Ilia Malinin leads short program at World Championships
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Kaori Sakamoto won the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships women’s short program in Prague, with Mone Chiba and Amber Glenn close behind. Read how the action unfolded in Czechia.
With all eyes on Ilia Malinin at the 2026 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechia, following his disappointing individual showing at the Olympics, the Quad God delivered Thursday.
In her final competitive program of the season, the U.S. star delivered the full Glenn experience: a mix of beauty and struggle.
Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin deliver an error-free routine for the lead heading into Monday’s free skate.