St. Louis to Host 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

The Enterprise Center in St. Louis will host the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating championships, which will be the final qualifying event before the team for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games will be named.

The annual event, held since 1914, will be January 5-11 at the Enterprise Center. It crowns champions in women’s, men’s, pairs and ice dance at the championship and junior levels, as well as novice pairs and ice dance.

“We are excited for the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships to return to St. Louis,” said Sam Auxier, U.S. Figure Skating president and acting chief executive officer. “The U.S. Championships, in an Olympic year, is one of the most pressure-packed, exciting events as we finalize our nomination for the 2026 Olympic team. Enterprise Center, which is a state-of-the-art sports facility, is located in the heart of downtown and therefore offers both fans and athletes alike an incredible experience.”

This marks the second time the U.S. Championships will be held in St. Louis with the last occurrence in 2006. It will head to St. Louis after being in Wichita in 2025 and coming off its 2024 event in Columbus.

“It has been at the top of our list to bring the U.S. Figure Skating Championships back to St. Louis, so we are absolutely ecstatic to be hosting the event in 2026 and grateful to U.S. Figure Skating for the opportunity,” said St. Louis Sports Commission President Marc Schreiber. “As America’s first Olympic city, it’s especially meaningful for St. Louis to be the Championships’ site in an Olympic year and be able to cheer on our nation’s top figure skaters just weeks before the Winter Games. We look forward to working with our colleagues at U.S. Figure Skating to produce an outstanding event and a fabulous experience for its athletes, officials and fans.”