Among those athletes competing in Wichita are former and hopefully future Olympians, many of whom are also defending national champions.

Led by Ilia Malinin, Americans are finding their form with world championships coming to Boston in March and Milan-Cortina Olympics a year away.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates matched the U.S. record by winning their sixth ice dance national title on Saturday.

The U.S. Figure Skating Championships have begun at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, as some of the nation’s most elite skaters take the ice in hopes of winning gold — and a spot in the World ...

Amber Glenn defended her title as the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, landing a massive triple axel early in the program and then watching in stressful anticipation as Alysa Liu came up just short of surpassing her.

Two-time defending world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates danced their way through three decades of popular American music on Friday night, and right into a big lead after the rhythm dance at the U.

They only served to underscore that fact Saturday, when they won their fourth consecutive title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships ... Anthony Ponomarenko. Caroline Green and Michael Parsons ...

Glenn, a 25-year-old Texan, had a triple axel in her long program to come from behind to win gold at US nationals.

and right into a big lead after the rhythm dance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Chock and Bates scored 92.16 points, nearly 10 more than second-place Christina Carreira and Anthony ...

The U.S. worlds team was chosen during the U.S. national championships in Wichita over the weekend, and skaters are starting to put together their resume for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next February.

They only served to underscore that fact on Saturday, when they won their fourth consecutive title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships ... Ponomarenko. Caroline Green and Michael Parsons ...

With the world figure ... and Caroline Green and Michael Parsons. Efimova and Mitrofanov win their first pairs U.S. title Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov haven’t been skating together long.