Confirmed: Figure Skating Stars Are Coming to the 2026 World Championships in Prague

The world elite of figure skating will gather in Prague at the end of March: the ISU has published the official entry lists for the 2026 World Championships. Olympic medallists and top stars will take to the ice at the O2 Arena.

In less than a month, the 2026 Figure Skating World Championships will begin at Prague’s O2 Arena. The International Skating Union (ISU) has now released the official entry lists. This confirms that from 24 to 29 March, Prague will become the stage for the biggest stars of international figure skating.

“I am very pleased that almost the entire world elite has decided to take part in the World Championships after the Olympic Games. From my perspective, this shows that Prague and the Czech Republic are attractive not only for fans, but also for the athletes,” says Evžen Milčinský, President of the local organising committee.

Video: ISU Worlds 2026 Prague Promo

The event promises a top-class sporting competition. In the men’s singles, US star Ilia Malinin will compete, along with Japanese Olympic medallists Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato. In the women’s event, which was already one of the highlights of the Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, almost the entire world elite will be represented. These include Americans Amber Glenn and Olympic champion Alysa Liu, Japanese silver medallist Kaori Sakamoto, and bronze medallist Ami Nakai.

Also expected are the French Olympic ice dance champions Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron, the US silver medallists Madison Chock and Evan Bates, as well as the Canadian bronze medallists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier.

In the pairs event, numerous top athletes will also compete. These include the Japanese Olympic champions and multiple world champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, the Georgian Olympic silver medallists and current European champions Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berulava, as well as the German duo Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin, bronze medallists at the Olympic Games.

Foto: ISU Worlds 2026

The Czech Republic will also be represented in all disciplines. “Of course, I am pleased that Czech figure skating will have participants in every category,” says Milčinský. Representing the host nation will be Barbora Vránková in the women’s singles, Georgii Reshtenko in the men’s event, Anna Valesi and Martin Bidař in pairs, as well as the sibling pairs Natálie and Filip Taschler and Kateřina and Daniel Mrázek in ice dance.

The full entry lists are available on the ISU website.

Milčinský also extends an invitation to fans: “I would like to invite all figure skating fans to secure tickets and experience the competitions live at the O2 Arena. An unforgettable experience is guaranteed.”

Tickets are available via platforms including Ticketportal and Ticketmaster (ENG).

ISU Figure Skating World Championships 2026
24–29 March 2026 | O2 Arena Prague
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