The nation's top collegiate figure skaters will compete for titles and scholarship money at the 2026 U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships & Invitational July 18-20 in Richfield, Minnesota. 

The premier event of the collegiate figure season, the U.S. Collegiate Championships allow full-time, part-time, recently admitted and recently graduated collegiate student-athletes to compete as individuals while representing their schools in junior and senior events. 

Reigning champions in all four marquee events return to defend their titles.  

2025 senior champions Kendall Erne (Purdue University Global) and Taira Shinohara (University of California, Irvine) return to reclaim their titles in the women's and men's events, respectively.  

In the junior men's event, Solomon Bristol will look to stand on top of the junior men's podium for the third straight year. Representing Boston University, Bristol won the junior men's title in 2025 by more than 33 points.  

Additionally, Emmalee Carlson (Normandale Community College) skates for her second junior women's gold.  

At the conclusion of the competition, the following scholarships will be awarded to the top three finishers in the senior women's and men's divisions and top two finishers from the junior women's and men's competitions:  

Senior 

• Women's and men's champion: $4,000 

• Women's and men's silver medalist: $2,000 

• Women's and men's bronze medalist: $1,000 

Junior 

• Women's and men's champion: $1,000 

• Women's and men's silver medalist: $500 

Also taking place in Richfield is the U.S. Collegiate Invitational, a nonqualifying competition that gives skaters the opportunity to compete in a short program, Excel free skate, solo pattern dance or solo free dance events on a national stage while representing their school. 

For a full schedule and results from the 2026 U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships & Invitational, visit the official event website. To learn more about collegiate skating, click here.