Overview
- Glenn scored 83.05 in St. Louis, breaking the U.S. short-program mark to lead the women after the short ahead of world champion Alysa Liu (81.11) and Isabeau Levito (75.72).
- Liu, who returned from a 2022 retirement and won the 2025 world title and Grand Prix Final, remains a top Olympic contender but has not yet been officially selected.
- Efimova and Mitrofanov posted a season-best 75.31 to lead the pairs short program, yet Efimova’s pending U.S. citizenship keeps their Olympic eligibility unresolved.
- Audrey Shin and Balazs Nagy are second in pairs at 67.67, with Ellie Kam/Danny O’Shea and Valentina Plazas/Maximiliano Fernandez close behind heading into Friday’s free skate.
- U.S. Figure Skating will finalize the Milan–Cortina team on Jan. 11, with two pairs entries and the maximum three entries in the other disciplines, as strong women’s performances fuel talk of ending a 20-year Olympic medal drought.