Overview
- Ilia Malinin won his fourth straight national title with 324.88 points after opting for a safer free skate featuring three quadruple jumps.
- Malinin extended an unbeaten run of more than two years as he managed risk ahead of the Olympics.
- Andrew Torgashev surged to second with 267.62, while Maxim Naumov secured bronze with 249.16 to strengthen their cases for Team USA.
- Naumov competed under poignant circumstances tied to the 2025 deaths of his parents and brought their photo to the kiss-and-cry.
- Madison Chock and Evan Bates captured a seventh consecutive ice dance title with 228.87, delivering a flamenco-style program to “Paint It Black.”