Photo credit Melanie Heaney/U.S. Figure Skating
By Kristen Henneman
U.S. Figure Skating today announced 2025 Skate America will be held in Lake Placid, New York, Nov. 14-16, 2025, along with the calendar of U.S. qualifying competitions and international events for the 2025-26 season.
Traditionally the first stop in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series, Skate America will be the fifth of six stops next season. Top skaters from the United States and around the world will compete at the three-day competition in women’s, men’s, pairs and ice dance. The full list of invited athletes will be announced in early June.
Returning to the historic 1980 Herb Brooks Arena – the site of the “Miracle on Ice” during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games – this marks the sixth time Skate America will be held in Lake Placid and the first since 2017. This is also the third time Skate America will take place in Lake Placid in an Olympic season. The inaugural Skate America was held in Lake Placid in 1979.
“We are so excited that Skate America is returning to the place where it began,” said Sam Auxier, president of U.S. Figure Skating. “Lake Placid is an iconic destination and the home of legendary winter sports moments. It is also so closely tied to figure skating history in the United States that it was a natural choice to host this major international event.”
U.S. Figure Skating will work in collaboration with the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) to host the event.
“The Olympic Regional Development Authority is excited to welcome back Skate America this November,” stated Chadd Cassidy, VP of operations at Lake Placid Legacy Sites. “Lake Placid, the Olympic Center and Skate America have a long history, and this event will be a great lead into the Olympic Winter Games in Italy.”
For more information on 2025 Skate America, visit SkateAmericaLP.com.
As previously announced, the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships travel to St. Louis, Missouri, for the second time in history. The U.S. Championships will serve as the final qualifying event prior to the selection of the U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team that will represent Team USA at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
All-session tickets are currently on sale here. Weekend tickets will go on sale in late June while single-session tickets for championship events will be available for purchase in late September. Junior and novice single-session tickets will go on sale in November.
The dates and location of the 2026 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships will be announced in May.
The full U.S. qualifying season and domestically held international events calendar can be viewed below. To view the full National Qualifying Series calendar, visit the U.S. Figure Skating website.
2025 U.S. Collegiate Championships and Invitational
Dates: July 19-20, 2025
Location: Flossmoor, Illinois
Venue: Homewood-Flossmoor Ice Arena
Host: Skating Council of Illinois
2025 Skate America
Dates: Nov. 14-16, 2025
Location: Lake Placid, New York
Venue: 1980 Herb Brooks Arena
Host: U.S. Figure Skating
2026 Pacific Coast Sectional Singles and U.S. Ice Dance Final
Dates: Nov. 3-9, 2025
Location: Henderson, Nevada
Venue: America First Center
Host: Vegas Golden Knights Center of Excellence
2026 Eastern Sectional Singles Final
Dates: Nov. 10-16, 2025
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Venue: Carolina Ice Palace
Host: FSC of Charleston
2026 Midwestern Sectional Singles & U.S. Pairs Final
Dates: Nov. 17-21, 2025
Location: Lansing, Michigan
Venue: East Lansing Ice Cube
Host: Lansing Sports Commission and Lansing Skating Club
2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Dates: Jan. 4-11, 2026
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Venue: Enterprise Center (Championship) and Centene Community Ice Center (Junior and Novice)
Host: U.S. Figure Skating/St. Louis Sports Commission
2026 Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships
Dates: Jan. 12-18, 2026
Location: Norwood, Massachusetts
Venue: The Skating Club of Boston
Host: The Skating Club of Boston
2026 Midwestern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships
Dates: Jan. 19-25, 2026
Location: Plymouth, Michigan
Venue: USA Hockey Arena
Host: Detroit Metro Council
2026 Pacific Coast Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships
Dates: Jan. 19-25, 2026
Location: Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Venue: South Suburban Sports Complex
Host: Denver Colorado FSC
2026 U.S. Synchronized Skating International Classic
Dates: Jan. 30-31, 2026
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Venue: The Skating Club of Boston
Host: The Skating Club of Boston
2026 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships
Dates: TBA
Location: TBA
Venue: TBA
Host: U.S. Figure Skating
2026 Eastern Adult Figure Skating Sectional Championships
Dates: March 6-8, 2026
Location: York, Pennsylvania
Venue: York City Ice Arena
Host: White Rose FSC
2026 Pacific Coast Adult Figure Skating Sectional Championships
Dates: March 6-8, 2026
Location: Spokane, Washington
Venue: Eagles Ice Arena
Host: Lilac City FSC
2026 Midwestern Adult Figure Skating Sectional Championships
Dates: March 13-15, 2026
Location: Livonia, Michigan
Venue: Eddie Edgar Arena
Host: Dearborn FSC
2026 U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships Presented by Prevagen
Dates: April 8-11, 2026
Location: Duluth, Georgia
Venue: Atlanta IceForum
Host: Georgia FSC
