ISU Grand Prix in the USA: dates and schedule

The American stage of the Skate America Grand Prix Figure Skating series will be held from November 14 to 16, Moscow time in Everett, Washington (USA). Figure skaters in men's and women's single skating, sports pairs and dance duets will take part in the competition. Details can be found in the Izvestia article.

Competition format

The competitions will be held in four disciplines: men's and women's single skating, pair skating and ice dancing. In singles and pair skating, the skaters will first present a short program, and then a free program. In ice dancing, the participants will perform rhythmic and free dances. The final places are determined by the sum of the points for both performances.

12 athletes will compete in men's and women's single skating, eight duets in pair skating, and 10 in ice dancing. According to the results of Skate America, participants will receive points in the overall Grand Prix series.

Single skating participants

Ilya Malinin, Jason Brown and Daniel Martynov will represent the USA in men's singles. Among the foreign participants are Italians Daniel Grassl and Nikolai Memola, Japanese Sota Yamamoto, Swiss Lucas Brichgi, Canadian Alexa Rakic, Mexican Donovan Carrillo, Czech Georgy Reshtenko, Estonian Alexander Selevko and Israeli Tamir Kuperman.

Alexa Gasparotto, Logan Higase-Chen and Sophie Jolene von Felten are announced in women's single skating from the USA. Among the foreign participants are Russians Adelia Petrosyan and Alexandra Ignatova (before marriage, Trusova), who perform in a neutral status, Japanese Rino Matsuike and Ami Nakai, Kazakhstani Sofia Samodelkina, Canadian Sarah-Maude Dupuy and representatives of South Korea Yoo Jae Kim, Yoo Yeon and Ah Song Yoon.

Pair skating and ice dancing

Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov, Katie Macbeth and Balazh Nagy, Audrey Shin and Spencer Akira Hou will represent the USA in pair skating. Among the foreign participants are Canadians Ava Kemp and Jonathan Elizarov, Frenchmen Aurelie Fowla and Theo Belle, reigning world champions Minerva Fabien Haze and Nikita Volodin from Germany, Swiss Oksana Vuillamoz and Tom Bouvard, as well as Ukrainians Sofia Golichenko and Artem Darensky.

Emilia Zingas and Vadim Kolesnik, Lia Nes and Artem Markelov, Katarina Wolfkostin and Dimitri Tsarevsky are announced in ice dancing from the USA. Among the foreign participants are Australians Holly Harris and Jason Chan, Czechs Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek, Spaniards Sofia Val and Asaf Kazimov, two French couples Evgenia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissot, Natasha Lagouge and Arnaud Caffa, Italians Noemi Maria Tali and Noah Lafornara, as well as Ukrainians Irina Pidgainaya and Artem Koval.

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Tournament schedule

On the first day of the competition, November 14, Moscow time, short programs will be presented by men and sports couples. On the night of November 15th, a rhythmic dance and a short program for women will take place.

On the morning of November 15, there will be free programs for men and sports pairs. On the evening of the same day, a free dance will take place, and on the night of November 16, the women's free program.

Full schedule of sessions in Moscow time

• November 14, 06:03 — men, short program;

• November 14, 07:50 — sports pairs, short program;

• November 15, 01:03 — ice dancing, rhythmic dance;

• November 15, 02:42 a.m. — women, short program;

• November 15, 05:25 — men's free skate;

• November 15, 07:34 — sports pairs, free program;

• November 15, 22:10 — ice dancing, free dance;

• November 16, 00:05 — women's free program.

Prize and rating points

The total prize fund for one stage of the Grand Prix series in the 26/2027 season is $240 thousand. In men's and women's single skating, the winners will receive $21,000 each, silver medalists - $15,000 each, and bronze medalists — $10,000 each.

In pair skating and ice dancing, the winning duets will receive $27,000 each, the second—place winners $20,000 each, and the third — $13,000 each.

For the first place in the stage, participants receive 15 points in the Grand Prix series, for the second — 13, for the third — 11. At the end of the six stages, the top six skaters and duos in each discipline qualify for the finals.

Skate America will be held from November 14th to 16th Moscow time at the Angel Of The Winds Arena in Everett, Washington (USA). The first competitions will begin on November 14 at 06:03 Moscow time.