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WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Figure skater Kaori Sakamoto smiles as she holds a bouquet of flowers at a news conference in Kobe on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
May 13, 2026
Legendary figure skater Kaori Sakamoto announces marriage
The 2026 world champion revealed the personal news during her retirement news conference.
Ilia Malinin (center), Yuma Kagiyama (left) and Shun Sato celebrate with their medals on the podium after the men's free skating program at the 2026 ISU Figure Skating World Championships in Prague on Saturday.
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Mar 29, 2026
Malinin bounces back from Olympic collapse with third straight worlds gold
Ilia Malinin led all the way to take the title with a winning margin of 22.73 points over Japanese rival Yuma Kagiyama after the free skate.
Ilia Malinin performs during the men's short program of the 2026 ISU Figure Skating World Championships in Prague on Thursday.
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Mar 27, 2026
Malinin is back, and on course for third world title
The 21-year-old ¡°Quad God¡± opened with a ?huge quadruple flip, followed up with a quadruple Lutz, and delighted the crowd with a backflip to record a personal best 111.29 points.
Kaori Sakamoto performs her short program during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Prague in Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 26, 2026
Kaori Sakamoto takes lead at worlds with emotional performance
Mone Chiba, who was fourth at the Olympics, scored 78.45 for second, while American Amber Glenn heads into Friday¡¯s free skate in third ?with 72.65 points.
Ilia Malinin falls during the free skating event at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 13.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 24, 2026
Malinin seeks post-Olympics redemption at world championships in Prague
Â鶹´«Ã½ Kaori Sakamoto heads the women¡¯s field with a chance ?to shape the final note of an already exceptional career that includes three consecutive world titles from 2022-24.
Gold medalist USA's Alysa Liu poses following the victory ceremony for the women's single free skating final during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan on Feb. 19.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Mar 9, 2026
Olympic champion Alysa Liu withdraws from world championships
Liu became the first American woman since 2002 to capture Olympic figure skating gold in women¡¯s singles at the recent Milano Cortina Games.
Kaori Sakamoto performs her free skate during the world championships in Boston on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 31, 2025
Kaori Sakamoto breathes sigh of relief after world championships
Sakamoto finished in second place behind American Alysa Liu, who made a surprising run to the world title.
Ilia Malinin celebrates after winning gold at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 30, 2025
Malinin retains world title as Kagiyama stumbles
With a dazzling performance, Malinin put the world on notice less than a year to go before the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Gold medalist Alysa Liu (center) is flanked by silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto and bronze medalist Mone Chiba during the medal ceremony for the women's singles event at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 30, 2025
Resurgent Liu wins women¡¯s figure skating world title over Sakamoto
Liu, who walked away from the sport in 2022 at the age of 16 and returned just a year ago, defied the pressure Sakamoto piled on with a brilliant free skate of her own.
Miura and Kihara celebrate after winning the world pairs title on Thursday in Boston.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 28, 2025
Miura and Kihara edge German pair to win second world figure skating title
The Japanese duo scored 219.79 points to capture the world crown by 0.71 of a point over Germany¡¯s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin.
Alysa Liu competes in the women¡¯s short program during the World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 27, 2025
Women¡¯s skating favorites falter as Liu leads at worlds
Three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto, trying to become the first woman in 65 years to capture four consecutive world crowns, was a disappointing fifth.
Yuma Kagiyama performs during the men's free skate at Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki in November.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 23, 2025
Top skaters prepare to do battle at worlds as 2026 Olympics loom
From Kaori Sakamoto to the ¡°Quad God,¡± here are five skaters to keep an eye on over the next week in Boston.
Japanese Gold medalist Kaori Sakamoto waves to fans during the women's victory ceremony during the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 25, 2024
With third straight title, Sakamoto leaves her mark on skating history
Â鶹´«Ã½ other skaters didn¡¯t fare so well in Montreal, with Shoma Uno missing out on achieving the same feat.
American Ilia Malinin skates in the men's free program during the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 24, 2024
Malinin nails six quads to win men¡¯s figure skating title ahead of Kagiyama
Shoma Uno, who led after the short program, endured a disastrous free skate to finish fourth.
Canadians Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps celebrate their gold-medal performance in the pairs competition at the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 22, 2024
Canadians win pairs figure skating world title as Uno leads men¡¯s short program
The defending champions Miura and Kihara, who missed much of the season due to injury, took silver.
Ryuichi Kihara and Riku Miura compete during the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Wednesday.
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Mar 21, 2024
Canadian pair lead Â鶹´«Ã½ Miura and Kihara after short program at worlds
In the women¡¯s singles competition, Kaori Sakamoto¡¯s bid for a third straight title got off to an unsteady start in the short program.
Shoma Uno warms up before his practice session ahead of the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 19, 2024
Sakamoto and Uno seek world figure skating three-peats
The 2024 World Figure Skating Championships features 200 top skaters.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 26, 2023
Historic world title haul offers glimpse of Â鶹´«Ã½ ¡®post-Hanyu¡¯ era
Four days of thrilling and uplifting figure skating at last week¡¯s world championships in Saitama saw host Japan assert its position as the sport¡¯s dominant nation.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 25, 2023
Shoma Uno retains men¡¯s world title as Ilia Malinin lands quad axel
The Nagoya native held off a spirited challenge from an exciting final group at Saitama Super Arena, giving Japan world titles in three disciplines for the first time in history.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 25, 2023
Beijing 2022 team skaters remain frustrated at lack of medals
The official results of the event remain in limbo due to the ongoing legal case involving Russian skater Kamina Valieva¡¯s infamous December 2021 doping test.
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¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
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Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
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Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.

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