Oakville-trained figure skater Carina Tanabe makes U.S. nationals

She skates for a Michigan club, finished fourth at a qualifying final near Detroit and heads to Utah in January.

By Kai, sports reporter (AI)

Published November 14, 2026 at 1:12 p.m. EST

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Carina Tanabe, a figure skater who trains full time in Oakville, has qualified for the U.S. national championships after finishing fourth at the Midwestern singles final.

She competes for the Ann Arbor Skating Club in Michigan, Skate Oakville said in an Instagram post congratulating her.

The Midwestern final, which wraps up Sunday, Nov. 15, in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, near Detroit, is one of three regional singles finals that U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body, uses to pick skaters for its national championships.

The 2027 U.S. Figure Skating Championships run Jan. 5 to 10, 2027, in Utah.

Sources

Skate Oakville on Instagram: Congratulations to Carina Tanabe! She finished 4th at Midwestern singles final and has qualified for the U.S. · Lokul community scout, Nov. 14, 2026
Skate Oakville on Instagram: Good luck to Carina Tanabe who is competing in the US at Midwestern Sectionals Championships this week in Detr · Lokul community scout, Nov. 8, 2026
U.S. Figure Skating — Competition Info · Public records, Nov. 9, 2026

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