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Olympic medalists Ilia Malinin, Kaori Sakamoto and Ice Dance champs Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron are among the athletes taking to the ice in Czechia this week for the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships.
After a memorable figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics last month, many of the podium finishers from Milan will be in Prague for the final marquee event of the season.
At a Glance: World Figure Skating Championships 2026
How to Watch 2026 World Figure Skating Championships on TV
This year’s World Figure Skating Championships will primarily be streaming online, through the NBCUniversal streamer, Peacock. However, highlights from the event will air on TV on USA Network throughout the week, and on NBC on Saturday night.
Fans who want to watch the World Figure Skating Championships on TV can catch the competition on NBC and USA with any basic cable package that includes the two channels.
How to Watch 2026 World Figure Skating Championships Online
You can also watch the World Figure Skating Championships online and livestream every single program from every single competition, or watch a replay back on-demand.
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Peacock
Peacock is the official streaming home of the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague and the streamer will carry a live feed of the entire competition that you can watch online. While Peacock doesn’t offer a free trial, you can get unlimited access for just $10.99/month. The price includes live and on-demand streaming of all the figure skating events plus thousands of TV shows, movies, documentaries and specials.
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DirecTV
Want to watch the World Figure Skating Championships on TV but don’t have cable? Sign up for DirecTV’s free trial, which will get you five days of free access to NBC, USA Network and more than 90 other live TV channels that you can stream online. DirecTV lets you watch coverage of the event on TV without needing a cable subscription, with live feeds of NBC and USA that you can stream on your computer, phone, tablet or smart TV. Get your five-day free trial here with no commitment.
World Figure Skating Championships 2026: Skaters, Favorites
After an up and down Olympics experience, which saw him win a gold medal with Team USA in the Team Competition but falter in the individual men’s event, “Quad God” Ilia Malinin will be looking for redemption in Prague.
The 21-year-old is the two-time defending World Champion and is considered to be the favorite for gold in the men’s event. The rest of the men’s Olympic podium will also be competing this week, with silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama and bronze medalist Shun Sato, both from Japan.
The women’s Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu is sitting out this week’s World Championships, after a busy post-Milan run of interviews and appearances. That leaves silver medalist (and three-time World Champion) Kaori Sakamoto from Japan as the favorite for women’s gold. Team USA’s Amber Glenn will also be a medal threat with her trademark triple axel jump.
French ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron will be in Prague, looking to add a World Championship title to their Olympic gold. American silver medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates are skipping this week’s event, leaving Canadians Paul Poirier and Piper Gilles — the Olympic bronze medalists — as the French team’s main competitors.
The pairs event will be missing the Olympic gold medalists from Japan, leaving teams from Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Canada and the United States to battle it out for the top spot on the podium.
Watch the World Figure Skating Championships live online and on-demand through Peacock.com.
