An elite American figure skater said she was 'furious' with judges on Friday after she was not chosen to represent the United States at the Pyeongchang Olympics next month.

Ashley Wagner ripped into figuring skating officials after she finished in fourth place Friday night, behind Brandie Tennell, 19, Mirai Nagasu, 24, and Karen Chen, 18, according to Fox News.

The top three finishers were chosen to represent the US in the Winter Olympics on Saturday morning.

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Ashley Wagner waits for her score in the kiss and cry after skating inthe Ladies Free Skate during the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Wagner reacts after performing during the women's free skate event at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018

(L to R) Mirai Nagasu, Bradie Tennell, Karen Chen and Ashley Wagner pose on the medals podium after the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships

'I'm furious,' Wagner, a 2016 world silver medallist, told reporters hours before the announcement was made.

'I know when I go and I lay it down and I absolutely left one jump on the table (turning a triple salchow into a single) but for me to put out two programmes that I did at this competition, as solid as I skated and to get those scores, I am furious, and I think deservedly so.'

'I am a performer and that second mark is just not there,' she continued.

'I am absolutely OK with them being strict on my rotations. That's what I think that U.S. Figure Skating should demand of their judges but it needs to be across the board. I don't necessarily feel like it's been that way at this event, so we'll see how things pan out.'

Wagner, 26, who was controversially named to the 2014 Olympic team, was selected first alternate.

1/2 For those who are interested (and want to spend the 4 minutes) here are @AshWagner2010's full comments, in two parts due to length, after last night's free skate at #USChamps18. @nbcbayarea @pyeongchang2018 #RoadToPyeongChang #USChamps2018 pic.twitter.com/JCJDAliL2s — Garvin Thomas (@garvinthomas) January 6, 2018

A general view of the Gangneung Ice Arena, the venue for the Figure Skating and Short Track Speed Skating at the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games

Critics claimed that Wagner gave a less than stellar performance in the lead up to her selection for the US team four years ago, stirring controversy in the world of professional figure skating.

'I honestly think that at the end of the day, this is how I feel, and I feel like I need to stick up for myself, and I think that I delivered when I really needed to,' Wagner said Friday night.

Wagner, 26, who was controversially named to the 2014 Olympic team, was selected first alternate (Pictured: Wagner November 26, 2017)

'I think all these girls delivered when they needed to, but I want to be on that Olympic team and I'm really mad that I'm in this position again.'

Tennell will headline the United States' women's figure skating team to next month's Winter Olympics, U.S. Figure Skating announced on Saturday.

Teenager Tennell, who was nearly flawless in her free skate program on Friday, will be joined by Nagasu and fellow teen Chen as officials selected the top three finishers in their national championships at San Jose, California.

Both Tennell, 19, and Chen, 18, will be participating in their first Olympics.

Nagasu, 24, competed in the 2010 Vancouver Games, finishing fourth.

The 2018 Winter Games will take place Feb. 9-25 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

U.S. Figure Skating will announce its men's, pairs and ice dance athletes on Sunday after the men's and pairs competition the previous day.