2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships was held January 3–9, 2022, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels. The results were part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2022 World Championships, 2022 World Junior Championships, the 2022 Four Continents Championship, and the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Nashville was announced as the host city in October 2019. It had previously hosted the event in 1997.
Qualifying
U.S. Figure Skating announced that due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Championship Series announced the previous year would be used again.U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series
The Championship Series consisted of eight events held in October and November 2021. Skaters selected up to two competitions and then advanced to Nationals or the High Performance Development Team based on their highest score, rather than their placement.Schedule
The Championship Series consisted of the following competitions:| Date | Disc. | Location | Results |
| October 4–10, 2021 | M/W/D | Blaine, Minnesota | |
| October 12–16, 2021 | M/W/P | Henderson, Nevada | |
| October 13–17, 2021 | M/W | Allen, Texas | |
| October 27–30, 2021 | M/W | Leesburg, Virginia | |
| November 2–5, 2021 | M/W | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| November 9–13, 2021 | M/W/P | Norwood, Massachusetts | |
| November 16–20, 2021 | M/W/D | Alpharetta, Georgia | |
| November 17–20, 2021 | M/W | Spokane, Washington |
Advancement to Nationals
More information on advancement to Nationals was announced after a webinar on June 30.If the maximum number of competitors isn't reached through byes, additional spots will be available at the Championship Series. Competitors from the Championship Series will be selected on the next best total combined score. If the number of athletes with three international competitions from the approved competition list exceeds the number of available byes, byes will be awarded based on highest to lowest total score in the following order of importance:
There will be a minimum required score for all athletes to compete to be decided in fall of 2021. Approved international competitions applicable for byes are the Grand Prix Series, Junior Grand Prix Series, Challenger Series, and Junior and Senior Grand Prix Final.
Seniors
Singles
Singles skaters can advance to Nationals in the following ways:- Qualifying for the same event at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final or the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
- Top 5 finish at the 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships
- 2021 U.S. Figure Skating World Team Members
- Medalists in the singles event at the most recent Olympic Winter Games
- Athletes who are assigned to and compete at three international assignments classified as an ISU Grand Prix, ISU Junior Grand Prix, and or ISU Challenger Series event
- The top two total combined scores from each section in the U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series
- The next best top three scores from the nation in the U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series.
Pairs
Pairs can advance to Nationals in the following ways:- Qualifying for the same event at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final or the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
- Top 5 finish at the 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating
- 2021 U.S. Figure Skating World Team Members
- Medalists in the pairs event at the most recent Olympic Winter Games
- Athletes who are assigned to and compete at three international assignments classified as an ISU Grand Prix, ISU Junior Grand Prix, and or ISU Challenger Series event
- The top four total combined scores from the nation in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Series
Ice dance
Ice dance teams can advance to Nationals in the following ways:- Qualifying for the same event at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final or the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
- Top 5 finish at the 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating
- 2021 U.S. Figure Skating World Team Members
- Medalists in the ice dance event at the most recent Olympic Winter Games
- Athletes who are assigned to and compete at three international assignments classified as an ISU Grand Prix, ISU Junior Grand Prix, and or ISU Challenger Series event
- The top five total combined scores from the nation in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Series
Juniors
Singles
Singles skaters can advance to Nationals in the following ways:- Qualifying for the same event at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
- Athletes who are assigned to and compete at three international assignments classified as an ISU Junior Grand Prix, and or ISU Challenger Series event
- The top three total combined scores from each section in the U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series
- The next best top three scores from the nation in the U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series
- The top three total combined novice scores from the nation in the U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series
Pairs
Pairs can advance to Nationals in the following ways:- Qualifying for the same event at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
- Athletes who are assigned to and compete at three international assignments classified as an ISU Junior Grand Prix, and or ISU Challenger Series event
- The top nine total combined scores from each section in the U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series
Ice dance
Ice dance teams can advance to Nationals in the following ways:- Qualifying for the same event at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
- Athletes who are assigned to and compete at three international assignments classified as an ISU Junior Grand Prix, and or ISU Challenger Series event
- The top twelve total combined scores from each section in the U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series
Entries
U.S. Figure Skating published the official list of preliminary entries on November 29, 2021.Schedule
| Date | Discipline | Time | Segment |
| January 4 | Junior pairs | 12:00 | Short program |
| January 4 | Junior men | 12:00 | Short program |
| January 4 | Junior ice dance | 20:15 | Rhythm dance |
| January 5 | Junior women | 09:00 | Short program |
| January 5 | Junior men | 12:00 | Free skate |
| January 5 | Junior pairs | 12:00 | Free skate |
| January 5 | Junior ice dance | 20:30 | Free dance |
| January 6 | Junior women | 11:45 | Free skate |
| January 6 | Senior pairs | 15:45 | Short program |
| January 6 | Senior women | 18:30 | Short program |
| January 7 | Senior ice dance | 14:00 | Rhythm dance |
| January 7 | Senior women | 18:30 | Free skate |
| January 8 | Senior men | 14:00 | Short program |
| January 8 | Senior pairs | 17:45 | Free skate |
| January 8 | Senior ice dance | 19:25 | Free dance |
| January 9 | Senior men | 11:15 | Free skate |
| January 9 | 18:30 | Skating Spectacular |
- All times are listed in local time.
Senior results
Senior men
William Hubbart withdrew prior to the event due to testing positive for COVID-19. Yaroslav Paniot withdrew during the free skate due to boot issues.Senior women
Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn withdrew after the short program due to testing positive for COVID-19.Senior pairs
Alexa Knierim & Brandon Frazier withdrew prior to the event after Frazier tested positive for COVID-19.Senior ice dance
Avonley Nguyen & Grigory Smirnov withdrew prior to the event due to Smirnov's hip injury. Raffaella Koncius & Alexey Shchepetov withdrew before the free dance due to testing positive for COVID-19.International team selections
Four Continents Championships
The 2022 Four Continents Championships were held from January 18–23 in Tallinn, Estonia. Teams were selected using the Athlete Selection criteria. The women's team was named on January 8, 2022.| Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance | |
| 1 | Tomoki Hiwatashi | Starr Andrews | Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe | Emily Bratti / Ian Somerville |
| 2 | Jimmy Ma | Gabriella Izzo | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko |
| 3 | Camden Pulkinen | Audrey Shin | Katie McBeath / Nathan Bartholomay | Caroline Green / Michael Parsons |
| 1st alt. | Ryan Dunk | Hanna Harrell | Eva Pate / Logan Bye | |
| 2nd alt. | Sierra Venetta | Lorraine McNamara / Anton Spiridonov | ||
| 3rd alt. | Molly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov |
Olympic Games
The 2022 Winter Olympics were held from February 4–20 in Beijing, China. Teams were selected using the Athlete Selection criteria. The women's team was announced on January 8, 2022.World Junior Championships
Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2022 World Junior Championships were held from April 13–17, 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia. Teams were selected using the Athlete Selection criteria. The full team was named on February 3, 2022.| Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance | |
| 1 | Isabeau Levito | Oona Brown / Gage Brown | ||
| 2 | Liam Kapeikis | Clare Seo | Anastasiia Smirnova / Danil Siianytsia | Angela Ling / Caleb Wein |
| 3 | Ilia Malinin | Lindsay Thorngren | Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen | |
| 1st alt. | Kai Kovar ' | Josephine Lee | Catherine Rivers / Timmy Chapman ' | Leah Neset / Artem Markelov |
| 2nd alt. | Matthew Nielsen | Kanon Smith | Cate Fleming / Chase Finster | Helena Carhart / Volodymyr Horovyi |
| 3rd alt. | Robert Yampolsky | Ava Marie Ziegler |