Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson start their free skate at the 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships
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National Team: Figure Skating

U.S. Figure Skating Announces Men’s, Pairs and Ice Dance Selections for World Team

U.S. Figure Skating has announced its men's, pairs and ice dance selections for the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021. The teams were selected following the championship men's competition at the 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Las Vegas.

The World Championships are set for March 22-28, 2021, in Stockholm.

Selections are listed in alphabetical order (except for alternates):

MEN
Jason Brown
Nathan Chen
Vincent Zhou*

Alternate 1 – Tomoki Hiwatashi
Alternate 2 – Maxim Naumov*
Alternate 3 – Camden Pulkinen

PAIRS
Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson
Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier*

Alternate 1 – Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc
Alternate 2 – Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov
Alternate 3 –  Emily Chan and Spencer Howe*

ICE DANCE
Madison Chock and Evan Bates
Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker
Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue

Alternate 1 – Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko
Alternate 2 – Caroline Green and Michael Parsons
Alternate 3 – Molly Cesanek and Yehor Yehorov*
*pending ISU decision on minimum score

Chen is the two-time reigning World champion (2018, '19) and recently captured his fifth consecutive U.S. title (2017-2021). He is also an Olympic bronze medalist in the Team Event (2018). Zhou earned the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships and grabbed the silver medal at 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships. He was also a member of the 2018 Olympic Team. Brown is the 2020 Four Continents silver medalists and earned the bronze medal on Sunday in Las Vegas. This will mark his fourth Worlds appearance. All three men were also named to the World Team in 2020, but the competition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Knierim and Frazier are in the first season of their partnership and were crowned champions at the 2021 U.S. Championships and 2020 Guaranteed Rate Skate America. 2021 U.S. silver medalists Calalang and Johnson will also be making their first trip to the World Championships, though the team was slated to attend the event in 2020. They placed fourth at 2020 Four Continents.

Two-time World medalists Hubbell and Donohue will be making their seventh Worlds appearance. The 2018 Olympians claimed their third U.S. title at The Orleans Arena and won their third consecutive Skate America title in October. Chock and Bates are also two-time World medalists and won the silver medal this week in Las Vegas. The two-time Olympians won gold at Four Continents in 2019 and 2020. Hawayek and Baker placed ninth and 10th at the World Championships in 2019 and 2018, respectively. They are three-time U.S. bronze medalists (2019-21) and won Four Continents gold in 2018. All three teams were also slated for the 2020 World Team prior to the cancelation.
 
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Players Mentioned

  Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier

#51   Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier

June 10, 1991 | Nov. 19, 1992
Senior/Pairs
Chicago | Phoenix
  Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc

#12   Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc

July 22, 1995 | May 4, 1990
Senior/Pairs
Carrollton, Texas | Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov

#61   Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov

Aug. 30, 2002 | June 12, 1997
Senior/Pairs
Dallas | Madison, Wis.
Jason Brown

#10 Jason Brown

Dec. 15, 1994
Senior/Men
Los Angeles
  Caroline Green and Michael Parsons

#31   Caroline Green and Michael Parsons

Oct. 3, 2003 | Oct. 3, 1995
Senior/Ice Dance
Washington D.C. | Wheaton, Md.
Nathan Chen

#18 Nathan Chen

May 5, 1999
Senior/Men
Salt Lake City
  Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko

#14   Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko

April 3, 2000 | Jan. 5, 2001
Senior/Ice Dance
Montreal | San Jose, Calif.
  Emily Chan and Spencer Howe

#16   Emily Chan and Spencer Howe

Aug. 11, 1997 | Sept. 11, 1996
Senior/Pairs
Pasadena, Texas | Burbank, Calif.
Tomoki Hiwatashi

#37 Tomoki Hiwatashi

Jan. 20, 2000
Senior/Men
Englewood, N.J.
  Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson

#13   Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson

Feb. 24, 1995 | Nov. 5, 1995
Senior/Pairs
Elk Grove Village, Ill. | Royal Oak, Mich.
  Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker

#33   Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker

Nov. 4, 1996 | Oct. 7, 1993
Senior/Ice Dance
Buffalo, N.Y. | Burnley, England
  Madison Chock and Evan Bates

#20   Madison Chock and Evan Bates

July 2, 1992 | Feb. 23, 1989
Senior/Ice Dance
Redondo Beach, Calif. | Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue

#39   Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue

Feb. 24, 1991 | Jan. 8, 1991
Senior/Ice Dance
Lansing, Mich. | North Madison, Conn.
  Molly Cesanek and Yehor Yehorov

#15   Molly Cesanek and Yehor Yehorov

March 2, 2001 | Aug. 17, 1999
Senior/Ice Dance
Manassas, Va. | Brovary, Ukraine
Maxim Naumov

#71 Maxim Naumov

Aug. 1, 2001
Senior/Men
Hartford, Conn.
Camden Pulkinen

#77 Camden Pulkinen

March 25, 2000
Senior/Men
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Vincent Zhou

#104 Vincent Zhou

Oct. 25, 2000
Senior/Men
San Jose, Calif.

Players Mentioned

  Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier

#51   Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier

Senior/Pairs
Chicago | Phoenix
June 10, 1991 | Nov. 19, 1992
  Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc

#12   Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc

Senior/Pairs
Carrollton, Texas | Cedar Rapids, Iowa
July 22, 1995 | May 4, 1990
  Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov

#61   Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov

Senior/Pairs
Dallas | Madison, Wis.
Aug. 30, 2002 | June 12, 1997
Jason Brown

#10 Jason Brown

Senior/Men
Los Angeles
Dec. 15, 1994
  Caroline Green and Michael Parsons

#31   Caroline Green and Michael Parsons

Senior/Ice Dance
Washington D.C. | Wheaton, Md.
Oct. 3, 2003 | Oct. 3, 1995
Nathan Chen

#18 Nathan Chen

Senior/Men
Salt Lake City
May 5, 1999
  Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko

#14   Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko

Senior/Ice Dance
Montreal | San Jose, Calif.
April 3, 2000 | Jan. 5, 2001
  Emily Chan and Spencer Howe

#16   Emily Chan and Spencer Howe

Senior/Pairs
Pasadena, Texas | Burbank, Calif.
Aug. 11, 1997 | Sept. 11, 1996
Tomoki Hiwatashi

#37 Tomoki Hiwatashi

Senior/Men
Englewood, N.J.
Jan. 20, 2000
  Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson

#13   Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson

Senior/Pairs
Elk Grove Village, Ill. | Royal Oak, Mich.
Feb. 24, 1995 | Nov. 5, 1995
  Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker

#33   Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker

Senior/Ice Dance
Buffalo, N.Y. | Burnley, England
Nov. 4, 1996 | Oct. 7, 1993
  Madison Chock and Evan Bates

#20   Madison Chock and Evan Bates

Senior/Ice Dance
Redondo Beach, Calif. | Ann Arbor, Mich.
July 2, 1992 | Feb. 23, 1989
  Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue

#39   Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue

Senior/Ice Dance
Lansing, Mich. | North Madison, Conn.
Feb. 24, 1991 | Jan. 8, 1991
  Molly Cesanek and Yehor Yehorov

#15   Molly Cesanek and Yehor Yehorov

Senior/Ice Dance
Manassas, Va. | Brovary, Ukraine
March 2, 2001 | Aug. 17, 1999
Maxim Naumov

#71 Maxim Naumov

Senior/Men
Hartford, Conn.
Aug. 1, 2001
Camden Pulkinen

#77 Camden Pulkinen

Senior/Men
Scottsdale, Ariz.
March 25, 2000
Vincent Zhou

#104 Vincent Zhou

Senior/Men
San Jose, Calif.
Oct. 25, 2000