Day two of the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis, Missouri, saw a historic milestone established in junior pairs and repeat champions crowned in junior pairs and junior ice dance.

Reagan Moss and Jakub Galbavy became the first-ever pairs team to win back-to-back U.S. junior pairs titles while Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin clinched their second straight U.S. junior championships to remain undefeated on the season.

Patrick Blackwell delivered a stunning free skate en route to a gold medal that he shared with his late friend and others lost in the tragic plane crash a year ago.

Cool and collected, Angela Shao earned the junior women's title with a sterling free skate.  

Record Falls as Moss and Galbavy Earn Historic Second Junior Pairs Title
Reagan Moss and Jakub Galbavy broke a few records en route to repeating as U.S. junior pairs champions.

The Minnesota skaters became the first U.S. junior pairs team to repeat as titlists, going all the way back to 1923.

"It's very exciting," Moss said. "I'm starstruck in a way. … kind of crazy."

Moss and Galbavy also shattered their personal-best free skate and overall scores, posting totals of 111.07 and 173.00, respectively. They arrived with personal bests of 99.03 and 155.70.
They won the competition by more than 16 points.

"Our biggest goal was just to be present and make everyone believe we have a senior performance," Galbavy said. "I'm glad we achieved that."

Skating to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen, Moss and Galbavy executed two Level 4 lifts, a Level 4 spin and two solid triple jumps. Their only miscue came on their first jumping pass, popping a double Axel.
"It felt very calm," Moss said of their performance. "We were prepared going in and we felt we had good confidence in ourselves, in our elements and in our practices, and we were able to just have fun and enjoy it."

Sofia Jarmoc and Luke Witkowski, pewter medalists in 2025, secured the silver medal in St. Louis.

The Boston-based skaters, who began their partnership in August 2023, posted personal-best scores in the free skate, 98.83, and overall, 156.61, despite having to battle throughout their routine to "Another Love" by Tom Odell.

"I think going we knew it was going to be a war," Witkowski said. "We were very sick going into the competition. That should not be the metric by which we measure our performance because at the end of the day, rain or shine, you show up and you work. We knew that it was going to a war, and we are grateful for those programs where you really have to fight for it, because it teaches you a lot. All things considered, we did a good job. We had a personal best, so no complaints here."

Program element highlights for Jarmoc and Witkowski included two Level 4 lifts and a Level 4 spin. They hit speed bumps with two of their jumping passes.

The arrived in St. Louis as the U.S. Pairs Final champions in the junior division.

Milada Kovar and Jared McPike broke personal free skate and overall records, as they placed fourth in the free skate and third overall for their first U.S. Championships medal.

The Colorado Springs-based team shattered their previous best marks with scores of 89.92 and 142.98, respectively (their previous bests were 83.93 and 130.51). They performed to a "Rocketman" melody by Elton John and Taron Egerton.

They earned Level 4 credit on two lifts and experienced a fall on one jumping pass.

"I think it was a really good fight, from beginning to end," McPike said. "We stayed with each other the whole time, and I think that's what carried us through. Because no, we were not perfect today, we've done a lot better programs in practice and at other competitions, but we had that willpower to go out and get what we wanted and that's what we did."

In looking ahead, Kovar and McPike feel their trust in each other growing each day.
 
"Just as much as we are gaining confidence with our elements and our programs and competing, we are gaining experience with our confidence in working with each other through whatever task it is, and we'll continue to build on that."

Michigan-based Alena Kerr and Sam Herbert claimed the pewter medal, posting a personal-best free skate score of 91.86 and a personal-best overall total of 140.53. They are the 2025 U.S. novice pairs champions.

"Once we got [the triple twist lift] out of the way, it was a show program," Herbert said. "It was just make it look good and do what we know how to do. We train hard. We run full simulations. We do full longs every day. Just do what we normally do."

Aboian and Veselukhin Repeat as Junior Ice Dance Champs
Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin repeated as U.S. junior ice dance champions, posting personal-best scores in the free dance and overall.

The Connecticut-based team is undefeated this season, including a victory at the prestigious ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2025 last month.

"The fact that we qualified for nationals last year was insane for me," said Aboian, who partnered with Veselukhin in December 2023. "Then winning the title last year was like years and years of effort finally paid off. Coming back and doing it again is a surreal feeling. I made myself proud."

Skating to epic orchestral and choral pieces by the group Trailerhead, Aboian and Veselukhin connected beautifully. First in the free dance with a score of 102.79, they produced Level 4 elements that included their curve lift-rotational lift combination that generated a program and event-best 13.78 points. The only team to score more than 10 points on multiple elements, their synchronized twizzles and dance spin also received Level 4 credit.

"It was exactly what we were hoping for," Aboian said. "We delivered everything we wanted to, and we really left it on the ice with the choreographic lift at the end."

Aboian and Veselukhin, who are coached by 2006 Olympians Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, finished with an overall score of 174.47, which is approximately seven points better than their previous best.

Their latest triumph, they said, is a testament to their growth from one competition to the next.

"We tried to apply everything we learned from the Grand Prix Final, so it's important to us that we are able to deliver clean performances like we do in practice. So from this experience and what we've done throughout the season, we are now able to truly believe in ourselves that we can do this anywhere."

Newcomers to the junior ice dance scene, Jasmine Robertson and Chase Rohner made a statement in St. Louis with their silver-medal finish.

The Michigan-based skaters, who started competing together exactly one year ago, posted personal-best scores of 94.60 for their free skate and 158.16 overall. 

They performed to songs from the musical "Notre Dame de Paris" by Richard Cocciante and Luc Plamondon and placed second in the segment.

"It felt like we were portraying the story that we are trying to tell of Esmeralda and Quasimodo," Robertson said.

"I was really feeling the program, hearing the music. I feel like it was going outward, beyond us two," Rohner added.

Program highlights for Robertson and Rohner included Level 4 credit on their two lifts, dance spin and synchronized twizzles.

Robertson and Rohner enjoyed success in the Junior Grand Prix Series last fall, which they agreed paid dividends at the U.S. Championships.

"I felt like with the JGPs, there's a stigma in my mind of having to put out a higher level of performance there. I think we put the stress on ourselves to perform our best, so coming here it felt almost a little bit easier and more manageable to go out and do stuff."

Jane Calhoun and Mark Zheltyshev claimed the bronze medal with a free dance score of 88.14 and a personal-best U.S. qualifying total score of 146.75.

The Colorado Springs-based skaters, which commenced their partnership last June, performed to music from the Hunger Games series.

They received Level 4s for their two lifts, dance spin and synchronized twizzles en route to their first U.S. Championships medal.

"It was really fun, especially at the end, with all the emotions and trying to sell the program," Calhoun said.

Although only together a short while, Calhoun and Zheltyshev said the competition wasn't as stressful as when they competed for the first time.

"I think we feel each other's skating a bit more now," she said.

Aneta Vaclavikova and William Lissauer, who train in Connecticut, carted home the pewter medal – their first U.S. Championships medal – with a free dance score of 83.74 and an overall total of 139.91.
"Our skate was nice," Lissauer said. "We ended up on a high note which is all we were hoping to do. We put everything out there that we could and I think we are both happy with how the performance went." 

Blackwell Wins Gold with Powerful Tribute Free Skate
Patrick Blackwell carried the memories of his dear friend Spencer Lane and the others who perished in the plane crash a year ago with him into his free skate.

The skater from The Skating Club of Boston, who led by less than one point after the short program, would not be denied on this night as he shattered his previous best scores en route to the junior men's title. He posted a free skate score of 161.50 and an overall total score of 236.30 (his previous-best scores were 152.14 and 222.60, respectively.)

Blackwell won the event by more than 25 points.

"Coming back from a disaster of a long program last year, it feels pretty good to get a good long program and decent short program done at nationals," Blackwell, the 2025 U.S. junior bronze medalist, said. "I'm happy to walk away with the gold medal here, but this is not just for me but the ones who passed a year ago. It's kind of my gift to Spencer, his dad and every other family member. Being able to bring gold home to a place where a lot of lives were lost."

Blackwell inserted a special section of music [about 40 seconds long] that Lane had planned to use in his program this season: "Autumn Moon" by Eternal Eclipse.

"It helped me in the second half of the program to really push through, even when I was tired. Just get through that program; I was not going to regret it in any way," he said.

Blackwell opened his free skate to "Silent Guardian" by Fringe Element and "Warriors" by League of Legends with three huge jumps — a quad toe loop, quad Salchow and a triple Axel-triple Axel sequence — that added up to 42.80 points. He followed that up with a Level 4 change-foot camel spin and landed a total of seven triple jumps.

Caleb Farrington, third after the short program by a little more than one point, delivered a solid program to music from the Fantastic Beasts series. He notched a free skate score of 137.33 and an overall total score of 211.04.

He fell on his opening quad toe loop attempt, but rebounded nicely the rest of the program. He achieved three Level 4 spins and cleanly landed six triple jumps.

"It was mediocre, because I fell," he said. "The rest was good considering. I don't really know if I was in tune with the music, because I really wasn't listening to it after the fall because I kind of turned upside down."

Farrington, who trains in Newburgh, New York, arrived having won the junior title at the 2025 Santa Claus Cup and finished second at the 2026 Eastern Sectional Singles Final. He also earned a medal at a Junior Grand Prix event.

Louis Mallane jumped from seventh after the short program to third overall with a personal-best free skate score.

Mallane, who trains in California but is from Idaho, performed to "Flying" and "What If" by Cody Fry. His free skate score of 124.52 moved him into the lead momentarily late in the competition. He finished with an overall score of 187.67.

"I was really happy with my performance," he said. "I wasn't expecting to podium at this event. It was so exciting to go out and see all of the fans; I think one of them had a poster [of me] and that was exciting to see."

Mallane landed six clean triple jumps and received Level 4 for his change-foot combination spin.

He arrived in St. Louis as the Midwestern Sectional Singles Final champion.

Nicholas Brooks, who trains in Colorado Springs, garnered the pewter medal with a free skate score of 112.71 and an overall score of 186.95. He was within one point of the lead after the short program but placed seventh in the free skate.

He performed to the epic orchestral music "Reverie" by Ivan Torrent.

"Overall, I was happy I made it through," he said. "I stepped on the ice and I was like, 'I could win,' and that was not a great thought to have. I made a few mistakes, but overall, I was happy with just making it through. With all of the injuries I've had and all of the setbacks, it's been a great push to the finish this competition."

Shao Stays Calm, Walks Away with Title
After yesterday's junior women's short program, Angela Shao said that her goal for today's free skate was to control her nerves and make the best of the opportunity in front of her. That approach worked as the 15-year-old joined an elite sorority that has earned the U.S. junior women's champion crown.
 
"I think that I delivered what I could deliver and did the best I could in the situation that I was in," she said. "I was really stressed, and I am glad that I overcame that fear and did as best as I could."
 
The gold medalist skated a delicate program to Roy & Rosemary's version of the standard "Ave Maria." Dressed appropriately in an angelic white dress, Shao attempted and nailed each of her seven triple jumps, earning a whopping 125.56 points for her free skate — a new personal best by more than 12 points. For good measure, Shao added in three gorgeous Level 4 spins, skating a routine with all positive grades of execution to propel the Colorado-trained champion to a new career-high total score of 187.44 points, more than 16 points better than her previous personal best.
 
"I'm just surprised," Shao admitted after winning the title. "I am truly grateful for this experience, because I worked hard to achieve this. I'd like to thank all of my coaches, friends, and family for supporting me. It's just been a fun journey."
 
In third place after the short program, Annika Chao moved up to capture the silver medal — her first podium finish in four tries. Performing to "Waiting on a Wish" from the live-action version of Snow White, the 16-year-old landed five clean triple jumps and matched Shao with Level 4s on each of her picture-perfect spins.
 
"Obviously, I messed up my second Lutz, but my ultimate goal was to skate as hard as I could and perform as hard as I could," Chao said. "After I messed up that Lutz, I just wanted to skate so strong and perform to the best of my ability, and I think that I did that."
 
As the titular Disney character, Chao performed the role to perfection. She earned a free skate total of 118.65 points and 177.43 points overall.
 
"It has been great," she said of her experience in St. Louis. "When I hit my ending pose, I showed myself that I could perform and give it my all. I was just so glad that I did it."
 
Finishing third and earning the bronze medal was Hannah Kim, the leader after yesterday's short program. The 14-year-old fought for every one of her five clean triple jumps, including a strong triple Salchow-triple toe loop combination, the lone medalist to attempt a triple-triple.
 
"I was actually proud of it," Kim said of her program. I feel like I have been through so much this year, and I am just happy to have placed [on the podium]. I think after I finished all of my jumps, I was in disbelief because it's all over now. I feel like this season has been really tough on me, and I needed that skate tonight."
 
Skating to No Doubt's "Don't Speak," the Southern California native earned a new personal best 111.80 points in the free skate and a new personal best of 173.99 en route to her first U.S. Championships podium.
 
"It's unreal. I never could have imagined it," she said of her bronze medal. "I am in disbelief right now."
 
The bronze medalist in this event last season, 15-year-old Jessica Jurka, moved up from fifth place after the short program to earn another medal — the pewter. Born in Peru and living and training in Colorado, Jurka completed the highest-scoring element of the competition — a late-program triple Lutz-double Axel-double Axel combination, which earned a meteoric 14.76 points.
 
"It's not the best I've ever done. I've been dealing with a lot before this," Jurka said. "About a week ago, I got some head trauma — I had a mild concussion — and I wasn't allowed to train for a bit, so considering that, I am happy with how I performed today."
 
Performing to music from the Amazon/BBC collaborative streaming series "Good Omens," Jurka checked off five clean triple jumps and three Level 4 spins. She finished third in the free skate with 116.29 points and stamped her place on the podium with a competition total of 176.23 points.
 
"I learned that you should always try your best," she said. "You just have to keep persevering, and then you will get what you want."
 
Lukanin and O'Brien Seize Gold in Novice Ice Dance
Rylen Lukanin and Patrick O'Brien placed second in the free dance en route to securing the novice ice dance title on Tuesday morning.

Leaders after the pattern dance segment, the New Jersey skaters delivered an entertaining program to "The Wiz and Wicked." They finished second in the free dance with 64.72 points and first overall at 119.64.

Lukanin and O'Brien's program components score of 29.46 topped the field. Their diagonal step sequence earned them their best element score of 8.80.

They arrived in St. Louis as the U.S. Ice Dance Final novice champions.

Katherine Li and James Zhu, fourth after pattern dances, won the free dance with 69.53 points and took home the silver medal with 113.73 points. Skating to "Dr. Who" (a music compilation by BBC Radiophonic Workshop), they generated a combined 18.22 points on their Level 4 sequential twizzles and diagonal step sequence.

The Pennsylvania skaters were second at the U.S. Ice Dance Final.

Twins Sophia Kartashov and Nicholas Kartashov of Florida claimed the bronze medal, placing third in the free dance with a score of 60.22. They posted an overall score of 109.32.

Siblings Natalie Leitan and Nathan Leitan finished as pewter medalists with a total score of 104.79.

Jung and Lune Rally For Novice Pairs Crown
A night's rest must have served newly crowned U.S. novice pairs champions, Olivia Jung and Laz Lune well. The duo came into the competition as the favorites to capture the title — their first on the national level — after winning the sectional title back in November. However, a small mistake in yesterday's short program allowed Amelia Chen and Tristan Yacktman to catapult ahead of them and take a small lead into the deciding free skate.

When Jung and Lune finished their "Bohemian Rhapsody" routine today, there was no doubt that they would make good on their role as the team to beat. The champions opened with a Level 3 double twist lift and nailed their throw jumps with ease. It was their jumping passes — a triple Salchow and later a double Axel-double Axel combination — that propelled them to the win. They earned 83.12 points for their free skate and a total of 123.89 points en route to the title.

Chen and Yachtman rebounded well after an early program fall and were able to stay in the hunt for a podium finish with strong throw double jumps and a Level 4 lift. Performing to "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence, the silver medalists earned 73.30 points in the free skate and 115.03 overall.

Finishing with 91.78 points and winning the bronze medals were Tiffany Kim and Ian Spencer, who held their position after the short program, while late entries Lauren Ji and Luciano Chen came away with the pewter medals with 88.99 points.

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