Post by Admin on Oct 18, 2023 12:17:14 GMT
Eighteen U.S. skaters will compete at home ice at 2023 Humana Skate America – the first of six stops of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series – set for Oct. 20-22 in Allen, Texas.
With the maximum three entries in each discipline, Team USA is composed of a mix of veteran athletes and first-time Grand Prix competitors. The United States returns four of last year's Skate America medalists in Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Ilia Malinin, Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn. Seven U.S. skaters will make their Grand Prix debut in Allen.
Three experienced ice dance teams who know their way around an international podium are heading to Allen this week.
Reigning World champions Chock and Bates headline the ice dance lineup for Team USA. Making their season debut, the four-time U.S. champions are looking to defend their Skate America title and win their fourth gold at the event.
Coming off a breakthrough season of their own, Caroline Green and Michael Parsons return to Skate America after earning silver at the 2023 U.S. Championships and competing at their first World Championships in March. Last season, the 2022 Four Continents champions secured their first-ever Grand Prix medal at NHK Trophy.
2022 World Junior champions Oona Brown and Gage Brown round out the U.S. ice dance teams. In their second season competing in the Grand Prix Series, the Browns will take the ice at Skate America for the first time.