US Figure Skating Championships 2023: Results, Latest Schedule After Friday

The 2023 United States Figure Skating Championships continued Friday at SAP Center in San Jose, California, with the short program for championship men and the free skate for championship women.

Ilia Malinin of Washington FSC claimed the No. 1 spot in the championship men's short program with a score of 110.36. Jason Brown of Skokie Valley SC finished second with a score of 100.25, and Tomoki Hiwatashi of DuPage FSC finished third with a score of 85.43.

Isabeau Levito of SC of Southern New Jersey earned her first United States women's championship.

The 15-year-old, who took gold in the World Junior Championships last April, finished first in the short program and free skate to hold off two-time national champion Bradie Tennell of Skokie Valley SC.

Amber Glenn of Dallas FSC, who finished second in the U.S. championship in 2021, won the bronze medal.

Here's a look at Friday's results, the remaining schedule and some highlights of the action.

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Championship Men: Short Program (Top 5; Free Skate to Come)

1. Ilia Malinin, Washington FSC: 110.36
2. Jason Brown, Skokie Valley SC: 100.25
   
3. Tomoki Hiwatashi, DuPage FSC: 85.43
   
4. Liam Kapeikis, Wenatchee FSC: 82.27
   
5. Andrew Torgashev, Panthers FSC: 78.78
   

Full results available at usfigureskating.org.

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Championship Women: Final Results (Top 5)

1. Isabeau Levito, SC of Southern New Jersey: 223.33 Overall (73.78 Short and 149.55 Free Skate)
2. Bradie Tennell, Skokie Valley SC: 213.12 Overall (73.76 Short and 139.36 Free Skate)
   
3. Amber Glenn, Dallas FSC: 207.44 Overall (68.96 Short and 138.48 Free Skate)
   
4. Starr Andrews, Los Angeles FSC: 188.24 Overall (68.97 Short and 119.27 Free Skate)
   
5. Josephine Lee, All Year FSC: 187.68 Overall (55.60 Short and 132.08 Free Skate)
   

Full results available at usfigureskating.org.

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Remaining Schedule

Saturday, Jan. 28

Championship Ice Dance/Free Dance: 1:40 p.m. ET

Championship Pairs/Free Skate: 7:30 p.m. ET

Sunday, Jan. 29

Championship Men/Free Skate: 2:45 p.m. ET

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Highlights

Malinin, known as the "Quad God," was dominant in the men's short program Friday, landing two quadruple jumps to help him take more than a 10-point lead into Sunday's free skate. His score of 110.36 is the sixth-highest in men's short program history at the national championship.

Malinin, the favorite to claim gold at this year's event, landed both a quad Lutz and a quad toeloop to power his way to the top of the leaderboard. The 18-year-old is the world's second-ranked skater.

Brown, who finished second, is competing for the first time since last February's Olympics in Beijing, where he placed sixth. The 2015 U.S. champion was excited to get back on the ice.

Both Malinin and Brown figure to be the top two competitors in Sunday's free skate.

Levito was simply sensational in the women's free skate, perhaps foreshadowing a wave of national and international success to come.

Levito received a well-deserved standing ovation for her efforts.

Jackie Wong of Rocker Skating gave a breakdown of her performance:

Tennell's second-place finish shouldn't go unnoticed, especially given the adversity she pushed through just to make the podium. She missed went 19 month without competing because of foot and ankle injuries.

"I've definitely had my share of bumps in the road on the way here," Tennell said Thursday, per Philip Hersh of NBC Sports. "This was a very long time in the making."

Glenn rounded out the podium after a stellar free skate that scored just .88 behind Tennell. She's endured her own obstacles along the way, as noted by OlympicTalk:

"Last year, Glenn entered nationals as the fourth-ranked U.S. woman and a hopeful for the three-woman Olympic team. She placed 14th in the short program, competing unknowingly with COVID-19, and then tested positive and withdrew before the free skate. In 2021, Glenn was the U.S. silver medalist, yet passed over for a spot on the two-woman world team in favor of the more experienced Karen Chen, who finished 35 hundredths behind Glenn at those nationals."

The 23-year-old was thrilled with her free-skate score, however, and NBC captured her reaction.

As OlympicTalk noted, the three podium finishers are expected to be the United States' representatives at the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships, which will be held from March 20-26 in Saitama, Japan. A U.S. Figure Skating committee will ultimately make the decision on the representatives.