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.
The women’s free skate took place on Friday, and Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto claimed her fourth Worlds gold medal with a score of 238.28. This is the final competitive season for Sakamoto, who will go out on top after claiming another gold. Japan’s Mone Chiba came in a second with a score of 228.47 while Belgium’s Nina Pinzarrone finished third after earning a score of 215.20.
