Olivia Flores

Olivia Flores
Flores and Wang during free skate at 2025 Skate America
Personal information
Born (2007-08-12) August 12, 2007
Home townColorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Height5 ft 0 in (1.53 m)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplinePair skating
Women's singles
PartnerLuke Wang
CoachDrew Meekins
Natalia Mishkutenok
Eddie Shipstad
Skating clubThunderbirds Figure Skating Club
Medal record
World Junior Championships
2024 Taipei Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
2024–25 Grenoble Pairs

Olivia Flores (born August 12, 2007) is an American figure skater and competes in both single skating and pair skating. With her partner Luke Wang, she is the 2024 World Junior silver medalist, the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2023 JGP Austria silver medalist, and the 2023 JGP Turkey silver medalist and the 2024 U.S. junior national champion.

Personal life

Flores was born on August 12, 2007 in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States. Her older sister, Isabella, also skates competitively in the ice dance discipline.[1]

In 2025, she graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2]

Career

Flores began skating when she was four after her sister Isabella Flores began skating. She originally competed in the women's singles discipline.[1]

Partnership with Wang

2022–23 season: Junior international debut

Coached by Drew Meekins and Natalia Mishkutenok in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Flores partnered with Wang in June 2022. During their first season together, they won the Cup of Colorado, placed fourth at the USA Midwestern sectionals, and went to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where they also finished in fourth place. They won their first international competition, the International Challenge Cup, during their debut season as well.[3]

2023–24 season: World Junior silver

Flores and Wang competed at the Glacier Falls Summer Classic, where they placed second. They made their Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2023 JGP Austria, where they finished in second place. They also placed second at their second Junior Grand Prix assignment, the 2023 JGP Turkey, which qualified them for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed fifth.[3]

At their second nationals, they won both the short program and free skate segments and won the gold medal by 24.47 points. They were selected for the World Junior team, where they won the silver medal.[3] "I think our entire work we put in this season came together with this medal," said Wang. "It also shows how much we improved over the season."[4] In an interview where they recapped their season, they said their motto is: “Liv, Laugh, Luke.”[5]

2024–25 season: Junior Grand Prix Final silver

Flores/Wang competed in the Junior Grand Prix series in Riga and Ankara where they placed third and second respectively, earning a berth at the Junior Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France. At the Final, they won the silver medal behind Zhang/Huang of China.[6]

In January, Flores/Wang competed at the 2025 U.S. Junior Championships in Wichita, Kansas, winning the silver medal behind Moss/Galbavy.[7] Selected to compete at the 2025 World Junior Championships the following month in Debrecen, Hungary, the pair finished in sixth place.[8]

2025–26 season: Senior international debut

Making their senior international debut, Flores/Wang opened the season by placing twelfth at the 2025 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition. Selected as host picks, the team made their senior Grand Prix series debut at 2025 Skate America, where they finished in eighth place.[8]

In January, Flores/Wang made their senior national debut at the 2026 U.S. Championships, where they finished in seventh place.[8] They were subsequently named to the 2026 World Junior Championships teams.[9][10]

Programs

Pair skating with Luke Wang

Season Short program Free skate Exhibition Ref.
2022–23 N/a
2023–24
  • Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
    By Wham!
[11]
2024–25 [12]
2025–26 [13][14][15]

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Luke Wang

Competition placements at senior level [8]
Season 2025–26
U.S. Championships 7th
GP Skate America 8th
CS John Nicks Pairs 12th
Competition placements at junior level [8]
Season 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
World Junior Championships 2nd 6th 5th
Junior Grand Prix Final 5th 2nd
U.S. Championships 4th 1st 2nd
JGP Austria 2nd
JGP Latvia 3rd
JGP Turkey 2nd 2nd
Bavarian Open 2nd
Challenge Cup 1st

Detailed results

Pair skating with Luke Wang

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [8]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 166.89 2024 World Junior Championships
Short program TSS 62.33 2024 World Junior Championships
TES 35.79 2024 World Junior Championships
PCS 26.54 2024 World Junior Championships
Free skating TSS 105.00 2023 JGP Turkey
TES 52.42 2025 Skate America
PCS 54.16 2024 World Junior Championships
  • Small medals for the short program and free skating are only awarded at ISU Championships.
  • At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.

Senior level

Results in the 2025–26 season[8]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 2–3, 2025 2025 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition 11 45.01 12 77.65 12 122.66
Nov 14–16, 2025 2025 Skate America 8 55.83 8 105.61 8 161.44
Jan 4–11, 2026 2026 U.S. Championships 6 63.58 8 112.28 7 175.86

Junior level

Results in the 2022–23 season[8]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 23–29, 2023 2023 U.S. Championships (Junior) 4 46.31 3 76.78 4 123.09
Feb 23–26, 2023 2023 International Challenge Cup 1 51.01 2 75.13 1 126.14
Results in the 2023–24 season[8]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2023 2023 JGP Austria 2 52.02 2 95.20 2 147.22
Sep 6–9, 2023 2023 JGP Turkey 3 49.52 2 105.00 2 154.52
Dec 7–10, 2023 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final 5 54.37 6 91.02 5 145.39
Jan 22–28, 2024 2024 U.S. Championships (Junior) 1 59.83 1 115.88 1 175.71
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024 2024 World Junior Championships 2 62.33 2 104.56 2 166.89
Results in the 2024–25 season[8]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 28–31, 2024 2024 JGP Latvia 2 54.38 4 85.13 3 139.51
Sep 18–21, 2024 2024 JGP Turkey 2 54.93 2 92.87 2 147.80
Dec 5–8, 2024 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final 3 52.04 2 103.78 2 155.82
Jan 20–26, 2025 2025 U.S. Championships (Junior) 2 55.78 2 96.42 2 152.20
Feb 25 – Mar 2, 2025 2025 World Junior Championships 8 51.02 5 97.38 6 148.40
Results in the 2025–26 season[8]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 27 – Feb 1, 2026 2026 Bavarian Open 1 55.90 3 95.99 2 151.89
Mar 3–8, 2026 2026 World Junior Championships 4 57.96 5 92.03 5 149.99

References

  1. ^ a b "Olivia Flores and Luke Wang - Figure Skating". usfigureskatingfanzone.com.
  2. ^ Seo, Clare. "So long, cmhs!🥂". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Olivia FLORES / Luke WANG: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Slater, Paula (February 29, 2024). "Metelkina and Berulava seize Junior World Pairs' title". Golden Skate.
  5. ^ "Flores and Wang: 'Liv, Laugh, Luke'". Golden Skate. March 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Team USA Brings Home Six Grand Prix Final Medals". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "2025 US Nationals - Junior Pairs Final Results". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "USA–Olivia Flores/Luke Wang". SkatingScores.
  9. ^ "🇺🇸 USA's #4ContsFigure assignments". X. Anything GOEs. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  10. ^ "🇺🇸 USA's #WorldJFigure assignments". X. Anything GOEs. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  11. ^ "Olivia FLORES / Luke WANG: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "Olivia FLORES / Luke WANG: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024.
  13. ^ "Olivia Flores / Luke Wang: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 10, 2025.
  14. ^ Wang, Luke. "One voice. One love. One unforgettable legend. 🎤". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  15. ^ "Free Skate - 2025-26". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved August 10, 2025.