Sarah Elizabeth Everhardt (born November 12, 2006) is an American figure skater. She is the 2025 Four Continents bronze medalist, a four-time Challenger Series medalist, 2025 U.S. national bronze medalist, and 2024 U.S. national pewter medalist.
Sarah Elizabeth Everhardt was born on November 12, 2006, to Jonathan and Ekaterina Everhardt. She is of Irish and Belarusian descent, and is fluent in English and Russian. Prior to becoming a figure skater, she tried out multiple sports such as swimming and gymnastics. Everhardt is a graduate of Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Virginia, where she attended both in-person and online classes. Outside of skating, she enjoys painting, drawing and Harry Potter. She plans to attend American University, as it is close to her training rink, SkateQuest, located in Reston, Virginia. She intends to major in either psychology or neuroscience. Everhardt is a fan of figure skaters Evgenia Medvedeva and Wakaba Higuchi.
Everhardt began skating at the age of five. In 2019, she started training under Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov. Debuting at the 2022 U.S Junior Championships, she finished eleventh.
Everhardt made her international junior debut at 2022 JGP France in Courchevel, where she placed tenth overall. After winning the bronze medal at 2023 U.S. Eastern Sectional Championship, she qualified for the 2023 U.S Junior Figure Skating Championships and finished thirteenth.
Everhardt started the season with a gold medal at 2023 Cheasapeake Open and went on to win the silver medal at 2023 Glacier Falls Summer Classic behind compatriot and training mate, Audrey Shin. Competing at her second JGP assignment in Poland, she placed fourth and fifth in the short and free program, respectively, but finished sixth overall
Debuting at her first senior national championship at 2024 U.S Figure Skating Championships, Everhardt placed sixth after the short program and went on to placed third in the free skate. Overall, she finished fourth and won the pewter medal. She shared "I've never skated in front of such an awesome crowd - great to see everyone supporting me and kind of skating with me."
Everhardt began the season by winning gold at the 2024 Cranberry Cup International. She went on to compete at the 2024 Lombardia Trophy, where she won the silver medal.
Although not originally assigned to compete on the 2024âÂÂ25 Grand Prix series, in mid-September, Everhardt was entered at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy following the withdrawal of You Young. She placed fourth overall at this event. "Overall, I felt more free and relaxed in comparison to France, so this is something positive." One month later, she was entered at the 2024 Grand Prix de France following Loena Hendrickx's withdrawal. At the Grand Prix de France, Everhardt delivered two solid performances, placing fourth in both the short program and free skate segments, and finishing fifth overall. She followed this result up with another fourth-place finish at the Finlandia Trophy.
In January, Everhardt competed at the 2025 U.S. Championships in Wichita, Kansas. She placed fourth in the short program and third in the free skate, winning the bronze medal overall behind Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu. Everhardt credited confidence in regard to her impressive jumping passes and consistency at the event. âÂÂI know I can do it, so I go and do it,â she said. âÂÂA lot of people say I have no nerves, but thatâÂÂs really not true. I get so nervous, like really nervous, but IâÂÂve sort of found a way to control them during my skate.âÂÂ
Assigned to compete at the 2025 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea the following month, Everhardt delivered two clean programs, placing third in both the short and free program segments of the competition, and capturing the bronze medal overall. In an interview following the event, she said, "It's kind of hard to put in a words, I am a little speechless. ItâÂÂs the first ISU championship and I get a medal, so it's really cool. I'm glad I was able to fight and skate well."
On March 2, 2025, Everhardt took part in Legacy on Ice, an ice show organized by U.S. Figure Skating that paid tribute to lives lost aboard American Eagle Flight 5342.
Everhardt opened her season by winning the bronze medal at the 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy. She then went on to compete on the 2025âÂÂ26 Grand Prix series, finishing seventh at 2025 Skate Canada International and fifth at the 2025 NHK Trophy.
In January, Everhardt finished fifth at the 2026 U.S. Championships. She was subsequently named to the named to the 2026 Four Continents team, where she finished in eighth place.
In early March, Everhardt was called up to compete at the 2026 World Championships following the withdrawal of Alysa Liu due to reigning U.S national pewter medalist and first alternate, Bradie Tennell, declining the offer to replace Liu. She made her World debut, bringing back her "Firebird" free skating program from the previous season. She finished in 11th place overall.