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U.S. figure skating team selected for Winter Olympics after week of competition

By Rachel Treisman,

Lillian Karabaic, Leila Fadel

Published January 12, 2026 at 3:43 AM CST

The week of competition at the U.S. Figure Skating National Championships wrapped up Sunday, and the skaters that will represent Team USA in the Milan-Cortina Olympics in February have been named.

Rachel Treisman

Rachel Treisman (she/her) is a writer and editor for the Morning Edition live blog, which she helped launch in early 2021.

Lillian Karabaic

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.