ALLEN, Texas — Short program leader Isabeau Levito had the chance to become the youngest U.S. figure skater to win Skate America since Michelle Kwan. Bradie Tennell, second in the short, could have been the oldest women’s singles skater to ever win Skate America.

Wakaba Higuchi won her first Grand Prix event after more than eight years of trying Saturday night, putting together an error-free program at Skate America to edge Japanese teammate Rinka Watanabe and American star Isabeau Levito.

U.S. and world champion Ilia Malinin hit four quads and a backflip, which had been banned until this season, to win the Skate America title for the third year in a row.

Ilia Malinin collects his thoughts and details how he pushed through early nerves to capture the 2024 Skate America title, his third consecutive time winning.

Ilia Malinin became the fourth man to win three consecutive Skate America titles, prevailing despite a flawed free skate in his first top-level competition since winning his first world title. Malinin,