2025 Skate America Heading to Lake Placid

U.S. Figure Skating has announced 2025 Skate America will be held in Lake Placid, New York, November 14–16, along with the calendar of U.S. qualifying competitions and international events for the 2025–2026 season.

Returning to the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena — the site of the “Miracle on Ice” during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games — this marks the sixth time Skate America will be held in Lake Placid and the first since 2017. This is also the third time Skate America will take place in Lake Placid in an Olympic season.

“We are so excited that Skate America is returning to the place where it began,” said Sam Auxier, president of U.S. Figure Skating. “Lake Placid is an iconic destination and the home of legendary winter sports moments. It is also so closely tied to figure skating history in the United States that it was a natural choice to host this major international event.”

Traditionally the first stop in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series, Skate America will be the fifth of six stops next season. Top skaters from around the world will compete at the three-day competition in women’s, men’s, pairs and ice dance. U.S. Figure Skating will work in collaboration with the Olympic Regional Development Authority to host the event.

“The Olympic Regional Development Authority is excited to welcome back Skate America this November,” said Chadd Cassidy, vice president of operations at Lake Placid Legacy Sites. “Lake Placid, the Olympic Center and Skate America have a long history, and this event will be a great lead into the Olympic Winter Games in Italy.”

It’s been a busy week for the national governing body, as U.S. Figure Skating named Matt Farrell chief executive officer on April 29.

2025–2026 U.S. Figure Skating International Events Schedule

• July 19-20, 2025: 2025 U.S. Collegiate Championships and Invitational — Flossmoor, Illinois
• November 14–16, 2025: Skate America — Lake Placid, New York
• November 3–9, 2025: 2026 Pacific Coast Sectional Singles and U.S. Ice Dance Final — Henderson, Nevada
• November 10–16, 2025: 2026 Eastern Sectional Singles Final — Charleston, South Carolina
• November 17-21, 2025: 2026 Midwestern Sectional Singles & U.S. Pairs Final — Lansing, Michigan
• January 4–11, 2026: 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships — St. Louis, Missouri
• January 12–18, 2026: 2026 Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships —Norwood, Massachusetts
• January 19–25, 2026: 2026 Midwestern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships — Plymouth, Michigan
• January 19–25, 2026: 2026 Pacific Coast Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships — Highlands Ranch, Colorado
• January 30–31, 2026: 2026 U.S. Synchronized Skating International Classic — Boston, Massachusetts
• TBA: 2026 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships
• March 6-8, 2026: 2026 Eastern Adult Figure Skating Sectional Championships — York, Pennsylvania
• March 6-8, 2026: 2026 Pacific Coast Adult Figure Skating Sectional Championships —Spokane, Washington
• March 13-15, 2026: 2026 Midwestern Adult Figure Skating Sectional Championships —Livonia, Michigan
• April 8-11, 2026: 2026 U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships Presented by Prevagen —Duluth, Georgia