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ST. LOUIS — The final day of competition has arrived for the 2026 U.S. figure skating championships. And for the men and ice dancers, it’s looking like the defending champions will be able to keep their crowns.
Young sensation Ilia Malinin has a commanding lead in the men’s division and will get to perform his last program before the 2026 Winter Olympics, while Madison Chock and Evan Bates are on the verge of a history-making title.
Here is the full schedule for the 2026 U.S. figure skating championships on Saturday, Jan. 10.
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U.S. figure skating championships schedule today
All times Eastern.
- Ice dance free dance Group 1: 3:30 p.m.
- Men’s free skate Group 1: 4:30 p.m.
- Ice dance free dance Group 2 and 3: 7:20 p.m.
- Men’s free skate Group 2 and 3: 9 p.m.
U.S. figure skating championships lineup today
All times Eastern.
Ice dance free dance Group 1
- 3:34 p.m.: Vanessa Pham and Anton Spiridonov
- 3:42 p.m.: Raffaella Koncius and Alexey Shchepetov
- 3:49 p.m.: Isabella Flores and Linus Colmor Jepsen
- 3:57 p.m.: Amy Cui and Jonathan Rogers
- 4:08 p.m.: Elliana Peal and Ethan Peal
Men’s free skate Group 1
- 4:37 p.m.: Ken Mikawa
- 4:45 p.m.: Will Annis
- 4:53 p.m.: Michael Xie
- 5:01 p.m.: Emmanuel Savary
- 5:09 p.m.: Samuel Mindra
- 5:17 p.m.: Lorenzo Elano
Ice dance free dance Group 2
- 7:18 p.m.: Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani
- 7:25 p.m.: Leah Neset and Artem Markelov
- 7:33 p.m.: Eva Pate and Logan Bye
- 7:40 p.m.: Katarina Wolfkostin and Dimitry Tsarevski
- 7:48 p.m.: Oona Brown and Gage Brown
Ice dance free dance Group 3
- 8:02 p.m.: Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville
- 8:09 p.m.: Caroline Green and Michael Parsons
- 8:17 p.m.: Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko
- 8:24 p.m.: Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik
- 8:32 p.m.: Madison Chock and Evan Bates
Men’s free skate Group 2
- 9:05 p.m.: Goku Endo
- 9:13 p.m.: Jimmy Ma
- 9:21 p.m.: Lucius Kazanecki
- 9:29 p.m.: Kai Kovar
- 9:37 p.m.: Liam Kapeikis
- 9:45 p.m.: Jacob Sanchez
Men’s free skate Group 3
- 10 p.m.: Daniel Martynov
- 10:08 p.m.: Andrew Torgashev
- 10:16 p.m.: Maxim Naumov
- 10:24 p.m.: Jason Brown
- 10:32 p.m.: Tomoki Hiwatashi
- 10:40 p.m.: Ilia Malinin
Where to watch 2026 U.S. figure skating championships today
- Date: Jan. 10
- Time: 3:30 p.m. ET for afternoon session; 7:20 p.m. ET for evening session
- Location: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
- TV: NBC
- Livestream: Peacock
The last day of the 2026 U.S. figure skating championships on Friday, Jan. 9 will stream in its entirety on Peacock. Group 2 and 3 of the ice dance and men will also air on NBC.
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