A month after the Winter Olympics, the top figure skaters returned to the ice this week to compete at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechia.
Heading into the women’s free skate on Friday, Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto, a three-time world champion, was in the lead after earning a score of 79.31 in the short program. Japan’s Mone Chiba was in second with a 78.45 and Team USA’s Amber Glenn was third after scoring with a 72.65 in the short program. Follow along as Sports Illustrated live blogs the women’s World Figure Skating Championship free skate as the top skaters go for gold.
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