By Kristen Henneman
U.S. Figure Skating today announced that the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships will take place in St. Louis, Missouri.
Currently slated for Jan. 5-11 at the Enterprise Center, the U.S. Championships will serve as the final qualifying event prior to the selection of the U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team that will represent Team USA at the Olympic Winter Games Milano-Cortina 2026.
“We are excited for the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships to return to St. Louis, exactly 20 years after the 2006 Olympic Team was named in this same city,” said Sam Auxier, U.S. Figure Skating president and acting CEO. “The U.S. Championships, in an Olympic year, is one of the most pressure-packed, exciting events as we finalize our nomination for the 2026 Olympic team. Plus, Enterprise Center, which is a state-of-the-art sports facility, is located in the heart of downtown and therefore offers both fans and athletes alike an incredible experience.”
The annual event, held since 1914, is the most prestigious national figure skating event with champions crowned in women’s, men’s, pairs and ice dance at the championship and junior levels, as well as novice pairs and ice dance.
This marks the second time the U.S. Championships will be held in St. Louis with the last occurrence in 2006 when figure skating legends Sasha Cohen, Johnny Weir, Rena Inoue and John Baldwin, and Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto all clinched U.S. titles.
“It has been at the top of our list to bring the U.S. Figure Skating Championships back to St. Louis, so we are absolutely ecstatic to be hosting the event in 2026 and grateful to U.S. Figure Skating for the opportunity,” said St. Louis Sports Commission President Marc Schreiber. “As America’s first Olympic city, it’s especially meaningful for St. Louis to be the Championships’ site in an Olympic year and be able to cheer on our nation’s top figure skaters just weeks before the Winter Games. We look forward to working with our colleagues at U.S. Figure Skating to produce an outstanding event and a fabulous experience for its athletes, officials and fans.”
All-session tickets will go on sale in early January. The event will be broadcasted by NBC with all championship events streamed live on Peacock.
