US Figure Skating Championships schedule today: Lineup for Jan. 7

ST. LOUIS — The 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships are underway.

The final pit stop before the 2026 Winter Olympics takes place at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis as the top American skaters try not only to win the U.S. title, but cement their spot on Team USA in Milano Cortina in February.

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Day one of the event will feature the short program for pairs and women's. The headliners will be on the women's side, where expected Olympians Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn will be the top contenders for the national title. Glenn is the two-time defending champion, and Liu finished in second place last year by a narrow margin. It will also highlight the battle for the third Olympic spot, with names like Isabeau Levito, Sarah Everhardt and Bradie Tennell vying for the coveted position.

Here's the schedule for Wednesday, Jan. 7 of 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships:

U.S. Figure Skating Championships schedule today

All times Eastern.

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• Pairs short program: 5:30 p.m.

• Women's short program: 8:20 p.m.

U.S. Figure Skating Championships lineup today

All times Eastern.

Pairs short program

• 5:40 p.m.: Linzy Fitzpatrick and Keyton Bearinger

• 5:46 p.m.: Chelsea Liu and Ryan Bedard

• 5:52 p.m.: Naomi Williams and Lachlan Lewer

• 6:06 p.m.: Audrey Shin and Balazs Nagy

• 6:12 p.m.: Olivia Flores and Luke Wang

• 6:18 p.m.: Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez

• 6:47 p.m.: Katie McBeath and Daniil Parkman

• 6:53 p.m.: Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe

• 6:59 p.m.: Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov

• 7:06 p.m.: Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea

Women's short program

• 8:35 p.m.: Anabel Wallace

• 8:41 p.m.: Erica Machida

• 8:47 p.m.: Brook Gewalt

• 8:53 p.m.: Katie Shen

• 8:59 p.m.: Emilia Nemirovsky

• 9:05 p.m.: Logan Higase-Chen

• 9:19 p.m.: Alina Bonillo

• 9:25 p.m.: Sonja Hilmer

• 9:31 p.m.: Sherry Zhang

• 9:38 p.m.: Sophie Joline von Felten

• 9:44 p.m.: Josephine Lee

• 9:50 p.m.: Starr Andrews

• 10:19 p.m.: Elyce Lin-Gracey

• 10:25 p.m.: Sarah Everhardt

• 10:31 p.m.: Bradie Tennell

• 10:37 p.m.: Alysa Liu

• 10:43 p.m.: Isabeau Levito

• 10:49 p.m.: Amber Glenn

How to watch 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships today

• Date: Jan. 7

• Location: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri

• TV: USA Network

Day one of the 2026 U.S. figure skating championships will stream in its entirety on Peacock. The women's short program will also air on USA Network.

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