US Figure Skating Championships 2025: Thursday Results and Updated Schedule

The 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships continued with the Women's Short Program as well as the Pairs' Short Program in Wichita, Kansas on Thursday.

Athletes obviously looked to win their events, but also attempted to show that they deserve a spot on the United States' team in the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Defending national champions Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea stood atop the leaderboard at the end of the day in the Pairs' Short Program, while Alysa Liu held the top spot in the Women's Short Program heading into Friday's free skate.

Here are the full results from Thursday's action as well as the remaining schedule for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Women's Short Program

1. Alysa Liu: 76.36
2. Bradie Tennell: 71.23
3. Amber Glenn: 70.91
4. Sarah Everhardt: 70.72
5. Sherry Zhang: 67.42
6. Logan Higase-Chen: 63.23
7. Mia Kalin: 62.07
8. Elyce Lin-Gracey: 61.47
9. Lindsay Thorngren: 60.99
10. Josephine Lee: 60.10
11. Sonja Hilmer: 59.57
12. Starr Andrews: 59.45
13. Alina Bonillo: 56.42
14. Brooke Gewalt: 52.84
15. Alexa Gasparotto: 52.61
16. Michelle Lee: 48.71
17. Alex Evans: 45.43
18. Ting Cui: 43.94

Pairs' Short Program

1. Ellie Kam/Danny O'Shea: 77.19
2. Emily Chan/Spencer Howe: 69.10
3. Alisa Efimova/Misha Mitrofanov: 69.03
4. Katie McBeath/Daniil Parkman: 62.92
5. Audrey Shin/Balazs Nagy: 62.06
6. Isabelle Martins/Ryan Bedard: 61.83
7. Naomi Williams/Lachlan Lewer: 58.90
8. Ellie Korytek/Timmy Chapman: 57.54
9. Nica Digerness/Mark Sadusky: 57.02
10. Sydney Cooke/Matthew Kennedy: 55.43
11. Grace Hanns/Danny Neudecker: 45.74
12. Linzy Fitzpatrick/Keyton Bearinger: 44.25

Remaining Schedule

Friday, Jan. 24

Championship Rhythm Dance, 5:19 p.m. ET

Championship Women's Free Skate, 7:53 p.m. ET

Saturday, Jan. 25

Championship Men's Short Program Groups 1 and 2, 10:58 a.m. ET

Championship Free Dance Groups 1 and 2, 12:50 p.m. ET

Championship Men's Short Program Group 3, 2:36 p.m. ET

Championship Free Dance Group 3, 3:38 p.m. ET

Championship Pairs Free Skate, 7:35 p.m. ET

Sunday, Jan. 26

Championship Men's Free Skate, 2:47 p.m. ET

Kam and O'Shea are attempting to become the first pair to repeat as national champions in 11 years, and their title defense got off to a strong start on Thursday.

They scored 77.19 points for their skate, more than four points better than their best in international competition (via Dave Skretta of the Associated Press). Kam and O'Shea now hold an 8.09-point lead over Emily Chan and Spencer Howe heading into the free skate on Saturday.

"Very proud to go out there and put together a strong performance like we train at home," O'Shea said, per Skretta. "Lot of pressure coming back after we won last year and I was pretty happy with how we handled that as a team today."

As for Liu, she's searching for her third U.S. championship and her first since 2020. She retired in April 2022 at the age of 16, but she came out of retirement in Oct. 2024.

Liu didn't show many signs of rust on Thursday, landing a triple flip-triple toe loop combination and a double Axel as well as a triple Lutz.

She revealed that her return to nationals was an emotional moment for her.

"I almost cried before my name was even called," Liu said, via NBC Sports' Nick Zaccardi.

Liu holds a 5.13-point lead over a stacked field that includes two-time U.S. champion Bradie Tennell at No. 2 and defending champion Amber Glenn at No. 3.