2013 United States Figure Skating Championships
| 2013 United States Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | National Championship |
| Date: | January 20 – 27 |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Location: | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Venue: | CenturyLink Center Omaha |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Max Aaron (S) Vincent Zhou (J) Tomoki Hiwatashi (N) Andrew Torgashev (I) Maxim Naumov (Juv) |
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| Ladies' singles: Ashley Wagner (S) Polina Edmunds (J) Tyler Pierce (N) Anna Grace Davidson (I) Karolina Calhoun (Juv) |
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| Pair skating: Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir (S) Britney Simpson / Matthew Blackmer (J) Christina Zaitsev / Ernie Utah Stevens (N) Alicia Bertsch / Austin Hale (I) Joanna Hubbart / William Hubbart (Juv) |
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| Ice dancing: Meryl Davis / Charlie White (S) Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton (J) Chloe Rose Lewis / Logan Bye (N) Eliana Gropman / Ian Somerville (I) Caroline Green / Gordon Green (Juv) |
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| Previous: 2012 U.S. Championships |
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| Next: 2014 U.S. Championships |
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The 2013 United States Figure Skating Championships was the national figure skating championships of the United States for the 2012–13 season.
The event was held at the CenturyLink Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska on January 19–27, 2013. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing at the senior, junior and novice levels. For the first time, the event was expanded to include juvenile and intermediate level competitions, previously held at a separate event. The results are part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2013 World Junior Championships, 2013 Four Continents Championships and 2013 World Championships.
The 2013 event was the second time that Omaha hosted the U.S. Championships. Competitors qualified at the Eastern, Midwestern, or Pacific Coast Sectional Championships or earned a bye.
Defending champion Jeremy Abbott won the men's short program, with Ross Miner in second and Joshua Farris in third.Max Aaron placed first in the free skate, Miner was second, and Abbott third. Aaron won gold, his first senior national medal, Miner took silver, Abbott the bronze, and Farris the pewter medal.
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