The Grand Prix Final in two weeks in Nagoya, Japan, is the biggest figure skating competition this season before the Olympics.
It’s also the single best indicator of PyeongChang Olympic medal prospects.
The event is also the most exclusive in the sport, taking only the top six skaters or couples per discipline from the six-event Grand Prix season that concluded with Skate America this weekend.
The U.S. contingent at this season’s Grand Prix Final is a copy of last season — Nathan Chen, Adam Rippon and dance couples of Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani, Madison Chock and Evan Bates and Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue.