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U.S. Team Event Participants Announced for Rhythm Dance, Pairs and Women’s Short Programs

2/5/2026 5:00:00 AM

U.S. Figure Skating announced the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 team event participants for the rhythm dance, pairs short program and women's short program on Friday.

The team event will take place Feb. 6-8 at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy.

Team USA's most experienced competitors and 2022 Olympic team event gold medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates kick off the team event for the United States. Chock and Bates are the three-time and reigning World champions and are undefeated this season.

Taking Olympic ice in competition for the first time, Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea will represent Team USA in the pairs short program. Kam and O'Shea are the 2024 U.S. champions and have won four Grand Prix medals together.

In the women's short program, Alysa Liu will make her team event debut. Liu, who is competing at her second Olympic Games, is the reigning World champion and Grand Prix Final champion.

The United States has medaled in the team event every Olympic Winter Games since the event began in 2014. After securing bronze in 2014 and 2018, Team USA clinched gold in 2022.

All three events take place Friday, Feb. 6 with competition beginning at 9:55 a.m. CET/3:55 a.m. ET.  

Each team will consist of one woman, one man, one pairs team and one ice dance team to be selected from athletes who have qualified in their individual disciplines. Each nation will be allowed to make up to two exchanges after the short program/rhythm dance. The team event will consist of the 10 best national teams from National Olympic Committee/International Skating Union members; the five teams with the highest number of points after the short program/rhythm dance will qualify for the free skate/free dance. Athletes receive points based on their finishes in each segment of competition. The team with the most aggregate points through eight segments of competition will stand on the top level of the podium.

To follow Team USA during the team event, including the full schedule, bios, news and more, visit the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Competition Central.
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