Prague Worlds: U.S. full slate
The ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Prague are underway and the U.S. has sent a full team of 18 skaters — the largest U.S. delegation since 2023. Storylines to watch: Ilia Malinin is chasing redemption after the Olympics, and ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier might be skating their final programs together. (usfigureskating.org) (forbes.com) (cbc.ca).
Team USA’s entries for Prague: Amber Glenn, Isabeau Levito, Alysa Liu; Jason Brown, Ilia Malinin, Andrew Torgashev; Alisa Efimova / Misha Mitrofanov, Ellie Kam / Danny O’Shea, Katie McBeath / Daniil Parkman; Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko, Caroline Green / Michael Parsons, Emilea Zingas / Vadym Kolesnik. (usfigureskating.org) Jacob Sanchez is entered for his senior World Championships debut after finishing seventh at his first Grand Prix in China and taking the pewter medal at the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships. (usfigureskating.org) Ilia Malinin helped Team USA win Olympic team gold in Milan but placed eighth in the Olympic men’s singles competition in February. (cbsnews.com) Malinin enters Prague as a two-time World champion (2024, 2025) and is explicitly bidding to become a three-time consecutive World winner, which would match a rare U.S. men’s mark. (wikipedia.org) (usfigureskating.org) Three-time world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates withdrew from the World Championships and were officially replaced on the U.S. ice dance roster by Caroline Green and Michael Parsons. (espn.com) (usfigureskating.org) Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, who won Olympic bronze in Milan, have framed Prague as a celebratory “victory lap” and said the Worlds could be their last opportunity to perform this season’s programs together. (panow.com)
