US Figure Skating Team Announced For 2026 Winter Olympics: See Who's Making It

Following the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis, USA Skating has announced the men's, women's, pairs and ice dancers for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.

USA Figure Skating has announced the 2026 Winter Olympics team after an emotional contest. Maksym Naumov earned a spot on the men's national team nearly a year after his parents were tragically killed in a plane crash in D.C.Anna Lazarus Kaplan Anna Lazarus Kaplan Anna Lazarus Kaplan is a writer and reporter for PEOPLE. She has been on the job since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Fort Morning News, The Dallas-Team News, The Dallas-Tech.Editorial Writer January 11, 2026 3:37 PM EST 1 Comment Maksym Naumov;Alice Liu;Madison Chock and Evan Bates.By Jamie Squire/Getty;International Figure Skating Union via Getty;Jamie Squire/Getty Must Know. 16 figure skaters from Team USA are headed to the Winter Olympics! Alice Liu, Amber Glenn, Madison Chock and Evan Bates are among the stars competing for gold at the Milan 2026 Games. Maksym Naumov earned a spot on the men's team - along with Ilya Malinin and Andriy Torgashev - almost a year after his parents were tragically killed in the D.C. plane crash. USA Figure Skating TeamIt's been announced! On Sunday, January 11, 16 athletes were selected for the team that will represent the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan next month.The team was announced after the USA Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis.Three men, three women, three ice dance teams and two doubles teams make up the US team in Italy.The USFS selection process takes into account the past two years.Our new app is here!Free, fun and packed with unique features.Download to download now!Amber Glenn, Alyssa Liu and Isabeau Levito have been selected for the women's team, and the pair of dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates will go to their fourth Olympics together.The lineup also included ice dance tours by Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnyk, Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko.Two selected teams: Ellie Kam and Daniel O'Shea, Emily Chen and Spencer Akira Howe.Three men were selected for the team: Maksym Naumov, Ilya Malinin and Andriy Torgashev. Amber Glenn is competing in the 2026 US Figure Skating Championships on January 7. Jamie Squire/Getty Naumov tragically lost both of her parents in a plane crash in Washington, D.C., almost a year ago.Reflecting on what his parents would think of his performance at the Olympics, Naumov said at the team's announcement event in St.Louis: "I believe my mother was watching because she had never seen me practice. Torgashev also expressed his excitement at reaching the team, saying, "It's actually better than I thought. Oh my God, it's great." Among the world's most famous shows, Malinin, also known as the "ATV God," took first place in the competition. IlyaMalinin in March 2025. Joseph Martinson - International Skating Union on Thursday, Jan. 8, the 21-year-old native of Virginia made a short program of quadruple and backflip that the audience called to enter the free program-20 to miss the news every dayI was surprised, I didn't know I could play well," said Malinin later. Tomoki Hiwatashi scored 89.26 in second place, and Jason Brown scored 88.49 in third place. Related news Ilya Malinin won the World Figure Skating Championship with a record-breaking program based on the theme of "Heritage". Figure skating Amber Glenn has been very impressive when she made records and broke records - and became the favorite to make the Olympic team. On the women's side, Glenn, Liu and Levito didwell, when rhythm dance Chock and Bates climbed.Jamie/Getty Glenn made history even before he got on the ice in Italy.He is the oldest American player in 98 years. Before the Winter Games, Glenn shared his vision of the road to the Olympics.He said: "I am looking forward to this trip."It's been a long, hard road."The Olympic Games