Men's singles Ilia Malinin delivered a "flawless"
short program, securing a 25-point lead over
Tomoki Hiwatashi. Malinin's short program included a
quadruple flip, an "effortless"
triple Axel, a
quadruple Lutz-
triple toe loop jump combination, as well as his signature
backflip and "raspberry twist". Malinin won the
free skate as well, even with a more conservative repertoire of jumps. "Around nationals is when I typically break in new skates and new boots," Malinin said at the end of the competition. "Being as these nationals were closer because of the Olympics, I didn't have a lot of time to get comfortable with them, so it was still kind of in the process where ... sometimes they can be good, other days they can be really uncontrollable. So, I decided to play it safe here, and also to kind of save my energy preparing for the Olympic Games."
Andrew Torgashev finished in second place after he delivered "the skate of his season" during the free skate. Torgashev delivered cleanly-executed jumps, intricate choreography, and tremendous speed. Malinin, Naumov, and Torgashev were named to the
2026 Winter Olympic team on January 11. "My parents, what we talked about and how much we discussed this through my entire life, and how much it means to us, and how much the Olympics is part of our family," Naumov said after learning he'd been named to the American team. "I thought of them immediately. I wish they could be here to experience it with me." Malinin also spoke of his parents,
Tatiana Malinina and
Roman Skorniakov, both former Olympians: "They’ve told me so many great stories, how [the Olympics are] just such a different event. And I’m just so excited to go there and to represent Team USA and to hopefully go for that Olympic gold."
Jason Brown, who had been in third place after the short program, had a disappointing free skate, ultimately finishing in eighth place. Brown had been a solid member of the U.S. figure skating team since his senior debut in 2013, most recently helping to secure a third spot in men's singles for the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics. "I’m just so unbelievably proud of my career," Brown said after the free skate. "I’m so proud of all the times that I represented the U.S. ... of my Worlds, Olympics experiences, and of being such a rock for Team USA throughout my career. That’s something that doesn’t go away based on one event."
Women's singles Amber Glenn won both the
short program and the
free skate, ultimately winning her third consecutive U.S. Championship title.
Alysa Liu finished in second place with a revamped performance to a
Lady Gaga medley, and
Isabeau Levito finished in third place with an elegant performance set to music from
Cinema Paradiso. Levito and Liu stayed after their performances to watch Glenn perform, each having delivered high-quality performances that resulted in season-high scores. After Glenn received her scores, she brought Levito and Liu into the
kiss and cry to celebrate. Liu had earlier set a new record score in the short program, which Glenn subsequently broke less than fifteen minutes later. A sharp contrast to rivalries which had become hallmarks of competitive figure skating, the bonds of friendship between Glenn, Liu, and Levito are genuine. "I just think that we are all trying to lift each other up, and in doing so, it just pushes people to the top,” Glenn stated after the short program. “I think it's just all about that and doing it in a healthy way. And that's the future of our sport." Glenn, Levito, and Liu were named to the 2026 Winter Olympic team on January 11. Liu had previously competed at the
2022 Winter Olympics in
Beijing, after which point she retired from competitive skating. She returned two years later with a rejuvenated passion for the sport, winning the
2025 World Figure Skating Championships. Glenn had also stepped away from competitive skating in 2015, citing mental health reasons. Since returning, she was able to perform a triple Axel, and won three consecutive U.S. Championship titles. 2024 World silver medalist Levito was the fifth ranked women's singles skater in the world. "This was my goal and my dream," Levito said of being chosen to compete at the Olympics, "and it just feels so special it came true." On January 11, U.S. Figure Skating announced that Kam and O'Shea, as well as
Emily Chan and
Spencer Akira Howe, had been named to the 2026 Winter Olympic team. The
Olympic Charter states that an athlete must be a citizen of the country which he or she is representing at the Olympic Games. Alisa Efimova was originally from Finland, and tried to expedite her citizenship application in order to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics. However, according to Matt Farrell, CEO of
U.S. Figure Skating, "The selection procedures that were approved require a
U.S. passport by the time of nomination of the team to the
USOPC. At this time, there is not a current U.S. passport for Alisa Efimova." On January 11, U.S. Figure Skating announced that Chock and Bates, Zingas and Kolesnik, and Carreira and Ponomarenko had been named to the 2026 Winter Olympic team. This was the fourth appearance at the Winter Olympics for Chock and Bates, who won gold medals as part of the
team event in 2022. "I think our chemistry really comes through when we perform, because we have a shared passion," Chock stated in December. "We love what we do, but we also really love each other, and we're able to take this passion and use it to foster our connection as a couple. And I think from that we've grown a lot through our sport, and that's been such a great teacher for us." == Junior results ==