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Just a month after Alysa Liu claimed gold, the U.S. women came up empty-handed at the World Figure Skating Championships. Even with experienced Olympians Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito, technical errors ended their medal hopes.
Watch BBC TV coverage of the Ice Dance Rhythm Dance & Women’s Free Skate events at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships.
Amber Glenn is shooting for her first medal at the 2026 World Championships on Friday.
As Olympic champion Alysa Liu skips the 2026 World Championships, Kaori Sakamoto, Amber Glenn and Ami Nakai head to Prague to battle for gold. Meet the top contenders for the world title in women's figure skating.
The "Blade Angels" take the ice for the women's figure skating finals today. What time do Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and NJ's Isabeau Levito skate today?
PRAGUE (AP) — Kaori Sakamoto bid farewell to figure skating with a fourth world championship title before retirement as one of the most decorated skaters in decades. Sakamoto took to the ice to cheers from a packed arena in Prague and delivered a typically artistic and consistent final free skate to stay ahead of her Japanese teammate Mone Chiba.
NBC Sports Presents Live Figure Skating Coverage from Prague, Czechia, Beginning Tomorrow, Wed., March 25 with the Women’s Short Program at 6:30 a.m. ET on Peacock
The 20-year-old figure skater won two gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February
The women's figure skating event kicked off with the short program on Tuesday, with Japan's Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto in the lead and U.S. reigning world champion Alysa Liu in 3rd. Next up is the free skate,
The 2026 Winter Olympics may be over, but fans itching for a bit more winter sports action are in luck. This week, the 2026 ISU World Figure Skating Championships will take place in Prague and will feature several stars from the 2026 Milano Cortina Games.