Team USA already won gold in the team event for the second consecutive Winter Olympics. Now some of its members are competing for individual glory.
Team USA has another chance for a repeat gold in figure skating in the men’s singles. Nathan Chen, who won that event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, isn’t competing in Milan Cortina 2026.
Instead, we have Ilia Malinin, whose performance clinched the gold medal for Team USA, Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and a host of others. The men’s singles are up first.
Here are all the members competing for Team USA in figure skating:
- Alysa Liu
- Amber Glenn
- Andrew Torgashev
- Anthony Ponomarenko
- Christina Carreira
- Daniel O’Shea
- Evan Bates
- Ilia Malinin
- Isabeau Levito (from Mount Laurel, New Jersey)
- Madison Chock
- Maxim Naumov
- Spencer Howe
- Ellie Kam
- Emilea Zingas
- Vadym Kolesnik
- Emily Chan
When did figure skating start?
Figure skating events started on Friday, Feb. 6, with three portions of the Team Event: The rhythm dance portion; The pair skating-short program, and the women’s single skating-short program.
Here’s the remaining Olympic figure skating schedule
Tuesday, Feb. 10:
- Men’s single skating-short program — 12:30 p.m. ET/ 9:30 a.m. PT
Wednesday, Feb. 11:
- Ice Dancing-Free Dance — 1:30 p.m. ET/ 10:30 a.m. PT 🥇
Friday, Feb. 13:
- Men’s single skating-free skate — 1 p.m. ET/ 10 a.m. PT 🥇
Sunday, Feb. 15:
- Pair skating-short program — 1:45 p.m. ET/ 10:45 a.m. PT
Monday, Feb. 16:
- Pair skating-free skate — 2 p.m. ET/ 11 a.m PT 🥇
Tuesday, Feb 17:
- Women’s single skating-short program — 12:45 p.m. ET/ 9:45 a.m. PT
Thursday, Feb. 19:
- Women’s single skating-free skate — 1 p.m. ET/ 10 a.m. PT 🥇
Saturday, Feb. 21:
- Exhibition Gala: The exhibition gala (a non-medal event) begins at 2 p.m. ET/ 11 a.m. PT
Hockey legend Alexander Ovechkin shared something unique with U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin ahead of the Winter Olympics.
Where and how to watch figure skating
Individual and team gymnastics events at the 2026 Olympics will air on NBC New York and USA Network. Streaming will be available on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC Olympics app and the NBC app.
What Team USA members from the 2022 Olympics are returning for Milan Cortina 2026?
Of the members of the gold medal-winning team from the 2022 Olympics (Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Karen Chen, Alexa Knierim, Brandon Frazier, Madison Hubbell, Zachary Donohue, Madison Chock, Evan Bates), only Chock and Bates will be returning.
Why is Nathan Chen not competing?
While Chen has not officially retired from skating, he said he would not be competing in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games as he attends medical school.
What country has won the most gold medals in figure skating?
The U.S. has won more Olympic gold medals (17) in figure skating events than any other country, and the most medals overall with 54 in total. Russia ranks second in total gold medals, with 14.
What athlete has won the most gold medals in figure skating?
Sonja Henie (Norway), Irina Rodnina (Soviet Union) and Gillis Grafström (Sweden) each won three individual gold medals each. The record for most total medals is held by Tessa Virture and Scott Moir of Canada, who have five total medals (five gold and two silver).
