Samiera Abou-Nasr

Born: November 20, 1991
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Training Town: St. Paul, Minnesota
Coach: Tom Incantalupo
Choreographer: Oleg Epstein, Svetlana Kulikova
Highlights: 2008 U.S. Championships 10th (novice), 2008 Pacific Coast Sectionals 2nd (novice), 2008 Northwest Pacific Coast Regionals 1st (novice)

Fast Fact: Samiera says her most defining moment was "relocating to a new city to further my skating career and competing at nationals."

Holly Alexander

Born: June 17, 1994
Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware
Training Town: Newark, Delaware
Coach: Sara Weymouth
Choreographer: Phillip Mills
Highlights: 2008 U.S. Championships 8th (novice), 2008 Eastern Sectionals 1st (novice), 2008 South Atlantic Regional Championships 3rd (novice)

Fast Fact: At age 8, Holly passed her boating license test, becoming the youngest person in Delaware history to receive the license.

Melissa Bulanhagui

Born: August 16, 1990
Hometown: Newark, Delaware
Training Town: Newark, Delaware
Coach: Karen Ludington, Ron Ludington, Kat Arbour
Choreographer: Karen Ludington
Highlights: 2008 U.S. Championships 8th, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Romania 2nd, 2006 Gardena Spring Trophy 1st (junior), 2006 U.S. Championships 3rd (junior)

Fast Fact: Melissa is very involved in community service. In addition to skating in shows supporting Hurricane Katrina, Blades Against AIDS and Edge Out Of Cancer, she also does food drives with her church.

Alissa Czisny

Born: June 25, 1987
Hometown: Bowling Green, Ohio
Training Town: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Coach: Julianne Berlin, Elizabeth Swallow
Choreographer: David Wilson, Lori Nichol, Kurt Browning
Highlights: 2009 U.S. Championships 1st, 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy 1st, 2007 U.S. Championships 3rd, 2006 World Junior Championships 6th, 2005 Skate Canada 1st, 2005 Skate America 2nd

Rachael Flatt

Born: July 21, 1992
Hometown: Del Mar, California
Training Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coach: Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin, Becky Bradley, Erik Schulz, Eddie Shipstad
Choreographer: Lori Nichol
Highlights: 2009 World Championships 5th, 2009 U.S. Championships 2nd, 2008 Cup of Russia 2nd, 2008 Skate America 4th, 2008 World Junior Championships 1st, 2008 U.S. Championships 2nd

Alexe Gilles

Born: January 16, 1992
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Training Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coach: Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin, Jill Trenary
Choreographer:Catarina Lindgren
Highlights: 2008 Junior Grand Prix South Africa 1st, 2008 Junior Grand Prix Mexico 2nd, 2008 U.S. Championships 1st (junior), 2007 Junior Grand Prix United States 2nd, 2006 Midwestern Sectional 1st (junior)

Beatrisa Liang

Born: March 31, 1988
Hometown: Granada Hills, California
Training Town: El Segundo, California
Coach: Frank Carroll, Ken Congemi
Choreographer: Lori Nichol, Braden Overett
Highlights: 2008 World Championships 10th, 2007 U.S. Championships 4th, 2006 NHK Trophy 4th, 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy 1st, 2006 Four Continents Championship 3rd

Fast Fact: Beatrisa, who also goes by Bebe, had her life filmed throughout the 2005-2006 season for the documentary series "Ice Diaries," which aired on The Learning Channel.

Mirai Nagasu

Born: April 16, 1993
Hometown: Arcadia, California
Training Town: Burbank, California and Pasadena, California
Coach: Charlene Wong, Sasha Kuchiki, Sondra Holmes, Bob Paul, Jim Yorke
Choreographer: Lori Nichol
Highlights: 2008 World Junior Championships 3rd, 2008 U.S. Championships 1st, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final 1st, 2007 World Junior Championships 2nd, 2007 U.S. Championships 1st (junior)

Fast Fact: Before her win at the 2007 U.S. Championships, her only experience at the national level came in 2005 when she qualified as an intermediate but failed to get past the first round. She won the senior national championship in January 2008.

Brittney Rizo

Born: February 27, 1991
Hometown: Braintree, Massachusetts
Training Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Coach: Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson
Choreographer: Mark Mitchell
Highlights: 2008 AEGON Challenge Cup 1st (junior), 2008 U.S. Championships 3rd (junior), 2006 U.S. Championships 3rd (novice)

Fast Fact: She started skating at age 4 after going to a synchronized skating competition to watch her aunt, who was a Haydenette.

Marissa Secundy

Born: May 28, 1993
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Training Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coach: Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin, Becky Bradley, Christy Krall, Eddie Shipstad
Choreographer: Tom Dickson
Highlights: 2008 Junior Grand Prix Czech Republic 6th, 2008 Southwestern Regional Championships (junior) 1st, 2008 AEGON Challenge Cup (junior) 1st, 2008 U.S. Championships (novice) 1st

Fast Fact: Marissa is addicted to Harry Potter. She admits that she has read each one of the Harry Potter books multiple times and has also seen the movies.

Ashley Wagner

Born: May 16, 1991
Hometown: Alexandria, Virginia
Training Town: Alexandria, Virginia
Coach: Shirley Hughes
Choreographer: Jill Shipstad-Thomas
Highlights: 2009 World Junior Championships 3rd, 2009 U.S. Championships 4th, 2008 World Championships 16th, 2008 Four Continents 8th, 2008 U.S. Championships 3rd, 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard 3rd, 2007 World Junior Championships 3rd

Fast Fact: Ashley, the daughter of a retired Army lieutenant colonel, was born in Heidelberg, Germany. The Wagner family moved six times before settling in Alexandria, Va.

Jeremy Abbott

Born: June 5, 1985
Hometown: Aspen, Colorado
Training Town: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Coach: Yuka Sato
Choreographer: Tom Dickson, Kurt Browning, Damon Allen
Highlights: 2009 U.S. Championships 1st, 2008 Grand Prix Final 1st, 2008 Cup of China 1st, 2008 World Championships 11th, 2008 U.S. Championships 4th, 2007 Four Continents Championship 3rd, 2007 U.S. Championships 4th, 2005 U.S. Championships 1st (junior)

Fast Fact: Jeremy is inspired to skate by his family "because of all of their support and hard work that they put in for my skating."

Stephen Carriere

Born: June 15, 1989
Hometown: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Training Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Coach: Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson
Choreographer: Mark Mitchell, Jamie Isley
Highlights: 2008 Cup of China 2nd, 2008 World Championships 10th, 2008 Four Continents Championship 4th, 2008 U.S. Championships 3rd, 2007 NHK Trophy 3rd, 2007 World Junior Championships 1st, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final 1st, 2005 U.S. Championships 1st (junior)

Fast Fact: Stephen won his two events on the 2006 Junior Grand Prix circuit before winning the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Eliot Halverson

Born: November 8, 1990
Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota
Training Town: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Coach: Doug Haw
Choreographer: Eliot Halverson, Svetlana Kulikova
Highlights: 2007 U.S. Championships 1st (junior), 2006 Junior Grand Prix The Hauge 3rd, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Hungary 3rd, 2006 U.S. Championships 1st (novice)

Fast Fact: Eliot, who was adopted from Bogata, Colombia, arrived in America on Mother's Day. His siblings are also adopted.

Evan Lysacek

Born: June 4, 1985
Hometown: Naperville, Illinois
Training Town: El Segundo, California
Coach: Frank Carroll
Choreographer: Lori Nichol
Highlights: 2009 World Championships 1st, 2009 U.S. Championships 3rd, 2008 Four Continents Championship 3rd, 2008 U.S. Championships 1st, 2007 Grand Prix Final 3rd, 2007 Cup of China 2nd, 2007 Skate America 2nd, 2007 Four Continents Championship 1st, 2007 U.S. Championships 1st, 2006 Cup of China 1st, 2006 World Championships 3rd, 2006 Winter Olympic Games 4th, 2005 World Championships 3rd

Fast Fact: Since moving to Los Angeles in 2003, Evan has kept his Illinois cell phone number because it ends in the the digits 2006, the year that brought him his Olympic team berth and first Grand Prix title.

Armin Mahbanoozadeh

Born: August 15, 1991
Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia
Training Town: Reston, Virginia
Coach: Traci Coleman
Choreographer: Nathan Birch
Highlights: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final 3rd, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Croatia 2nd, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Lake Placid 1st, 2007 U.S. Championships 1st (novice)

Fast Fact: Armin lists his favorite food as Potbelly's chicken salad sandwich. His favorite drink is a strawberry smoothie.

Daniel O'Shea

Born: February 13, 1991
Hometown: Gurnee, Illinois
Training Town: Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Coach: Sandra Delfs, Alex Ouriashev, Rob Peal
Choreographer: Susie Wynne, Paul Wylie
Highlights: 2008 AEGON Challenge Cup (junior) 2nd, 2008 U.S. Championships (novice) 1st, 2007 Midwestern Sectional (novice) 1st

Fast Fact: Before the 2008 U.S. Championships, Daniel's das told him he would buy him a puppy if he won. Danny now has a golden retriever.

Parker Pennington

Born: September 13, 1984
Hometown: Windsor, Connecticut
Training Town: Fairfax, Virginia
Coach: Audrey Weisiger, Chris Conte, Ross Lansel, Nick Perna
Choreographer: Nikolai Morosov and Pasquale Camarlengo
Highlights: 2007 Finlandia Trophy 2nd, 2007 U.S. Championships 7th, 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd, 2003 Junior Grand Prix Poland 1st, 2001 U.S. Championships 1st (junior)

Fast Fact: Parker's motto is, "Always believe. If you can believe, you can dream. And acting on those dreams can make miracles happen."

Douglas Razzano

Born: October 22, 1988
Hometown: Chandler, Arizona
Training Town: Scottsdale, Arizona
Coach: Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret, Grant Rorvick
Choreographer: Doug Ladret
Highlights: 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final 4th, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Britian 2nd, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Estonia 4th, 2005 U.S. Championships 4th (junior)

Fast Fact: The celebrity Douglas would most like to meet is Lance Armstrong because he overcame obstacles and still became a champion.

Adam Rippon

Born: November 11, 1989
Hometown: Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Training Town: Hackensack, New Jersey
Coach: Nikolai Morosov
Choreographer: Nikolai Morosov
Highlights: 2009 World Junior Championships 1st, 2008 World Junior Championships 1st, 2008 U.S. Championships 1st (junior), 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final 1st, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Bulgaria 2nd, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Romania 1st, 2005 U.S. Championships 2nd (novice)

Fast Fact: Among the musicians that Adam listens to is Gladys Knight, Akon, Natasha Bedingfield, Counting Crows and Black Eyed Peas.

Scott Smith

Born: October 19, 1981
Hometown: Sandy Spring, Maryland
Training Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Coach: Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson
Choreographer: Lori Nichol, Nikolai Morozov
Highlights: 2007 Cup of China 4th, 2007 U.S. Championships 5th, 2006 Cup of China 4th, 2005 Ondrej Nepela Memorial Trophy 1st, 2003 U.S. Championships 4th, 1998 U.S. Championships 1st (junior)

Fast Fact: Scott was a member of the U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team in 2000.

Johnny Weir

Born: July 2, 1984
Hometown: Quarryville, Pennsylvania
Training Town: Wayne, New Jersey
Coach: Galina Zmievskaya, Nina Petrenko
Choreographer: Faye Kitarieva, Denis Petukhov
Highlights: 2008 Grand Prix Final 3rd, 2008 World Championships 3rd, 2008 U.S. Championships 2nd, 2007 Grand Prix Final 4th, 2007 Cup of Russia 1st, 2007 Cup of China 1st, 2007 U.S. Championships 3rd, 2006 Winter Olympic Games 5th, 2006 U.S. Championships 1st, 2005 U.S. Championships 1st, 2004 U.S. Championships 1st

Fast Fact: When Johnny began skating at age 12, he had to choose between figure skating lessons and competitive horseback riding.

Jason Wong

Born: June 22, 1986
Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky
Training Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Coach: Lisa Coppola, Tom Lescinski
Choreographer: Sebastian Britten, Jamie Isley
Highlights: 2004 U.S. Championships 2nd (junior), 2003 Triglav Trophy 2nd (novice)

Fast Fact: Jason, who lists Kelly Clarkson and Creed among his favorite music, is studying graphic design and technology at Emmanuel College.

Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir

Born: August 20, 1990 and August 20, 1987
Hometown: Providence, Rhode Island and Sudbury, Massachusetts
Training Town: Boxboro, Massachusetts
Coach:Bobby Martin, Carrie Wall, Sheryl Franks
Choreographer: Sheryl Franks
Highlights: 2009 World Junior Championships 3rd, 2009 U.S. Championships 3rd (junior) 2008 Junior Grand Prix Great Britain 4th, 2008 Junior Grand Prix Czech Republic 4th

Fast Fact: Marissa and Simon always play Disney trivia in the airport while traveling to and from skating competitions.

Brooke Castile and Benjamin Okolski

Born: May 31, 1986 and November 12, 1984
Hometown: Grosse Pointe, Michigan and Ann Arbor, Michigan
Training Town: Canton, Michigan
Coach: Johnny Johns
Choreographer: Marina Zoueva
Highlights: 2008 World Championships 11th, 2008 Four Continents Championship 3rd, 2008 U.S. Championships 3rd, 2007 Four Continents Championship 5th, 2007 World Championships 12th, 2007 U.S. Championships 1st, 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy 1st, 2004 Junior Grand Prix France 3rd, 2004 U.S. Championships 2nd (junior)

Fast Fact: Brooke designs the costumes for the pair. Eventually, she would like to go to art and design school while Ben would also like to earn his college degree.

Chelsi Guillen and Danny Curzon

Born: May 28, 1993 and May 19, 1987
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona and Phoenix, Arizona
Training Town: Scottsdale, Arizona
Coach: Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret
Choreographer: Doug Ladret
Highlights: 2008 World Junior Championships 10th, 2008 U.S. Championships 3rd (junior), 2007 Pacific Coast Sectionals 1st (junior), 2007 Junior Grand Prix Britain 10th, 2007 Junior Grand Prix Estonia 9th, 2007 U.S. Championships 8th (junior), 2006 Pacific Coast Sectionals 2nd (junior)

Fast Fact: Danny would like to teach high school English after earning his English degree from Arizona State University, the same college that Chelsi wants to attend.

Chloe Katz and Joseph Lynch

Born: March 16, 1986 and May 29, 1985
Hometown: Sea Cliff, New York and Wantagh, New York
Training Town: Bellmore, New York and Canton, Michigan
Coach: Adam Leib, Johnny Johns
Choreographer: Sheryl Franks, Marina Zoueva
Highlights: 2009 U.S. Championships 6th, 2008 Eastern Sectional Championships 2nd, 2008 Coupe de Nice 2nd, 2008 U.S. Championships 8th, 2007 Eastern Sectional Championships 2nd, 2006 Eastern Sectional Championships 2nd, 2005 U.S. Championships 3rd (junior)

Fast Fact: Chloe and Joseph are both studying sports management at New York University in New York City.

Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker

Born: September 25, 1992 and June 21, 1986
Hometown: Los Angeles, California and Algonoquin, Illinois
Training Town: Aliso Viejo, California
Coach: John Nicks
Choreographer: Sarah Kawahara
Competitive Highlights: 2009 U.S. Championships 1st, 2008 Skate Canada 3rd, 2008 Skate America 2nd, 2008 U.S. Championships 1st, 2007 NHK Trophy 2nd, 2007 Cup of China 2nd, 2007 World Junior Championships 1st, 2007 U.S. Championships 1st (junior), 2006  Junior Grand Prix Final 1st, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Chinese Taipei 1st, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Hungary 1st

Fast Fact: If Keauna and Rockne could meet any celebrities, she would choose Angelina Jolie while he would choose Lance Armstrong.

Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin

Born: May 6, 1990 and December 1, 1985
Hometown: Pelham, New Hampshire and Kansas City, Missouri
Training Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coach: Dalilah Sappenfield, Lei'Ina McLaughlin, Becky Bradley
Choreographer: Zuzanna Szwed-Parchem
Highlights: 2008 Skate America 6th, 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy 6th, 2008 U.S. Championships 6th, 2007 Midwestern Sectional Championships 1st

Fast Fact: A picture of Caitlin and John from their short program at 2008 Skate America covered two full pages in the Nov. 3 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine.

Stephanie Ellis and Ian RossFrye

Born: May 12, 1986 and February 8, 1980
Hometown: Encinitas, California and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Training Town: San Jose, California
Coach: Marina Klimova, Sergei Ponomarenko
Choreographer: Marina Klimova
Highlights: 2006 U.S. Championships 13th, 2006 Pacific Coast Sectionals 4th, 2005 U.S. Championships 10th

Fast Fact: Stephanie and Ian once threw out the first pitch at a San Jose Giants baseball game.

Jamie Silverstein and Ryan O'Meara

Born: December 23, 1983 and January 5, 1984
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Phoenix, Arizona
Training Town: Canton, Michigan
Coach: Igor Shpilband, Louis Soma, Marina Zoueva
Choreographer: Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva
Highlights: 2006 Olympic Games 16th, 2006 Four Continents Championship Championship 6th, 2006 U.S. Championships 3rd

Fast Fact: After competing for one season, Jamie and Ryan announced their decision to take time off from competitive skating.  She is now a college student while he is an ice dancing director.

Dan Hollander

Born: May 9, 1972
Hometown: Huntington Woods, Michigan
Training Town: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Coach: Mitch Moyer
Choreographer: J. Scott Driscol, Simone Grigorescu, Stephanie Pizzo
Highlights: 1997 NHK Trophy 4th, 1997 Karl Schaefer Memorial 1st, 1997 U.S. Championships 3rd, 1996 U.S. Championships 3rd

Fast Fact: In addition to performing with Champions on Ice, Dan owns a company, Dan Hollander Productions, which produces skating seminars, shows and related events.

Michael Kuluva

Born: May 6
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Training Town: El Segundo, California
Coach: Frank Carroll
Choreographer: Cindy Stuart, Russ Witherby
Highlights: 2001 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships 6th, 1999 Pacific Coast Sectionals 9th, 1998 Junior Olympics 7th

Fast Fact: Michael designs clothing for his label Crown Prince Couture. It has been worn by celebrities including Ricky Martin, Ryan Seacrest and Jessica Simpson.