Among those athletes competing in Wichita are former and hopefully future Olympians, many of whom are also defending national champions.

The world of competitive figure skating is back, The U.S. Figure Skating Championships will take place this weekend in Wichita, Kansas, and will be carried on NBC, Peacock, and USA Network.

The Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships air live this week from Wichita, Kansas, on NBC Sports, USA Network and Peacock. The field includes every national champion from last January: Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn, ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates and the pairs’ team of Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea.

Starr Andrews — 185.97 7. Josephine Lee — 182.69 8. Elyce Lin-Gracey — 179.229. Sonja Hilmer — 178.54 10. Logan Higase-Chen — 175.8211. Mia Kalin — 168.4312. Lindsay Thorngren — 159.8813. Alexa Gasparotto — 151.

Ilia Malinin won his third consecutive title at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. He earned

Amber Glenn defended her title as the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, landing a massive triple axel early in the program and then watching in stressful anticipation as Alysa Liu came up just short of surpassing her.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates, two-time world champions, are eyeing a record-tying sixth U.S. championship in ice dance, while reigning men’s world champion Illia Malinin is looking to make it three straight national championships.

A small, elite group of local skaters will be competing at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, which run Monday through Jan. 26 in Wichita, Kan.

The country's best skaters are competing in Kansas this week with spots to the World Championships on the line

Sadly, also in 2019 Isabeau’s father Tim died. His obituary read: "Tim was a devoted father whose only daughter, Isabeau, meant everything to him. He was so proud to be her father, she was the joy of his life. He was a lovable, outgoing and friendly person who will be missed by all who knew him.”

Led by Ilia Malinin, Americans are finding their form with world championships coming to Boston in March and Milan-Cortina Olympics a year away.