Everything to Know about the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships: Schedule, How to Watch
The annual World Figure Skating Championships are returning to the United States for the first time in nearly a decade.
Though the official countdown to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina is ever so gradually ticking away, patient fans of the upcoming frosty Olympiad will get a taste of what they can expect to see in Italy, thanks to the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships.
As one of the crown jewels of the Winter Olympics since it was officially introduced in 1908, with its breath-taking aerial maneuvers and dazzling pirouettes, figure skating continues to captivate audiences both young and old around the globe. But before we can lay eyes on the world’s best duking it out in Italy next year, 200 of the most talented athletes from 50 countries will descend on Boston, Massachusetts will lace up their skates for the World Figure Skating Championships and compete across four disciplines: men, women, pairs, and ice dancing. Here’s a look at everything you need to know ahead of the event.
When are the World Figure Skating Championships
Considered the most prestigious annual skating competition, the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships will occur over a six-day period from March 25 through March 30 in Boston, Massachusetts at TD Arena. With the first day being designated for practice only, official event competition, which will be streamed live on Peacock in its entirety, will commence on Wednesday, March 26. Here is a full schedule of events:
Tuesday, March 25
Official practice day
Wednesday, March 26
12:05 p.m. ET: Women's Short Program
6:15 p.m. ET: Remembrance Ceremony (for victims of the January 29 Washington D.C. plane crash)
6:45 p.m. ET: Pairs Short Program
Thursday, March 27
11:05 a.m. ET: Men's Short Program
6:15 p.m. ET: Pairs Free Skate
Friday, March 28
11:15 a.m. ET: Rhythm Dance
6:00 p.m. ET: Women's Free Skate
Saturday, March 29
1:30 p.m. ET: Free Dance
6:00 p.m. ET: Men's Free Skate
Sunday, March 30
2:00 p.m. ET: Exhibition of Champions
How to Watch the World Figure Skating Championships
When it comes to watching the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships, fans are in luck because there are two options to viewing the event. If you’re the type that needs to be a part of all the dramatic action as it unfolds in real time, then head over to Peacock because every pulse-pounding moment from the competition will be streamed live on the app. Peacock will also carry the individual events from the championships for 72 hours after their conclusion.
Figure skating fans can also tune into the action via their television provider. Here's the full broadcast schedule:
Wednesday, March 26
3:00 p.m. ET: Women's Short Program (USA Network)
Thursday, March 27
3:00 p.m. ET: Men's Short Program (USA Network)
8:00 p.m. ET: Pairs Free Skate (USA Network)
Friday, March 28
3:00 p.m. ET: Rhythm Dance (USA Network)
8:00 p.m. ET: Women's Free Skate (NBC)
Saturday, March 29
3:00 p.m. ET: Free Dance (USA Network)
8:00 p.m. ET: Men's Free Skate (NBC)
Sunday, April 13
3:00 p.m. ET: Recap Show (NBC)
Who’s competing in the World Figure Skating Championships?
The roster for the American athletes competing at the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships is brimming with some of the best and brightest in the sport. Among those to make the list in the women’s category are 2024 Grand Prix Final Champion Amber Glenn, 18-year-old 2024 World silver medalist Isabeau Levito and 2022 Winter Olympian Alysa Liu in her first World Championship event since coming out of retirement last year at just 18 years old.
Reigning world champion and "quad god" Ilia Malinin, who is the only figure skater to have successfully pulled off a nail-biting quadruple Axel jump in a competition, leads the way for the U.S. men, joined by Jason Brown, who earned a bronze in the 2014 Olympic Games, and 2025 U.S. silver medalist Andrew Torgashev. For Brown, who was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Figure Skating Championship in January, the worlds offer him a shot at a redemption and a confidence booster heading into next year.
Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea will compete in the pairs category along with Misha Mitrofanov and Alisa Efimova.
The United States will also see three teams compete in the ice dance division – defending world champions and married couple Madison Chock and Evan Bates; Caroline Green and Michael Parsons; and two-time U.S. silver medalists (2024, 2025) Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko.
On the international front, Canada has a stacked squad, led by Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps in the pairs category along with Madeline Schizas and Roman Sadovsky in the individual divisions. Not to be missed, Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto seeks to become the first woman in 65 years to win four consecutive world titles since American Carol Heiss won five straight from 1956 to 1960. Keep an on Spain’s Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck in the ice dance division along with the Italian newcomer Anna Pezzetta, South Korea’s standout Kim Chae-yeon, Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov and France’s Adam Siao Him Fa, all in their respective individual categories.
What’s at stake in the World Figure Skating Championships?
There’s a ton of stake at the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, because it’s there where the first figure skating quota spots will be allocated for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina. In total, 24 quota places are up for grabs in the individual men’s division, 24 for the women’s single category, 32 (16 pairs) for pairs teams and 38 (19 couples) for dance teams. Per the Olympics website, 10 National Olympic Committees will also have an opportunity to qualify for the team events with the teams consisting of one male skater, one female skater, one pair and one ice dance couple.
