
Jason Brown created a bit of a stir in the figure skating community when he was named the third athlete to the U.S. Championships: Mariah Bell earns her first nats title It’s really amazing, and I’m just really grateful.” Bell has not appeared at a World Championships since 2019, where she placed ninth overall. The upcoming Winter Games will mark her first Olympic appearance, and – as Bell told NBC analyst Andrea Joyce – “it means a lot, because it’s something that I’ve been working for for a really long time. The Oklahoma-born Mariah Bell has competed in nine nationals, but peaked at the right time: She won gold at the 2022 Championships, solidifying her grasp on one of three Olympic berths. SEE MORE: Meet the Athletes: Madison Chock and Evan Bates Olympic Flame Extinguished in Beijing, Italy Waves in Milano Cortina 2026 Winter 2022 will mark their third Games together. Since, the duo has racked up two World Championships medals (silver 2015, bronze 2016) and three national titles (2015, 2020, 2022). Bates then teamed up with Madison Chock for the 2011-2012 season. Though he originally competed alongside partner Emily Samuelson early in his career, Bates suffered a severed Achilles tendon during training that forced him off the ice for a year. figure skater of any discipline to compete in four Games. Championships: Hawayek/Baker give it all, earn bronzeĪn appearance at the 2022 Winter Olympics will make Evan Bates the only U.S. At the most recent World Championships, they placed ninth overall. (She placed 13th.) Baker and Hawayek have skated together for a decade. Baker was practically born into figure skating: His father, Stephen, competed in the 1976 World Junior Championships, while his mother, Sharon Jones Baker, represented the United Kingdom in ice dancing at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. With partner Kaitlin Hawayek, Jean-Luc Baker earned the final ice dance berth by four-peating for third place at the 2022 U.S. skaters to watch throughout the different disciplines: ET with the men's short program, rhythm dance and pairs short program ( schedule available here). (Introduced at the 2014 Sochi Games, the "team" event will be arranged during competition and include only the noted Olympians.) Some athletes will make their Olympic debut, while others have dominated the skating scene for over a decade the range of experience spans from a skater's first to fourth Games.įigure skating at the 2022 Winter Games begins February 3rd at 9 p.m. Figure Skating set its roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics: 16 skaters across the men's singles, women's singles, pairs and ice dance divisions. Figure Skating Championships in Nashville, U.S. Following the January 9th conclusion of the U.S.
