This year, U.S. Figure Skating is celebrating its centennial anniversary as it recognizes those members, clubs and fans who have given so much to U.S. Figure Skating over the past 100 years. This page honors the top athletes of the 2010s and early 2020s whose competitive achievements defined the decade. Learn more about the athletes from the last 100 years below, and check out the Centennial Celebration section of our website for more content.
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The 2010's and Early 2020's – The Quad Era and Ice Dance Domination
Evan Lysacek
Lysacek was the most decorated U.S. men’s skater in the 2000s, earning medals at major ISU Championship events at the junior and senior levels. Lysacek collected three World medals in the last half of the decade, claiming the top spot in 2009. He capped his successful career with gold at the Olympic Winter Games 2010 Vancouver. He is the only U.S. singles athlete to win every major modern-day title at the senior level – Olympic, World, Four Continents, Grand Prix Final and U.S.
Olympic champion – 2010
Olympian – 2006, ’10
World champion – 2009
World bronze medalist – 2005, ’06
World Junior silver medalist – 2001, ’03, ’04
Four Continents champion – 2005, ’07
Four Continents silver medalist – 2009
Grand Prix Final champion – 2009
Grand Prix Final bronze medalist – 2007
Junior Grand Prix Final champion – 2004
U.S. champion – 2007, ’08
Jeremy Abbott
Abbott cemented himself at the top of U.S. men’s skating in 2009 when he defeated most recent champions Johnny Weir and Evan Lysacek at the U.S. Championships in Cleveland. He went on to win four U.S. titles in the 2000s and 2010s, and made two Olympic appearances. Abbott also became the first U.S. man to win the Grand Prix Final in 2009.
Olympic bronze medalist (Team Event) – 2014
Olympian – 2010, ’14
Four Continents bronze medalist – 2007, ’11
Grand Prix Final champion – 2009
U.S. champion – 2009, ’10, ’12, ’14
Nathan Chen
Chen is a Team USA skater and Olympic Team Event bronze medalist. Chen became the one of the biggest names in figure skating in the 2010s, winning three consecutive World titles, three consecutive Grand Prix Final titles and five consecutive U.S. titles (all to date). Known for his repertoire of quadruple jumps, Chen had numerous firsts in the 2010s, most notably landing five of six quadruple jumps cleanly in his 2018 World Championships free skate.
Olympic Team Event bronze medalists – 2018
Olympian – 2018
World champion – 2018, ’19, '21
World Junior bronze medalist – 2014
Four Continents champion – 2017
Grand Prix Final champion – 2017, ’18, ’19
Grand Prix Final silver medalist – 2016
Junior Grand Prix Final champion – 2015
U.S. champion – 2017, ’18, ’19, ’20, ’21
Alexa (Scimeca) Knierim
Scimeca Knierim is a Team USA pairs skater and Olympic Team Event bronze medalist. In the 2010s and early 2020s, she collected four U.S. titles with two partners, three with husband Chris Knierim and one with Brandon Frazier. With Knierim, Scimeca Knierim is also a two-time Four Continents medalist. The married duo is the first U.S. team to complete a quadruple twist in international competition (2018 Olympic Winter Games).
Olympic Team Event bronze medalists – 2018 (with Knierim)
Olympian – 2018 (with Knierim)
Four Continents silver medalist – 2016 (with Knierim)
Four Continents bronze medalist – 2014 (with Knierim)
U.S. champion (with Knierim) – 2015, ’18, ’20
U.S. champion (with Frazier) – 2021
Meryl Davis and Charlie White
Davis and White are the most decorated U.S. ice dance team of all time. They were the first American team to win Olympic (2014) and World (2010, ’14) ice dance titles and hold the record for the most U.S. titles in ice dance (six). They are also the only U.S. team to have claimed the Olympic, World, Four Continents, Grand Prix Final and U.S. titles, and hold the record for the most Grand Prix Final wins with five consecutive from 2009 to 2013.
Olympic champions – 2014
Olympic silver medalists – 2010
Olympic bronze medalists (team event) – 2014
Olympians – 2010, ’14
World champions – 2011, ’13
World silver medalists – 2010, ’12
Four Continents champions – 2009, ’11, ’13
Four Continents silver medalists – 2008, ’12
Grand Prix Final champions – 2009, ’10, ’11, ’12, ’13
Grand Prix Final bronze medalists – 2008
U.S. champions – 2009, ’10, ’11, ’12, ’13 ,’14
Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani
Known as the “Shib Sibs,” they made history at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, becoming the first ice dance team of Asian descent to earn an Olympic medal (bronze). They also helped Team USA win a bronze medal in the team event at those Games. The Shibutanis are three-time World medalists and two-time U.S. champions.
Olympic bronze medalists – 2018
Olympic Team Event bronze medalists – 2018
Olympians – 2014, ’18
World silver medalists – 2016
World bronze medalists – 2011, ’17
World Junior silver medalists – 2009
Four Continents champions – 2016
Four Continents silver medalists – 2011, ’17
Four Continents bronze medalists – 2015
Grand Prix Final bronze medalists – 2016, ’17
Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalists – 2010
U.S. champions – 2016, ’17
Madison Chock and Evan Bates
Chock and Bates are ice dancers on Team USA and two-time Olympians. They have collected two World medals and won back-to-back Four Continents titles. They are two-time U.S. champions. Bates also competed at the 2020 Olympic Winter Games with former partner Emily Samuelson.
Olympians – 2014, ’18
World silver medalists – 2015
World bronze medalists – 2016
Four Continents champions – 2019, ’20
Four Continents silver medalists – 2015, ’16
Four Continents bronze medalists – 2013, ’17
Grand Prix Final silver medalists – 2014, ’15, ’19
U.S. champions – 2015, ’20
Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue
Hubbell and Donohue are ice dancers on Team USA and 2018 Olympians. From 2014 to 2021, the duo has collected the coveted titles of World (2021), Four Continents (’14), Grand Prix Final (’18) and U.S. champions (’18, ’19, ’21). They are three-time World medalists - two silvers and one bronze.
Olympians – 2018
World silver medalists – 2018, '21
World bronze medalists – 2019
Four Continents champions – 2014
Four Continents bronze medalists – 2020
Grand Prix Final champions – 2018
Grand Prix Final bronze medalists – 2019
U.S. champions – 2018, ’19, ’21
Haydenettes
The Haydenettes won their first of a whopping 28 U.S. titles (to date) in 1988. In the 1990s, the team collected seven of the 10 possible U.S. titles. The team, based out of the Boston area, has won five World bronze medals and went undefeated at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in the 2010s.
World bronze medalists – 2010, ’11, ’12, ’13, ’16
U.S. champions – 1988, ’89, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’96, ’97, ’98, 2000, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’07, ’08, ’10, ’11, ’12, ’13, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18, ’19, ’20
Other U.S. Olympic medalists in the 2010s and early 2020s
Team Event
2014, bronze – Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner, Jason Brown, Jeremy Abbott, Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir, Meryl Davis and Charlie White
2018, bronze – Mirai Nagasu, Bradie Tennell, Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Alexa Scimeca-Knierim and Chris Knierim, Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani
Other U.S. World medalists in the 2010s and early 2020s
Ladies
Ashley Wagner – 2016, silver
Men
Vincent Zhou – 2019, bronze
Other U.S. Grand Prix Final medalists in the 2010s and early 2020s
Ladies
Alissa Czisny – 2010, gold
Ashley Wagner – 2012, silver; ’13, bronze; ’14, silver
Other Four Continents medalists in the 2010s and early 2020s
Ladies
Caroline Zhang – 2010, bronze; 2012, bronze
Mirai Nagasu – 2011, bronze; 2016, silver; 2017, bronze
Ashley Wagner – 2012, gold
Polina Edmonds – 2015, gold
Bradie Tennell – 2020, bronze
Men
Adam Rippon – 2010, gold
Ross Miner – 2012, bronze
Joshua Farris – 2015, silver
Jason Brown – 2018, bronze; ’20, silver
Vincent Zhou – 2019, bronze
Pairs
Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker – 2010, silver
Caydee Denney and John Coughlin – 2012, silver
Mary Beth Marley and Rockne Brubaker – 2012, bronze
Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir – 2013, bronze
Tarah Kayne and Danny O’Shea – 2014, silver; 2018, gold
Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc – 2018, silver
Ice Dance
Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell – 2010, bronze
Alexandra Aldridge and Daniel Eaton – 2014, bronze
Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker – 2018, gold
Other U.S. champions in the 2010s and early 2020s
Ladies
Rachael Flatt – 2010
Alissa Czisny – 2011
Gracie Gold – 2014, ’16
Karen Chen – 2017
Bradie Tennell – 2018, ’21
Alysa Liu – 2019, ’20
Men
Ryan Bradley – 2011
Max Aaron – 2013
Jason Brown – 2015
Adam Rippon – 2016
Pairs
Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett – 2010
Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin – 2011
Caydee Denney and John Coughlin – 2012
Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir – 2013, ’14
Tarah Kayne and Danny O’Shea – 2016
Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier – 2017
Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc – 2019
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