BOSTON — We've reached the final day of the 2025 world figure skating championships in Boston − and the day that Ilia Malinin will hope to defend his title and cement his place as the man to beat at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.
Malinin, 20, will be the last person to take the ice at TD Garden tonight for his free skate and entered the day with a lead of roughly three points over Yuma Kagiyama of Japan. The only skater in history to land a quadruple axel in competition, Malinin has not lost a competition in nearly 18 months and will be going for his second consecutive world title.
And he's not alone there. Madison Chock and Evan Bates are also looking to defend their title as world champions in ice dance, which will get things started this afternoon.
If the Americans sweep today's events, it will be the first time the U.S. has won world titles in three figure skating disciplines at the same world championships.
Here's everything else you need to know from the last day of the world figure skating championships:
Figure skating TV schedule today
Here is the TV and streaming schedule for the 2025 world figure skating championships Saturday. The entirety of all sessions will be available on Peacock.
1:30 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. ET: Free dance (USA Network coverage begins at 3 p.m.)
6 p.m. to 9:52 p.m. ET: Men's free skate (NBC coverage begins at 8 p.m.)
Who are the NBC commentators for figure skating?
The portions of the world figure skating championships that are televised on NBC or USA Network will have many of the usual broadcasting voices. Terry Gannon will once again handle play-by-play duties, with Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir offering color commentary. The telecasts will also feature Gabriella Papadakis, a 2022 Olympic gold medalist, as an ice dance analyst, with Andrea Joyce and Adam Rippon as reporters.
When do U.S. figure skaters compete today?
Here’s a rundown of when the American skaters will be on the ice today.
- 3:47 p.m. ET: Caroline Green and Michael Parsons, free dance
- 3:54 p.m. ET: Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko, free dance
- 4:42 p.m. ET: Madison Chock and Evan Bates, free dance
- 8:10 p.m. ET: Jason Brown, men's free skate
- 8:40 p.m. ET: Andrew Torgashev, men's free ...
