Eighteen U.S. athletes are set to compete at the pinnacle figure skating event of the 2022-23 season: the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2023. The event will take place in Saitama, Japan, March 22-26.
Three U.S. pairs teams will kick things off for Team USA on Wednesday, including 2022 World champions
Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, who will look to defend their title and become the first-ever U.S. pairs team to win a second crown. They've had a successful season so far, taking home two Grand Prix titles at Skate America and MK John Wilson Trophy as well as silver at the 2023 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. This will be the team's third consecutive World Championships.
Making their World Championships debut,
Emily Chan and Spencer Howe are vying for a podium spot at World Championships. The 2023 U.S. Championships silver medalists will look to continue their successful international season after earning silvers at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2023, NHK Trophy and Skate Canada International.
Newcomers
Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea burst onto the scene this season after only becoming partners in September 2022. In their season debut, they took home the gold at the 2022 IceChallenge and bronze at the 2023 U.S. Championships in January to lock their spot for this event.
For the women's events, 2022 World Junior champion
Isabeau Levito will lead the way for Team USA. In her senior Worlds debut, Levito will look to continue her medal streak after winning a medal at every event she's competed at this season. Most recently, Levito took home the 2023 U.S. title and earned silver at the 2022 ISU Grand Prix Final.
Skating veteran
Bradie Tennell will also take to the ice for Team USA. Tennell will compete at her fourth World Championships, where she'll look to improve on her ninth-place finish from 2021. Â The Olympic bronze medalist recently earned the silver at the U.S. Championships in January.
Amber Glenn will round out the U.S. women's team competing in Japan. The 2023 U.S. bronze medalist is making her World Championship debut after a successful 2022-23 season in which she earned her first career Grand Prix medal at Skate America with the bronze.
In the men's field,
Ilia Malinin,
Jason Brown and
Andrew Torgashev will represent Team USA.
The 2022 World Junior champion,
Ilia Malinin will look to continue his medal streak this season after taking home the gold at Skate America and Grand Prix Espoo, as well as earning the bronze at the 2022 Grand Prix Final. The 2023 U.S. champion is seeking his first World Championships medal after finishing ninth at the event last season.
Two-time Olympian
Jason Brown will join Team USA on the world stage for the fifth time since his World Championships debut in 2015. After earning the silver at the 2023 U.S. Championships, Brown will look to carry that momentum into World Championships to vie for his first World medal.
Andrew Torgashev will make his World Championship debut in Saitama. The 2023 U.S. Championship bronze medalist is returning to international competition after a foot injury kept him sidelined since 2020.
The United States is bringing three strong teams to the ice dance competition.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates return to World Championships for the ninth time after a bronze medal finish in 2022. The duo is aiming for their first World Championship title and their fourth medal overall after earning two bronze and a silver since their first World's competition in 2013.
Two U.S. ice dance teams will be making their Worlds debut:
Caroline Green and Michael Parsons and
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko. Green and Parsons earned their roster spot after taking home the silver at the 2023 U.S. Championships, their highest ever finish at the event. The duo earned their first career Grand Prix medal with the bronze at NHK Trophy. Teammates
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko take the ice at the senior World Championships after their past success at World Junior Championship earning the silver in 2018 and bronze in 2017.
Competition kicks off Wednesday, March 22 with the pairs and women's short programs, while the men will begin Thursday, March 23 and ice dance will debut on Friday, March 24. Follow
the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2023 Competition Central for more information on Team USA in Japan.
NBC will broadcast coverage of the women's free skate at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 25, followed by a recap show at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 9. There will be an additional 10 hours of competition coverage on USA. Additionally, the full competition can be streamed live on Peacock. Visit
usfigureskatingfanzone.com for the full broadcast schedule.
