When And Where To Watch Ilia Malinin Skate For World Championship Gold On Saturday
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - MARCH 26: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined in camera to produce this image. ) Ilia Malinin of United States competes in the Men's Short Program during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at O2 Arena on March 26, 2026 in Prague, Czech Republic. (Photo by Joosep Martinson - International Skating Union/International Skating Union via Getty Images) International Skating Union via Getty Images The “Quad God” is on gold medal-watch for the second time in 2026.
U. S. figure skater Ilia Malinin goes for his third world title on Saturday, March 28, in Prague at the 2026 ISU World Figure Skating Championships.
Malinin enters Saturday’s competition with a sizable lead over second-place Adam Siao Him Fa (France) after earning a personal best in Thursday’s Men’s Short Program competition. Top Ten Qualifiers to Men’s Free Skate: Ilia Malinin (United States): 111. 29 Adam Siao Him Fa (France): 101.
85 Aleksandr Selevko (Estonia): 96. 49 Shun Sato (Japan): 95. 84 Stephen Gogolev (Canada): 94.
38 Yuma Kagiyama (Japan): 93. 80 Andrew Torgashev (United States): 89. 07 Daniel Grassl (Italy): 88.