U.S. Figure Skating CEO Matt Farrell delivered his first "State of the Sport" address on May 23 to delegates of the Governing Council as part of the inaugural Impact Summit held in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The talk focuses on the year in review as well as priorities for the future for the organization. The timing comes near the close of the fiscal year for U.S. Figure Skating and the one-year mark of Farrell taking on the role of CEO.


Highlights of the last year include:

• Team USA had its strongest result at the olympic Winter Games in decades with gold in the team event, silver in ice dance (highest finish since 2014), and gold in women's singles (first time since 2002)
• National Team athletes earned four gold medals at the Grand Prix Final/Junior Grand Prix Final for the second consecutive year, captured gold in ice dance at the Junior World Championships, bronze at the Junior World Synchronized Skating Championships, swept the ice dance podium and won gold in pairs at the Four Continents Championships, claimed silver at the Synchronized Skating World Championships, and secured gold in men's singles for the third consecutive year along with bronze in ice dance at the World Championships.
• 30% increase in sponsorship revenue (up from the previous high in 2022)
• 4,200 guests served at the Starbucks Winter House in Milan, a collaboration with USA Hockey and U.S. Speedskating
• 3% membership increase (as of May 10)
• 4% Learn to Skate USA membership increase (as of May 10)
• Creation of a new fundraising division
• 100,000 fans at the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis – the highest since 2014
• 7% increase in U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships participation
• 6% increase in National Qualifying Series entries
• 10% increase in U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships sales
• 6.0 to CJS transition nearing completion
• Strong financial position for the year

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