Four things to know about Isabeau Levito in the US Figure Skating Championships

Maxwell Donaldson, Nashville Tennessean
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Nashville will host the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships starting next at Bridgestone Arena.

The event will being with the Junior Championship on Jan 4 and the Championship competition starts on Jan 6. It is the last chance for skaters to make the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

NBC will broadcast the championships.

Get to know Isabeau Levito before the competition.

Can't qualify for the Olympics

The Olympics require skaters to be 15 by July 1st of the previous year. Levito, 14, is not eligible. She still competed in the championship competition alongside those trying to make the Olympics. She plans to attempt to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Italy.

2021 U.S. Junior Champion

She took home the junior championship in her second time competition in the event but what could be more impressive is she took home the silver medal the year before. She has a silver medal in the U.S. Intermediate competition and is the U.S. Juvenile Champion.

Isabeau Levito skates in the Championship Ladies Free Skate event during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Bridgestone Arena Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 in Nashville, Tenn. Levito took third place in the Ladies Competition of the championship.
Isabeau Levito skates in the Championship Ladies Free Skate event during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Bridgestone Arena Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 in Nashville, Tenn. Levito took third place in the Ladies Competition of the championship.

Made junior debut

She made her junior circuit debut this season on the Junior Grand Prix. She won the event in France and took silver in the Austria event. She pulled out of the Junior Grand Prix Final event before it was canceled due to COVID-19.

How did Levito do in 2022 US Figure Skating Championships?

Levito earned bronze with a score of 210.75 in the women's free skate on Friday.

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