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Photos: 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships Skating Spectacular

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Jan 30, 2023 , , , , , , ,

The 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships concluded with the Prevagen Skating Spectacular, co-hosted by Olympic gold medalist and Sunnyvale native Brian Boitano.

San Jose’s Rudy Galindo was honored at the beginning of the show with a skating tribute from current students. San Jose retired skater Polina Edmunds surprised audience members with a skating performance after her interview. Over 25 competitive skaters performed in the two-and-a-half-hour show.

Read the final day report.

Polina Edmonds skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Polina Edmonds skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Bradie Tennell skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Bradie Tennell skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Brian Boitano, top, jokes with Ilia Malinin during Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Brian Boitano, top, jokes with Ilia Malinin at the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Isabeau Levito skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Isabeau Levito skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Amber Glenn skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Amber Glenn skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Rudy Galindo, right, waves to the crowd next to San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres during the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Rudy Galindo, right, waves to the crowd next to San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres at the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Skaters from City Accommodation and Rudy's Ice Angels skate during a tribute to Rudy Galindo during Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Skaters from City Accommodation and Rudy’s Ice Angels skate during a tribute to Rudy Galindo at the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Ellie Korytek and Timmy Chapman skate in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Ellie Korytek and Timmy Chapman skate in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Maxim Naumov skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Maxim Naumov skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Maxim Naumov skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Maxim Naumov skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik skate in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik skate in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko skate in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Jimmy Ma skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Jimmy Ma skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Polina Edmonds skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Polina Edmonds skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Polina Edmonds skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Polina Edmonds skates in the Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Ilia Malinin throws shirts to audience members at the end of Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Ilia Malinin throws shirts to audience members at the end of Prevagen Skating Spectacular during the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 

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