Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier Make History in Great Britain

Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier won their second Grand Prix gold medal this season Saturday at the MK John Wilson Trophy in Sheffield, Great Britain, becoming the first U.S. pairs team to win multiple Grand Prix events in one season.

They also punched their ticket to the Grand Prix Final next month and will be the first pairs team to represent Team USA at the event since 2015.

Earlier in the day, Isabeau Levito earned second in the women’s short program, putting her in position to win her second straight Grand Prix medal on Sunday.

Below are today’s results: 

Rhythm Dance (hometown/training town)

1. Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri, 86.30 (ITA)

2. Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, 85.37 (GBR)

3. Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha, 81.09 (CAN)

Additional Team USA Results 

4. Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko, 75.00 (Saint Clair, Mich.; San Jose, Calif./ London, Ontario)

7. Oona Brown and Gage Brown, 70.34 (Long Island, N.Y.; Long Island, N.Y./ Huntington, N.Y.)

Notes: 

• Brown and Brown set a new personal best score.
• Carreira and Ponomarenko are making their season debut in Sheffield.

Women’s Short Program

1. Mai Mihara, 72.23 (JPN)

2. Isabeau Levito, 72.06 (Mount Holly, N.J./ Mount Laurel, N.J.)

3. Anastasiia Gubanova, 66.82 (GEO)

Additional Team USA Results 

5. Gabriella Izzo, 62.92 (Brighton, Mass./Norwood, Mass.)

10. Bradie Tennell, 56.50 (Carpentersville, Ill./Nice, France)

Notes:

• Tennell is making her season debut and competing for the first time since 2021 after missing last season due to injury.

Pairs Free Skate
1. Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, 205.85 (129.97 FS), (Addison, Ill.; Colorado Springs, Colo./ Irvine, Calif.)

2. Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii, 184.19 (115.50), (ITA)

3. Letizia Roscher and Luis Schuster, 167.37 (107.13), (GER)

Additional Team USA Results:

6. Katie McBeath and Nathan Bartholomay, 147.29 (90.08 FS), (Garfield Heights, Ohio; Newtown, Pa./Irvine, Calif.)

Notes:

• Knierim and Frazier won their second Grand Prix gold of the season, becoming the first U.S. pairs figure skating team to win multiple Grand Prix events in one season (since the Grand Prix series started in 1995).
• Knierim and Frazier guaranteed their place in the Grand Prix Final next month in Torino, Italy. They will become the first U.S. pairs team to compete at the Grand Prix Final since 2015.

Men’s Free Skate
1. Daniel Grass, 264.35 (177.50 FS), (ITA)

2. Deniss Vasiljevs, 254.56 (171.55 FS), (LAT)

3. Shun Sato, 249.03 (166.35 FS), (JPN)

Additional Team USA results:

7. Jimmy Ma, 214.47 (136.75 FS), (Queens, N.Y./Norwood, Mass.)

9. Tomoki Hiwatashi, 188.73 (122.05 FS), (Colorado Springs, Colo./Colorado Springs, Colo.)

Competition continues Sunday with the free dance and women's free skate. Watch all the action live on Peacock starting at 6:15 a.m. ET.