{"id":38973,"date":"2025-02-02T20:09:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T01:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/?p=38973"},"modified":"2025-02-02T20:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T01:09:31","slug":"recap-2025-u-s-championships-senior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/recap-2025-u-s-championships-senior\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: 2025 U.S. Championships (Senior)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman<\/em><\/p>\n

The 2025 National Figure Skating Championships were held from January 20-26 at the INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita,\u00a0Kansas. Fifteen senior teams competed. Nine earned byes; six qualified at the Ice Dance Final.<\/p>\n

RHYTHM DANCE<\/b><\/p>\n

The Friday Championship competitions opened with the Rhythm Dance. The teams skated to \u201cSocial Dances and Styles of the 1950\u2019s, 1960\u2019s and 1970\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

The skating order for the Rhythm Dance was determined by World ranking. There was no draw.<\/p>\n

The leaderboard at the end of the session showed Madison Chock & Evan Bates with a nine point lead over Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko, Emilea Zingas & Vadim Kolesnik and Caroline Green & Michael Parsons. Teams two – four were separated by only .70. Teams three and four were in a virtual tie.*<\/p>\n

Madison Chock & Evan Bates scored 92.16 for their dance to a potpourri of classics from the fifties, sixties and seventies. The twizzles, pattern step sequence and lift earned level 4; the midline step sequences were level 3. Their music and dance selections (swing, twist, nitty gritty, disco) reflected the evolution of dance through the chosen decades.<\/p>\n

Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko danced to \u201cRip It Up\u201d and \u201cLong Tall Sally\u201d by Little Richard and \u201cI Just Want to Make Love to You\u201d by Etta James. The program scored 82.86. The twizzles and lift earned level 4; the midline step sequences were level 3. The team trains in London, Ontario Canada with Scott Moir, Madison Hubbell and Adrian Diaz.<\/p>\n

Emilea Zingas & Vadim Kolesnik danced a Bee Gees medley, \u201cJive Talkin\u2019 and \u201cStayin\u2019 Alive, for an 82.13 score. The pattern step sequence, lift and Zingas\u2019 twizzle earned level 4; the midline step sequences and Kolesnik\u2019s twizzle were level 3. The team trains in Novi, MI with Igor Shpilband\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

Caroline Green & Michael Parsons scored 82.13 for their dance to \u201cThese Boots Are Made for Walking\u201d, (SILO x Martin Wave Remix) by the Supremes and Martin Wave and \u201cSoul Bossa Love\u201d by Quincy Jones. The twizzles and lift earned level 4; the midline and pattern step sequences were level 3. The team trains in Canton, MI with MIDA.<\/p>\n

Zingas & Kolesnik and Green & Parsons received the same Rhythm Dance segment score (82.13), but Zingas & Kolesnik had a higher element score (47.84) than Green & Parsons (47.65) so they finished third – ahead of Green & Parsons.*<\/p>\n

FREE DANCE<\/b><\/p>\n

On Saturday morning, the skating order for the Men and Ice Dance was staggered. Men (SP) Groups 1 and 2, Free Dance Groups 1 and 2, Men (SP) Group 3, Free Dance Group 3.<\/p>\n

The Free Dance skating order was determined by the reverse finish of the Rhythm Dance competition.<\/p>\n

Free Dance Group 3 included: Chock & Bates, Carreira & Ponomarenko, Zingas & Kolesnik, Green & Parsons and\u00a0Brown & Brown.<\/p>\n

At the press conference, the medalists spoke about what it meant to stand on the podium.<\/p>\n

Evan Bates: \u201cIt means the world. The U.S. Championships is an event we hold near and dear to our hearts. I think it\u2019s because it\u2019s the competition we grew up coming to every January and watching as kids. It\u2019s why we grew up loving the sport. There\u2019s something magical about this event. We hold it in very high regard.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Christina Carreira: \u201cThis is such a special event, and it\u2019s always fun to perform at home. This dance field is so strong, and we are proud to be on the podium and to be part of the competition.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Michael Parsons: \u201cThis national championships is the culmination of a huge amount of work that Caroline and I and our entire team have put in. It was a really hard year last year and this year has been difficult as well. This is confirmation that the work we put in, and the dedication we have to ourselves and to each other, is paying off.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pewter medalist, Emilea Zingas also shared her thoughts on their skate: \u201cI think we did the best we could. It was a challenging season overall, and we\u2019ve been dealing with some things on and off the ice, and I\u2019m really proud of how we handled ourselves. I think we\u2019ve shown a lot of growth, a lot of maturity from last year to this year, and I\u2019m especially proud of Vadym. He\u2019s a very strong person, and I\u2019m really happy to skate with him.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chock & Bates chose the most quintessential jazz songs of all time,\u00a0\u201dTake Five\u201d by Dave Brubeck and added Juju\u2019s cover of the same piece for their musical selection. The program scored 131.36 and an overall 223.52. The gold medalists won their first U.S. title 10 years ago (2015) in Greensboro, NC.\u00a0Their scores: SD (73.95) FD (111.11) Total (185.06).<\/p>\n

Carreira & Ponomarenko set a new personal best score for their free dance to music from Carmen Suite <\/i>by Schedrin (127.93) and overall score (210.79). They are now four-time U.S. medalists (two silver, one bronze, one pewter).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Green & Parsons won their fifth career U.S. medal (one silver, one bronze, three pewter) dancing to \u201dSpiegel im Spiegel\u201d by Arvo P\u00e4rt performed by Angele Dubeau and La Piet\u00e0 + \u201cDance Me to the End of Love\u201d by Douglas Dare. The dance scored 123.24 and a total 205.37.<\/p>\n

Zingas & Kolesnik danced to \u201cEpilogue\u201d by Olafur Arnalds and \u201cLost It to Trying\u201d by Son Lux choreographed by Benoit Richaud. The program set new free dance personal best (122.04) and overall scores (204.17) that eclipsed the 200-point mark for the first time.\u00a0Zingas and Kolesnik won their second U.S. Championships medal (pewter in 2023).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

ICE CHIPS:<\/b><\/p>\n

Madison Chock and Evan Bates tied Meryl Davis and Charlie White for the most U.S. ice dance titles with six (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2015).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bates commented on the suggestion that he and Chock could become the winningest U.S. Ice Dance team:\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s hard to compare. Meryl and Charlie won the Olympics when they were 25 years old and sailed off into the sunset.\u00a0<\/i>They really knocked the doors down and set the path for us as the next generation to show us what\u2019s possible. We\u00a0<\/i>were able to train alongside them. I was able to live with Charlie for a couple of years in college. <\/i>They were the ones who showed us what it takes to become the best team in the world – how hard they trained on the\u00a0<\/i>ice and how dedicated they were off the ice – how graceful they were whether they won or lost – every time they were so\u00a0<\/i>classy.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard not to understand the gravity of \u2018Yes we won our sixth one today,\u2019 and it\u2019s incredible to tie their record and to\u00a0<\/i> know the legacy of U.S. ice dance. What this group of skaters has accomplished over the last 25 years is crazy. Looking\u00a0<\/i> at the field now, ice dance is in great hands. I think when we decide to evolve away from competitive skating, these\u00a0<\/i>teams are going to take the helm and continue on.\u00a0<\/i>\u201cSo for us, it\u2019s about being part of the legacy of teams. When we leave, if we have the most titles, it\u2019s icing on the cake.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Senior ISU Championships Assignments<\/b><\/h4>\n

The teams were selected following the 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.<\/p>\n

2025 World Championships<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko
Madison Chock and Evan Bates
Caroline Green and Michael Parsons<\/p>\n

Alternate 1: Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik
Alternate 2: Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville\u00a0
Alternate 3: Oona Brown and Gage Brown<\/p>\n

2025 Four Continents Championships<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko
Madison Chock and Evan Bates
Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik<\/p>\n

Alternate 1: Caroline Green and Michael Parsons
Alternate 2: Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville\u00a0
Alternate 3: Oona Brown and Gage Brown<\/p>\n

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