Gage Brown holds Oona' Brown's hand and her waist, as they skate. He has her free hand up in the air and an excited look on her face, wearing a blue, orange and white dress. He wears black pants with a navy blue top.
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National Team: Figure Skating

2023 Grand Prix Selections Finalized for Team USA

Seven U.S. Skaters Added to Humana Skate America Lineup

Eleven U.S. athletes have been awarded additional assignments on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series, which begins in October at Skate America.

Additions to the 2023 Humana Skate America lineup include Clare Seo, Chelsea Liu and Balazs Nagy, Grace Hanns and Danny Neudecker, and Oona Brown and Gage Brown.

Five skaters will make their Grand Prix debut in Allen: Seo in the women's discipline while Liu and Nagy and Hanns and Neudecker will compete in pairs.

The 2022 World Junior ice dance champions, the Browns earned their second Grand Prix assignment in addition to Skate Canada International the weekend after Skate America.

Skate America takes place Oct. 20-22. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit 2023skateamerica.org.

In addition, four Team USA athletes have earned additional assignments at the final five stops of the Grand Prix Series.

Following Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia announcing their breakup, sibling duo Maria Mokhova and Ivan Mokhov were added to Cup of China lineup slated for Nov. 10-12 in Chongqing, China.

Jimmy Ma received a second Grand Prix nod and will travel to Grand Prix Espoo Nov. 17-19 in Espoo, Finland in addition to his assignment at Cup of China.

Finally, Ava Ziegler, who made her senior international debut last season, will travel to the final Grand Prix at NHK Trophy Nov. 24-26 in Osaka, Japan.

To view the full list of international assignments, click here.
 
TEAM USA ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2023 HUMANA SKATE AMERICA
Lineups are subject to change

Women: Amber Glenn, Isabeau Levito, Clare Seo*
Men: Ilia Malinin, Maxim Naumov, Andrew Torgashev*
Pairs: Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez, Chelsea Liu and Balazs Nagy*, Grace Hanns and Danny Neudecker*
Ice Dance: Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Caroline Green and Michael Parsons, Oona Brown and Gage Brown

*making Grand Prix Series debut
 
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Players Mentioned

  Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia

#102   Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia

April 20, 2004 | Sept. 9, 2000
Senior/Pairs
Dnipro, Ukraine | Dnipro, Ukraine
  Caroline Green and Michael Parsons

#34   Caroline Green and Michael Parsons

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

#32 Amber Glenn

Oct. 28, 1999
Senior/Ladies
Plano, Texas
Isabeau Levito

#66 Isabeau Levito

March 3, 2007
Senior/Ladies
Philadelphia, Pa.
Jimmy Ma

#73 Jimmy Ma

Oct. 11, 1995
Senior/Men
Queens, N.Y.
  Madison Chock and Evan Bates

#17   Madison Chock and Evan Bates

July 2, 1992 | Feb. 23, 1989
Senior/Ice Dance
Redondo Beach, Calif. | Ann Arbor, Mich.
Ilia Malinin

#74 Ilia Malinin

Dec. 2, 2004
Senior/Men
Fairfax, Va.
  Maria Mokhova and Ivan Mokhov

#79   Maria Mokhova and Ivan Mokhov

Aug. 11, 2006 | Feb. 22, 1999
Senior/Pairs
Lansing, Mich. | Winter Haven, Fla.
Maxim Naumov

#83 Maxim Naumov

Aug. 1, 2001
Senior/Men
Hartford, Conn.
  Oona Brown and Gage Brown

#11   Oona Brown and Gage Brown

Sept. 10, 2004 | Oct. 20, 2002
Senior/Ice Dance
Long Island, N.Y. | Long Island, N.Y.
Clare  Seo

#98 Clare Seo

Oct. 17, 2006
Senior/Ladies
Pamona, Calif.
Andrew Torgashev

#107 Andrew Torgashev

May 29, 2001
Senior/Men
Coral Springs, Fla.
  Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez

#94   Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez

April 18, 2000 | Sept. 29, 1995
Senior/Pairs
Bogota, Colombia | Hialeah, Fla.
Ava Ziegler

#118 Ava Ziegler

Feb. 28, 2006
Senior/Ladies
Morristown, N.J.
  Chelsea Liu and Balazs Nagy

#70   Chelsea Liu and Balazs Nagy

Dec. 31, 1999 | July 9, 1998
Senior/Pairs
Marshall, Mo. | Budapest, Hungary

Players Mentioned

  Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia

#102   Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia

Senior/Pairs
Dnipro, Ukraine | Dnipro, Ukraine
April 20, 2004 | Sept. 9, 2000
  Caroline Green and Michael Parsons

#34   Caroline Green and Michael Parsons

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

#32 Amber Glenn

Senior/Ladies
Plano, Texas
Oct. 28, 1999
Isabeau Levito

#66 Isabeau Levito

Senior/Ladies
Philadelphia, Pa.
March 3, 2007
Jimmy Ma

#73 Jimmy Ma

Senior/Men
Queens, N.Y.
Oct. 11, 1995
  Madison Chock and Evan Bates

#17   Madison Chock and Evan Bates

Senior/Ice Dance
Redondo Beach, Calif. | Ann Arbor, Mich.
July 2, 1992 | Feb. 23, 1989
Ilia Malinin

#74 Ilia Malinin

Senior/Men
Fairfax, Va.
Dec. 2, 2004
  Maria Mokhova and Ivan Mokhov

#79   Maria Mokhova and Ivan Mokhov

Senior/Pairs
Lansing, Mich. | Winter Haven, Fla.
Aug. 11, 2006 | Feb. 22, 1999
Maxim Naumov

#83 Maxim Naumov

Senior/Men
Hartford, Conn.
Aug. 1, 2001
  Oona Brown and Gage Brown

#11   Oona Brown and Gage Brown

Senior/Ice Dance
Long Island, N.Y. | Long Island, N.Y.
Sept. 10, 2004 | Oct. 20, 2002
Clare  Seo

#98 Clare Seo

Senior/Ladies
Pamona, Calif.
Oct. 17, 2006
Andrew Torgashev

#107 Andrew Torgashev

Senior/Men
Coral Springs, Fla.
May 29, 2001
  Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez

#94   Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez

Senior/Pairs
Bogota, Colombia | Hialeah, Fla.
April 18, 2000 | Sept. 29, 1995
Ava Ziegler

#118 Ava Ziegler

Senior/Ladies
Morristown, N.J.
Feb. 28, 2006
  Chelsea Liu and Balazs Nagy

#70   Chelsea Liu and Balazs Nagy

Senior/Pairs
Marshall, Mo. | Budapest, Hungary
Dec. 31, 1999 | July 9, 1998