. The Pitch is open at 11 a.m daily.
