2019 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
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| 2019 U.S. Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | National Championship |
| Date: | January 19 – January 27 |
| Season: | 2018–19 |
| Location: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Host: | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Venue: | Little Caesars Arena |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Nathan Chen (Senior) & Ryan Dunk (Junior) | |
| Women's singles: Alysa Liu (Senior) & Gabriella Izzo (Junior) | |
| Pairs: Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc (Senior) & Laiken Lockley and Keenan Prochnow (Junior) | |
| Ice dance: Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue (Senior) & Caroline Green and Gordon Green (Junior) | |
| Previous: 2018 U.S. Championships | |
| Next: 2020 U.S. Championships | |
The 2019 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from January 18–27, 2019, at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, novice, intermediate, and juvenile levels. The results were part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2019 Four Continents Championships, 2019 World Junior Championships, and the 2019 World Championships.
Detroit was announced as the host in November 2017.[1]
Competitors qualified at regional and sectional competitions, held from October to November 2018, or earned a bye. The top four finishers in each discipline at sectionals earned a spot at the National Figure Skating Championships. A list of qualified skaters was published on December 13, 2018.[2]
| Date | Event | Type | Location | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3–7, 2018 | Upper Great Lakes | Regional | Peoria, Illinois | [3] |
| October 3–7, 2018 | Northwest Pacific | Regional | Sherwood, Oregon | [4] |
| October 3–7, 2018 | South Atlantic | Regional | Coral Springs, Florida | [5] |
| October 10–14, 2018 | Central Pacific | Regional | Vacaville, California | [6] |
| October 10–14, 2018 | Southwestern | Regional | Plano, Texas | [7] |
| October 10–14, 2018 | New England | Regional | Boston, Massachusetts | [8] |
| October 17–21, 2018 | Southwest Pacific | Regional | Anaheim, California | [9] |
| October 17–21, 2018 | North Atlantic | Regional | Lake Placid, New York | [10] |
| October 17–21, 2018 | Eastern Great Lakes | Regional | Ann Arbor, Michigan | [11] |
| November 13–17, 2018 | Eastern | Sectional | Wake Forest, North Carolina | [12] |
| November 13–17, 2018 | Midwestern | Sectional | Fort Wayne, Indiana | [13] |
| November 13–17, 2018 | Pacific Coast | Sectional | Salt Lake City, Utah | [14] |
| January 18–27, 2019 | U.S. Championships | Final | Detroit, Michigan | [15] |
Entries
Changes to preliminary entries
| Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Reason/Other notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Pairs | Jessica Pfund / Joshua Santillan | Injury | [16] |
| January 4 | Ladies | Karen Chen | Injury recovery | [17] |
| January 9 | Ladies | Gracie Gold | Personal | [18] |
| January 13 | Ladies | Angela Wang | Illness & injury | [19] |
| January 14 | Ladies | Ashley Lin | [20] | |
| Pairs | Sarah Feng / TJ Nyman |
Schedule
The Little Caesars Arena, the home of the Detroit Red Wings which opened in September 2017, will host all junior and senior (Championship) level practices and competitions. The Detroit Skating Club will host all Juvenile, Intermediate and Novice practice sessions and competitions from January 18 – 22, 2019.[21]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 22 | 5:30 PM | Junior Ladies and Junior Men Short Program |
| January 23 | 10:30 AM | Junior Pairs Short Program |
| 3:00 PM | Junior Rhythm Dance | |
| 5:30 PM | Junior Ladies and Junior Men Free Skate | |
| January 24 | 12:00 PM | Junior Pairs Free Skate |
| 4:00 PM | Senior Pairs Short Program | |
| 7:45 PM | Senior Ladies Short Program | |
| January 25 | 12:00 PM | Junior Free Dance |
| 3:45 PM | Senior Rhythm Dance | |
| 6:30 PM | Senior Ladies Free Skate | |
| January 26 | 9:15 AM | Senior Pairs Free Skate and Senior Men Short Program |
| 1:15 PM | Senior Pairs Free Skate and Senior Men Short Program | |
| 6:00 PM | Senior Free Dance | |
| January 27 | 2:00 PM | Senior Men Free Skate |
| 8:00 PM | Skating Spectacular |
Medal summary
Senior
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Pewter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Nathan Chen | Vincent Zhou | Jason Brown | Tomoki Hiwatashi |
| Women | Alysa Liu | Bradie Tennell | Mariah Bell | Hanna Harrell |
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Junior
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Pewter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Ryan Dunk | Dinh Tran | Joonsoo Kim | Peter Liu |
| Women | Gabriella Izzo | Audrey Shin | Emilia Murdock | Sarah Jung |
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Senior results
Men's singles
| Rank | Skater | Total | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Chen | 342.22 | 1 | 113.42 | 1 | 228.80 | |
| Vincent Zhou | 284.01 | 3 | 100.25 | 2 | 183.76 | |
| Jason Brown | 273.08 | 2 | 100.52 | 3 | 172.56 | |
| 4 | Tomoki Hiwatashi | 253.28 | 4 | 84.05 | 4 | 169.23 |
| 5 | Alexei Krasnozhon | 234.52 | 5 | 82.53 | 5 | 151.99 |
| 6 | Timothy Dolensky | 228.94 | 6 | 81.10 | 7 | 147.84 |
| 7 | Andrew Torgashev | 225.97 | 9 | 76.95 | 6 | 149.02 |
| 8 | Sean Rabbitt | 217.84 | 7 | 79.66 | 9 | 138.18 |
| 9 | Alexander Johnson | 216.48 | 11 | 74.07 | 8 | 142.41 |
| 10 | Jimmy Ma | 206.92 | 10 | 74.84 | 11 | 132.08 |
| 11 | Emmanuel Savary | 202.45 | 13 | 69.89 | 10 | 132.56 |
| 12 | Camden Pulkinen | 199.87 | 8 | 78.39 | 15 | 121.48 |
| 13 | Jordan Moeller | 197.82 | 14 | 66.15 | 12 | 131.67 |
| 14 | Kevin Shum | 196.11 | 12 | 71.13 | 13 | 124.98 |
| 15 | Daniel Kulenkamp | 188.93 | 16 | 64.64 | 14 | 124.29 |
| 16 | William Hubbart | 186.02 | 15 | 65.34 | 16 | 120.68 |
| 17 | Sebastien Payannet | 169.14 | 17 | 61.55 | 18 | 107.59 |
| 18 | Ben Jalovick | 167.51 | 19 | 58.51 | 17 | 109.00 |
| 19 | Tony Lu | 144.99 | 18 | 59.81 | 20 | 85.18 |
| 20 | Andrew Austin | 131.39 | 20 | 45.68 | 19 | 85.71 |
Women's singles
| Rank | Skater | Total | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alysa Liu | 217.51 | 2 | 73.89 | 1 | 143.62 | |
| Bradie Tennell | 213.59 | 1 | 76.60 | 4 | 136.99 | |
| Mariah Bell | 212.40 | 3 | 70.30 | 2 | 142.10 | |
| 4 | Hanna Harrell | 203.11 | 5 | 68.16 | 5 | 134.95 |
| 5 | Ting Cui | 194.30 | 12 | 54.64 | 3 | 139.66 |
| 6 | Megan Wessenberg | 182.55 | 7 | 60.37 | 6 | 122.18 |
| 7 | Amber Glenn | 180.73 | 4 | 69.86 | 8 | 110.87 |
| 8 | Starr Andrews | 175.70 | 8 | 58.66 | 7 | 117.04 |
| 9 | Emmy Ma | 174.82 | 6 | 65.13 | 9 | 109.69 |
| 10 | Akari Nakahara | 166.76 | 10 | 57.72 | 10 | 109.04 |
| 11 | Brynne McIsaac | 157.34 | 11 | 56.46 | 13 | 100.88 |
| 12 | Sierra Venetta | 152.93 | 18 | 47.77 | 11 | 105.16 |
| 13 | Rena Ikenishi | 152.70 | 16 | 51.01 | 12 | 101.69 |
| 14 | Heidi Munger | 151.85 | 15 | 52.37 | 14 | 99.48 |
| 15 | Hannah Miller | 148.38 | 14 | 52.75 | 15 | 95.63 |
| 16 | Courtney Hicks | 145.95 | 13 | 53.04 | 16 | 92.91 |
| 17 | Julia Biechler | 133.88 | 17 | 50.98 | 17 | 82.90 |
| WD | Pooja Kalyan | Withdrew | 9 | 58.64 | Withdrew from competition | |
Pairs
| Rank | Team | Total | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212.36 | 2 | 70.47 | 1 | 141.89 | ||
| 201.64 | 3 | 68.32 | 2 | 133.32 | ||
| 199.92 | 4 | 68.18 | 3 | 131.74 | ||
| 4 | 198.64 | 1 | 71.83 | 4 | 126.81 | |
| 5 | 183.36 | 6 | 62.94 | 5 | 120.42 | |
| 6 | 182.42 | 5 | 66.21 | 6 | 116.21 | |
| 7 | 171.42 | 7 | 61.56 | 7 | 109.86 | |
| 8 |
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163.63 | 9 | 58.84 | 9 | 104.79 |
| 9 |
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162.52 | 10 | 56.25 | 8 | 106.27 |
| 10 |
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154.80 | 12 | 53.14 | 10 | 101.66 |
| 11 |
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154.69 | 8 | 59.44 | 12 | 95.25 |
| 12 |
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153.12 | 11 | 55.27 | 11 | 97.85 |
| 13 |
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137.95 | 13 | 51.32 | 13 | 86.63 |
Ice dance
| Rank | Team | Total | RD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215.88 | 1 | 84.56 | 1 | 131.32 | ||
| 211.52 | 2 | 82.33 | 2 | 129.19 | ||
| 196.95 | 3 | 76.77 | 3 | 120.18 | ||
| 4 | 191.10 | 5 | 74.42 | 4 | 116.68 | |
| 5 | 190.01 | 4 | 75.23 | 5 | 114.78 | |
| 6 | 170.26 | 6 | 72.52 | 7 | 97.74 | |
| 7 | 159.97 | 7 | 55.16 | 6 | 104.81 | |
| 8 |
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124.92 | 8 | 45.99 | 8 | 78.93 |
| 9 |
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111.69 | 9 | 39.16 | 9 | 72.53 |
| 10 |
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91.31 | 12 | 31.93 | 10 | 59.38 |
| 11 |
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90.64 | 11 | 34.87 | 11 | 55.77 |
| 12 |
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88.53 | 10 | 36.60 | 12 | 51.93 |
Junior results
Junior men
| Rank | Name | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Dunk | 201.43 | 2 | 68.58 | 1 | 132.85 |
| 2 | Dinh Tran | 196.03 | 4 | 64.84 | 2 | 131.19 |
| 3 | Joonsoo Kim | 187.95 | 1 | 70.72 | 4 | 117.23 |
| 4 | Peter Liu | 182.32 | 5 | 64.33 | 3 | 117.99 |
| 5 | Lucas Altieri | 172.87 | 6 | 60.94 | 7 | 111.93 |
| 6 | Joseph Kang | 170.98 | 11 | 54.42 | 5 | 116.56 |
| 7 | David Shapiro | 166.85 | 7 | 57.30 | 8 | 109.55 |
| 8 | Max Lake | 165.69 | 12 | 52.43 | 6 | 113.26 |
| 9 | Alex Wellman | 163.20 | 9 | 55.70 | 9 | 107.50 |
| 10 | Eric Sjoberg | 161.99 | 10 | 55.54 | 10 | 106.45 |
| 11 | Luke Ferrante | 161.89 | 3 | 65.08 | 11 | 96.81 |
| 12 | Chase Finster | 132.25 | 8 | 56.27 | 12 | 75.98 |
Junior women
| Rank | Name | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriella Izzo | 172.42 | 1 | 60.97 | 2 | 111.45 |
| 2 | Audrey Shin | 165.61 | 6 | 53.03 | 1 | 112.58 |
| 3 | Emilia Murdock | 154.48 | 2 | 58.15 | 4 | 96.33 |
| 4 | Sarah Jung | 150.88 | 4 | 56.07 | 5 | 94.81 |
| 5 | Wren Warne-Jacobsen | 150.13 | 7 | 51.50 | 3 | 98.63 |
| 6 | Emily Zhang | 146.64 | 5 | 55.46 | 7 | 91.18 |
| 7 | Noelle Rosa | 144.91 | 8 | 51.33 | 6 | 93.58 |
| 8 | Amie Miyagi | 133.58 | 3 | 56.25 | 10 | 77.33 |
| 9 | Caitlin Ha | 132.68 | 9 | 49.31 | 8 | 83.37 |
| 10 | Alyssa Rich | 128.02 | 10 | 46.53 | 9 | 81.49 |
| 11 | Akane Eguchi | 118.56 | 12 | 43.36 | 11 | 75.20 |
| 12 | Stephanie Ciarochi | 116.53 | 11 | 44.47 | 12 | 72.06 |
Junior pairs
| Rank | Name | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laiken Lockley / Keenan Prochnow | 163.35 | 1 | 61.52 | 1 | 101.83 |
| 2 | Kate Finster / Balazs Nagy | 149.48 | 2 | 59.65 | 2 | 89.83 |
| 3 | Isabelle Martins / Ryan Bedard | 141.97 | 3 | 52.16 | 3 | 89.81 |
| 4 | Maria Mokhova / Ivan Mokhov | 136.61 | 4 | 48.47 | 4 | 88.14 |
| 5 | Grace Knoop / Blake Eisenach | 128.87 | 5 | 47.31 | 5 | 81.56 |
| 6 | Ainsley Peterson / Matthew Rounis | 124.35 | 6 | 44.46 | 6 | 79.89 |
| 7 | Sarah Rose / Jim Garbutt | 119.76 | 8 | 44.14 | 7 | 75.62 |
| 8 | Evelyn Grace Hanns / Kristofer Ogrens | 116.15 | 7 | 44.23 | 8 | 71.92 |
| 9 | Cora DeWyre / Jacob Nussle | 103.61 | 9 | 35.74 | 9 | 67.87 |
Junior ice dance
| Rank | Name | Total points | RD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline Green / Gordon Green | 172.54 | 1 | 70.82 | 2 | 101.72 |
| 2 | Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik | 171.06 | 2 | 65.92 | 1 | 105.14 |
| 3 | Eliana Gropman / Ian Somerville | 155.46 | 4 | 62.60 | 3 | 92.86 |
| 4 | Oona Brown / Gage Brown | 153.67 | 3 | 63.34 | 4 | 90.33 |
| 5 | Molly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov | 144.23 | 5 | 58.57 | 5 | 85.66 |
| 6 | Jocelyn Haines / James Koszuta | 136.64 | 7 | 54.67 | 6 | 81.97 |
| 7 | Ella Ales / Daniel Tsarik | 132.24 | 6 | 56.99 | 9 | 75.25 |
| 8 | Sophia Elder / Christopher Elder | 131.94 | 8 | 52.10 | 7 | 79.84 |
| 9 | Katarina Wolfkostin / Howard Zhao | 127.63 | 9 | 50.07 | 8 | 77.56 |
| 10 | Katarina DelCamp / Maxwell Gart | 121.52 | 11 | 48.22 | 10 | 73.30 |
| 11 | Alina Efimova / Alexander Petrov | 119.73 | 10 | 48.89 | 11 | 70.84 |
| 12 | Claire Purnell / Lucas Purnell | 108.10 | 12 | 41.87 | 12 | 66.23 |
| 13 | Samantha Udell / Garrett Udell | 53.96 | 13 | 22.37 | 13 | 31.59 |