The 2024

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were held January 22–28, 2024, at the

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. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles,

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, and

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at the senior and junior levels. The results were part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2024 World Championships and 2024 World Junior Championships.

Qualifying

Skaters qualified for the U.S. Championships by competing in the National Qualifying Series, a series of competitions that allowed skaters to qualify for Sectionals, U.S. Pairs Final, and U.S. Ice Dance Final in November.

Advancement to U.S. Championships

Skaters advanced by either having a bye or competing at Singles Sectionals, U.S. Pairs, or U.S. Ice Dance Finals. If the maximum number of competitors wasn't reached through byes, additional spots were available at the Championship Series. Competitors from the Championship Series were selected based on the next best total combined score. If the number of athletes with three international competitions from the approved competition list exceeded the number of available byes (four for senior singles, three for senior pairs, five for senior ice dance, and three for all junior disciplines), byes were awarded based on the highest to lowest total score in the following order of importance: *

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There was a minimum required score for all athletes to compete. Approved international competitions applicable for byes were the Grand Prix Series, Junior Grand Prix Series, Challenger Series, and Junior and Senior Grand Prix Final.

Seniors

Singles

Singles skaters could advance to the U.S. Championships in the following ways: * Top 5 finish at the 2023 U.S. Championships * 2023 U.S. World Team Members (not including alternates) * Winning a medal in the singles event at the most recent

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* Qualifying for the same event at the

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or the Junior Grand Prix Final * Competing at three international assignments classified as an

, or

event * Having one of the top two total combined scores from each section in the Sectional Singles Final There were a maximum of 18 spots.

Pairs

Pairs could advance to the U.S. Championships in the following ways: * Top 5 finish at the 2023 U.S. Championships * 2023 U.S. World Team Members (not including alternates) * Winning a medal in the pair event at the most recent

* Qualifying for the same event at the

or the Junior Grand Prix Final * Competing at three international assignments classified as an

, or

event * Having one of the top four scores at the U.S. Pairs Final There were a maximum of 12 spots.

Ice dance

Ice dance teams could advance to the U.S. Championships in the following ways: * Top 5 finish at the 2023 U.S. Championships * 2023 U.S. World Team Members (not including alternates) * Winning a medal in the ice dance event at the most recent

* Qualifying for the same event at the

or the Junior Grand Prix Final * Competing at three international assignments classified as an

, or

event * Having one of the top five scores at the U.S. Ice Dance Final There were a maximum of 15 spots.

Juniors

Singles

Singles skaters could advance to the U.S. Championships in the following ways: * Qualifying for the same event at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final * Competing at three international assignments classified as an

event * Having one of the top four total combined scores from each section in the Sectional Singles Final * Having one of the top two total combined novice scores from each section in the Sectional Singles Final There were a maximum of 18 spots.

Pairs

Pairs teams could advance to the U.S. Championships in the following ways: * Qualifying for the same event at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final * Competing at three international assignments classified as an

event * Having one of the top nine total combined scores from each section in the U.S. Pairs Final There were a maximum of 12 spots.

Ice dance

Ice dance teams could advance to the U.S. Championships in the following ways: * Qualifying for the same event at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final * Competing at three international assignments classified as an

event * Having one of the top twelve total combined scores from each section in the U.S. Ice Dance Final There were a maximum of 15 spots.

Entries

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published the official list of preliminary entries on November 21, 2023.

Senior

Junior

Changes to preliminary assignments

Schedule

*All times are listed in

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( UTC-05:00).

Medal summary

Senior

Junior

Senior results

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe withdrew from the competition after the short program for medical reasons.

Ice dance

Junior results

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

International team selections

World Junior Championships

The 2024 World Junior Championships were held from February 26 to March 3, 2024, in

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. Teams were selected using the Athlete Selection Criteria. ;Alternates

World Championships

The 2024 World Championships were held from March 18–24, 2024, in

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. Teams were selected using the Athlete Selection criteria. ;Alternates

References

External links

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