Alysa Liu won her first senior U.S. figure skating title at age 13. She retired at age 16. She has come back at age 19 and now leads after the short program at her first nationals in three years. Liu tallied 76.

Alysa Liu, back from retirement at age 19, sits in first place after the women's short program at U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday in Wichita, Kan.

The country's best skaters are competing in Kansas this week with spots to the World Championships on the line

The Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships air live this week from Wichita, Kansas, on NBC Sports, USA Network and Peacock. The field includes every national champion from last January: Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn, ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates and the pairs’ team of Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates, two-time world champions, are eyeing a record-tying sixth U.S. championship in ice dance, while reigning men’s world champion Illia Malinin is looking to make it three straight national championships.

A small, elite group of local skaters will be competing at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, which run Monday through Jan. 26 in Wichita, Kan.

American figure skaters Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin defend their U.S. Figure Skating gold medals at the 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships, with the World Championships and 2026 Winter Olympics looming on the horizon.

Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin beat out a field of 11 junior ice dance teams from across the country at the 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Alysa Liu returned after two years away from figure skating to take the lead after the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

The Sporting News has you covered with everything you need to know about the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, including TV channel and streaming options for the competition.

In return to the ice at the U.S. championships, the 19-year-old wins Thursday’s short program and offers hope for 2026 Olympics.