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Malinin clinches third straight world title after Olympic setback
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Malinin clinches third straight world title after Olympic setback

Ilia Malinin won his third consecutive ISU World Figure Skating Championship in Prague, six weeks after a disastrous Olympic performance left him eighth in Milan, delivering a free skate highlighted by five quadruple jumps and a backflip to finish with 329.40 total, well ahead of Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato. He became the first man since Nathan Chen to win three straight world titles and credited the crowd for helping him push through.

Glenn's Worlds Run Ends in Exhausted Heartbreak
sports2 days ago

Glenn's Worlds Run Ends in Exhausted Heartbreak

Amber Glenn finished sixth at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague after a difficult free skate with points docked and under-rotations, despite landing a triple axel. She dropped from third after a strong short program to 6th with a 203.12 total, marking another setback following the Milan Cortina Olympics. Glenn posted that she’s mentally, emotionally and physically exhausted after a season of extreme highs and lows and indicated she may take time to regroup.

Malinin Aims for Redemption at Worlds, Eyes Third Consecutive Title
sports5 days ago

Malinin Aims for Redemption at Worlds, Eyes Third Consecutive Title

Ilia Malinin heads to Prague for the World Figure Skating Championships hoping to rebound from a disappointing Olympic season, after finishing eighth at last year’s Worlds following a 15th-place free skate, as he chases a third consecutive world title with Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama looming as his main challenger; NBC Sports and Peacock will carry the event.