Figure Skating 6/28/2023 8:45:00 AM

Thirty-Nine U.S. Athletes Awarded Grand Prix Selections

The International Skating Union announced today athlete assignments for the 2023 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series with 39 skaters set to represent Team USA at six international stops.

The 2023 Grand Prix Series kicks off Oct. 20-22 at Skate America in Allen, Texas. Headlining for Team USA will be three reigning U.S. champions, including 2023 World champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who won Skate America last season and have earned 16 career Grand Prix medals.

Ilia Malinin and Isabeau Levito will also compete in Texas. Last season, Malinin became the youngest Skate America champion in history and ended the 2022-23 season as a World bronze medalist, while Levito will enter the season as the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2022 silver medalist.

Tickets for Skate America go on sale to the public in July.

The Grand Prix Series incorporates six international figure skating competitions as a unified point-scoring series that awards prize money to eligible skaters. At the conclusion of the series, athletes' points are totaled, and the top six women, men, pairs and ice dance teams will be eligible to compete at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2023, set for Dec. 7-10, in Beijing, China.

In 2022, the United States secured 15 medals during the six Grand Prix events and four senior medals at the Grand Prix Final with Team USA winning a medal in each discipline for the first time in U.S. history.

The complete list of athlete selections for the 2023 Grand Prix Series is available on isu.org. The lists of U.S. selections to all six Grand Prix events and international selections to Skate America are below.

TEAM USA ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2023 ISU GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING SERIES
Lineups are subject to change

Skate America: Allen, Texas – Oct. 20-22, 2023
Women: Amber Glenn, Isabeau Levito, TBD**
Men: Ilia Malinin, Maxim Naumov, Andrew Torgashev*
Pairs: Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez, TBD**, TBD**
Ice dance: Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Caroline Green and Michael Parsons, TBD**

Skate Canada International: Vancouver, British Columbia – Oct. 27-29, 2023
Women: Starr Andrews, Audrey Shin, Lindsay Thorngren
Men: Liam Kapeikis
Ice dance: Oona Brown and Gage Brown, Eva Pate and Logan Bye, Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik*

Grand Prix de France: Angers, France – Nov. 3-5, 2023
Women: Isabeau Levito
Men: Ilia Malinin, Camden Pulkinen
Pairs: Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea*, Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez
Ice Dance: Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko, Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker, Lorraine McNamara and Anton Spiridonov

Cup of China: Chongqing, China – Nov. 10-12, 2023
Women: Audrey Shin, Bradie Tennell
Men: Lucas Broussard*, Jimmy Ma
Pairs: Emily Chan and Spencer Howe, Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia
Ice dance: Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville, Caroline Green and Michael Parsons, Eva Pate and Logan Bye

Grand Prix Espoo: Espoo, Finland – Nov. 17-19, 2023
Women: Starr Andrews, Amber Glenn
Pairs: Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea
Ice dance: Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik

NHK Trophy: Osaka, Japan – Nov. 24-26, 2023
Women: Bradie Tennell, Lindsay Thorngren
Men: Camden Pulkinen
Pairs: Emily Chan and Spencer Howe, Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia
Ice dance: Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville, Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker

*making Grand Prix Series debut
**to be determined

2023 SKATE AMERICA INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES
Lineups are subject to change

Women: Loena Hendrickx (BEL), Xiangyi An (CHN), Niina Petrokina (EST), Mone Chiba (JPN), Mana Kawabe (JPN), Hana Yoshida (JPN), Seoyeong Wi (KOR), Young You (KOR), Ekaterina Kurakova (POL)

Men: Vladimir Litvintsev (AZE), Stephen Gogolev (CAN), Kevin Aymoz (FRA), Nika Egadze (GEO), Shun Sato (JPN), Tatsuya Tsuboi (JPN), Nozomu Yoshioka (JPN), Denis Vasiljesv (LAT), Andreas Nordeback (SWE)

Pairs: Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud (CAN), Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel (GER), Irma Caldara and Riccardo Maglio (ITA), Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara (JPN), Nika Osipova and Dmitry Epstein (NED)

Ice dance: Holly Harris and Jason Chan (AUS), Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha (CAN), Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek (CZE), Natalie Taschlerova and Filip Taschler (CZE), Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck (ESP), Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud (FRA), Hannah Lim and Ye Quan (KOR)

For more information on the Grand Prix Series, please visit isu.org.

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Players Mentioned

Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia

#99 Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia: April 20, 2004 | Sept. 9, 2000; Senior/Pairs; Dnipro, Ukraine | Dnipro, Ukraine

#1 Starr Andrews: June 23, 2001; Senior/Ladies; Los Angeles

#11 Lucas Broussard: June 15, 2006; Junior/Men; Luxembourg, Luxembourg

#33 Caroline Green and Michael Parsons: Oct. 3, 2003 | Oct. 3, 1995; Senior/Ice Dance; Washington, D.C. | Wheaton, Md.

Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko

#16 Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko: April 3, 2000 | Jan. 5, 2001; Senior/Ice Dance; Montreal, Quebec | San Jose, Calif.

#10 Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville: June 11, 2002 | Sept. 1, 2000; Senior/Ice Dance; Washington D.C. | Washington D.C.

#18 Emily Chan and Spencer Howe: Aug. 11, 1997 | Sept. 11, 1996; Senior/Pairs; Pasadena, Texas | Burbank, Calif.

#85 Eva Pate and Logan Bye: May 11, 2000 | March 2, 1998; Senior/Ice Dance; Cleveland, Ohio | Colorado Springs, Colo.

#30 Amber Glenn: Oct. 28, 1999; Senior/Ladies; Plano, Texas

#37 Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker: Nov. 4, 1996 | Oct. 7, 1993; Senior/Ice Dance; Buffalo, N.Y. | Burnley, England

#52 Liam Kapeikis: June 28, 2004; Senior/Men; Wenatchee, Wash.

#62 Isabeau Levito: March 3, 2007; Senior/Ladies; Philadelphia, Penn.

#73 Lorraine McNamara and Anton Spiridonov: Feb. 18, 1999 | Aug. 5, 1998; Senior/Ice Dance; Washington D.C. | Lakeland, Fla.

#68 Jimmy Ma: Oct. 11, 1995; Senior/Men; Queens, N.Y.

#22 Madison Chock and Evan Bates: July 2, 1992 | Feb. 23, 1989; Senior/Ice Dance; Redondo Beach, Calif. | Ann Arbor, Mich.

#70 Ilia Malinin: Dec. 2, 2004; Senior/Men; Fairfax, Va.

#79 Maxim Naumov: Aug. 1, 2001; Senior/Men; Hartford, Conn.

#13 Oona Brown and Gage Brown: Sept. 10, 2004 | Oct. 20, 2002; Senior/Ice Dance; Long Island, N.Y. | Long Island, N.Y.

#90 Camden Pulkinen: March 25, 2000; Senior/Men; Scottsdale, Ariz.

#96 Audrey Shin: March 12, 2004; Senior/Ladies; Long Island, N.Y.

#103 Bradie Tennell: Jan. 31, 1998; Senior/Ladies; Winfield, Ill.

#104 Lindsay Thorngren: Dec. 5, 2005; Senior/Ladies; White Plains, N.Y.

#105 Andrew Torgashev: May 29, 2001; Senior/Men; Coral Springs, Fla.

Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez

#89 Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez: April 18, 2000 | Sept. 29, 1995; Senior/Pairs; Bogota, Colombia | Hialeah, Fla.

#51 Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea: Dec. 20, 2004 | Feb. 13, 1991; Senior/Pairs; Yokota Air Base (Japan) | Pontiac, Mich.

#119 Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik: April 22, 2002 | Oct. 27, 2001; Senior/Ice Dance; Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. | Kharkiv, Ukraine

Players Mentioned

#99 Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia
: Senior/Pairs; Dnipro, Ukraine | Dnipro, Ukraine
: April 20, 2004 | Sept. 9, 2000

#1 Starr Andrews
: Senior/Ladies; Los Angeles
: June 23, 2001

#11 Lucas Broussard
: Junior/Men; Luxembourg, Luxembourg
: June 15, 2006

#33 Caroline Green and Michael Parsons
: Senior/Ice Dance; Washington, D.C. | Wheaton, Md.
: Oct. 3, 2003 | Oct. 3, 1995

#16 Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko
: Senior/Ice Dance; Montreal, Quebec | San Jose, Calif.
: April 3, 2000 | Jan. 5, 2001

#10 Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville
: Senior/Ice Dance; Washington D.C. | Washington D.C.
: June 11, 2002 | Sept. 1, 2000

#18 Emily Chan and Spencer Howe
: Senior/Pairs; Pasadena, Texas | Burbank, Calif.
: Aug. 11, 1997 | Sept. 11, 1996

#85 Eva Pate and Logan Bye
: Senior/Ice Dance; Cleveland, Ohio | Colorado Springs, Colo.
: May 11, 2000 | March 2, 1998

#30 Amber Glenn
: Senior/Ladies; Plano, Texas
: Oct. 28, 1999

#37 Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker
: Senior/Ice Dance; Buffalo, N.Y. | Burnley, England
: Nov. 4, 1996 | Oct. 7, 1993

#52 Liam Kapeikis
: Senior/Men; Wenatchee, Wash.
: June 28, 2004

#62 Isabeau Levito
: Senior/Ladies; Philadelphia, Penn.
: March 3, 2007

#73 Lorraine McNamara and Anton Spiridonov
: Senior/Ice Dance; Washington D.C. | Lakeland, Fla.
: Feb. 18, 1999 | Aug. 5, 1998

#68 Jimmy Ma
: Senior/Men; Queens, N.Y.
: Oct. 11, 1995

#22 Madison Chock and Evan Bates
: Senior/Ice Dance; Redondo Beach, Calif. | Ann Arbor, Mich.
: July 2, 1992 | Feb. 23, 1989

#70 Ilia Malinin
: Senior/Men; Fairfax, Va.
: Dec. 2, 2004

#79 Maxim Naumov
: Senior/Men; Hartford, Conn.
: Aug. 1, 2001

#13 Oona Brown and Gage Brown
: Senior/Ice Dance; Long Island, N.Y. | Long Island, N.Y.
: Sept. 10, 2004 | Oct. 20, 2002

#90 Camden Pulkinen
: Senior/Men; Scottsdale, Ariz.
: March 25, 2000

#96 Audrey Shin
: Senior/Ladies; Long Island, N.Y.
: March 12, 2004

#103 Bradie Tennell
: Senior/Ladies; Winfield, Ill.
: Jan. 31, 1998

#104 Lindsay Thorngren
: Senior/Ladies; White Plains, N.Y.
: Dec. 5, 2005

#105 Andrew Torgashev
: Senior/Men; Coral Springs, Fla.
: May 29, 2001

#89 Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez
: Senior/Pairs; Bogota, Colombia | Hialeah, Fla.
: April 18, 2000 | Sept. 29, 1995

#51 Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea
: Senior/Pairs; Yokota Air Base (Japan) | Pontiac, Mich.
: Dec. 20, 2004 | Feb. 13, 1991

#119 Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik
: Senior/Ice Dance; Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. | Kharkiv, Ukraine
: April 22, 2002 | Oct. 27, 2001