2026 Skate America: How to watch, schedule, preview of figure skating Grand Prix event

Skate America, the premier annual international figure skating event in the United States, will broadcast live on NBC Sports and Peacock from Friday through Sunday in Everett, Washington. This weekend marks Ilia Malinin's debut as the headliner for the fourth of six regular season stops on the Grand Prix Series. Malinin, a three-time world champion and Olympic team gold medalist, aims for his fourth career Skate America men's singles title, which would equate to Nathan Chen's total and one shy of Todd Eldredge's record five.

The broadcasts include several events per day, starting with the practice sessions (1-7 p.m. ET on Friday, 1-6 p.m. ET on Saturday) on Peacock. The men's short program airs at 10 p.m. ET on Friday and Saturday, and the pairs short program at 11:30 p.m. ET on Friday and Saturday. On Saturday, the women's short program takes place at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by the men's free skate at 9:30 p.m. ET. Pairs compete in their free skate at 11:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.

The Sunday schedule features the practice session from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and highlights at 12 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. The women's free skate airs at 4 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Malinin is determined to win his fourth Skate America men's singles title, while the women's field includes Olympic medalists Ami Nakai, Alexandra Ignatova, and Sophie Joline von Felten.

In pairs, Germany's Minerve Hase and Nikita Volodin, along with U.S. champions Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov, compete for a spot in the Grand Prix Final, the second biggest annual figure skating competition.