2026 National Showcase concluded Saturday in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with champions crowned in six Parades of Champions categories: senior, junior, adult, founders, duet-trio and theme event.

New champions were crowned in the senior, junior, founders, theme and duet-trio events, including Weyna Chen (Los Angeles FSC) who captured the senior title. Piercyn Hunt (Ice House Skating Academy) earned her second consecutive adult Parade of Champions crown.

Emily Souza (SC of Boston) claimed gold in both the theme and duet-trio events.

Skaters representing the All Year Figure Skating Club secured five podium finishes.  

Competitors were judged on three program components: artistic appeal, performance and skating skills.

Senior Parade of Champions
Chen etched her name into the coveted Richard Dwyer Trophy.

Chen's senior choreographic artistry performance earned her a spot in the Parade of Champions. Skating to "The Earth Prelude" by Ludovico Einaudi, Chen was the only skater to earn more than nine points on every program component, with performance leading the way at 9.50 points. The 2025 senior bronze medalist posted a total score of 56.35.

Ashlee Pantano (Ice House Skating Academy) delivered a score of 54.57 points to clinch the silver medal. The National Showcase veteran's skate to "Rescue" by Lauren Daigle earned 9.21 points in both the artistic appeal and performance categories.

Avery O'Brien (FSC of Southern California) recorded a score of 52.53 points, good for the bronze medal. Judges awarded O'Brien 8.86 points in the artistic appeal category.

Anna Sretenski (Columbia FSC) collected 50.88 points for the pewter medal.

Junior Parade of Champions
Callie Haban (All Year FSC) captured the junior Parade of Champions title. Her skate to "The Swan" by Michelle Beauchesne from the album Cello Lullaby generated 7.50 and 7.46 points in the performance and artistic appeal categories respectively. Haban won the novice choreographic artistry event to punch her ticket to the Parade of Champions.

With her first of three podium finishes at this year's event, Emily Souza (SC of Boston) clinched the silver medal, scoring 42.59 points. Her performance set to "LJ" by Travis Lake earned 7.39 points for artistic appeal and 7.14 points for performance.
Anaiah Machamer (Oklahoma City FSC) nabbed the bronze medal with a score of 41.28.

Emily Ginsberg (La Jolla FSC) produced 41.13 points to take home the pewter medal.

Founders Parade of Champions
This category is comprised of the top skaters at the preliminary, pre-juvenile and juvenile levels.

Winning the juvenile choreographic artistry event to advance to the Parade of Champions, Jasmine Lu (Los Angeles FSC) clinched the gold medal. Skating to "Nocturn" by Chopin, Lu received more than five points in all three program component categories, the highest being 5.75 points for performance. She tallied 33.39 points.

Also hailing from California, Giada Paras (All Year FSC) took home the silver medal with 29.13 points. Her skate set to "Sleep (Noise)" by Cumulus Flow produced 5.00 points in the artistic appeal category.

Fellow representative of the All Year FSC Emily Baldwin earned the bronze medal. Her artistic appeal added 5.04 points to a total score of 28.90.

Abby Matthews (Alaska Assoc of Figure Skaters) tallied 28.85 points to gain the pewter medal.

Adult Parade of Champions
Hunt delivered a riveting performance. She posted a winning score of 56.68, which led the field by more than seven points. Hunt was the only skater to earn more than nine points for any program component, which she achieved in both the artistic appeal and performance categories during her skate to a piano cover of Prince's "Purple Rain" by John Baumgardner. Hunt won the masters choreographic artistry event to advance to the Parade of Champions.

Alyssa Kormos (Ice House Skating Academy) clinched the silver medal with 48.90 points Her performance to "Sand (feat. Karen Whipple)" by Nathan Lanier earned 8.21 points in the artistic appeal category.

Sarah Bluberg (SC of New York) earned the bronze medal with 44.71 points, while Chanelle Alejo (Alaska Assoc of Figure Skaters) finished with a score of 44.31 and the pewter medal.

Theme Event Parade of Champions
Skaters performed to music by divas of the 1980s and 90s.

Souza earned her third gold of the competition, winning the theme event with 40.42 points. This marks her first gold in the theme event; she placed fifth in 2025. Skating to "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory, Souza was awarded 7.07 points for performance, the highest-scoring program component of the event.

Standing on the podium for the second year in a row, Natallia Anisimava (All Year FSC) clinched silver with 38.69 points. She tallied an event-high score of 6.25 points in the skating skills category for her performance to a medley that included "My Name Is" by Eminem.

Megan Schopp (Traverse City FSC) finished with the bronze. Her skate produced 35.92 points, including 6.11 points in the performance category.

Emily Murdach (Skokie Valley SC) tallied 33.02 points to secure the pewter medal

Duet-Trio Parade of Champions
Emily Souza and Mia Rocco (SC of Boston) claimed the top step of the podium with 47.73 points. They were victorious in the senior duet-trio event to advance to the Parade of Champions. The duo, skating to "She Used To Be Mine" from Waitress, was the only team to score more than eight points in any program component category, which they achieved for artistic appeal and performance.

Chloe Tenboer and Lily Goar (Copper State SC) captured the silver medal. Their 46.28-point skate garnered 7.89 and 7.82 points in the performance and artistic appeal categories, respectively.

Cadence Cugno and Madison Rapkine (All Year FSC) claimed the bronze medal with 43.31 points, marking their third consecutive podium finish in the duet-trio Parade of Champions.

Genevieve Abrahamse and Maryn CieChanski (Chelsea FSC) tallied 37.37 points to cart home the pewter medal.  

To view full individual results from 2026 National Showcase, click here, and for full team results click here.