'No regrets, what a way to bow out' - Kaori Sakamoto wows in final performancepublished at 21:14 GMT 27 March
'No regrets, what a way to bow out' - Kaori Sakamoto wows in final performance.
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From 17:00 GMT - Women's Free Skate
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto leads after short program
GB's Phebe Bekker/James Hernandez score 70.82 to qualify for Ice Dance Rhythm Dance final
GB's Lilah Fear/Lewis Gibson score 85.09 to qualify for Ice Dance Rhythm Dance final
'No regrets, what a way to bow out' - Kaori Sakamoto wows in final performancepublished at 21:14 GMT 27 March
Media caption, 'It's not to be today, I feel for her'published at 20:45 GMT 27 March
Media caption, Disappointed Amber Glenn after failing to improve on her performance from the Olympics.
Women's Free Skate - Starting Orderpublished at 17:21 GMT 27 March
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Image source, BBC SportLilah Fear & Lewis Gibson's Rhythm dance routinepublished at 15:36 GMT 27 March
Media caption, Fear and Gibson's Ice Dance Rhythm Dance rountine that leaves them in third place
Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson's Rhythm dance routine which leaves them in third place ahead of the Free dance tomorrow.
A full complement of GB starspublished at 10:28 GMT 27 March
Emma Smith
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesAll eight figure skaters who represented Team GB in Milan are back in Prague following a mixed Games on the ice for Britain.
Ice dance couple Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson won Britain's first world championship medal since 1984 when they claimed bronze last year in Boston.
It raised hopes of an Olympic podium, but a mistake by Fear during their free dance left them in a disappointing seventh place. They will aim for better in Prague.
Also competing for Britain in ice dance are Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez, fresh from reaching the free dance on their Olympic debuts.
In the pairs, Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby will aim to build on an encouraging 15th place from Milan after a turbulent start to the Games including a fall for Vaipan-Law in the team event and a wrist injury for Digby.
Kristen Spours competes in the women's event - her last competition before her injury enforced retirement - while Edward Appleby is in the men's singles.
Sakamoto aims to exit on a high after Liu withdrawspublished at 18:47 GMT 26 March
Emma Smith
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesJust as at the Olympics, expect the women's competition to be a fight between USA and Japan for the medal places.
However the balance has been tipped back in favour of the Japanese after Liu, the reigning world champion who added Olympic gold last month with a stunning free skate routine, withdrew from competition.
It completed an incredible comeback for Liu, who quit the sport aged 16 after the 2022 Olympics as she was not enjoying herself.
Since the Olympics, Liu has become a mainstream celebrity in the USA - she was recently seen at the Oscars - but admits she has not had enough prep time to compete effectively at the Worlds.
"There's so many commitments I have and activities that are overlapping with the Worlds," she told NBC. "And then also I don't have much time training, so I was like, I can't be doing the Worlds. I don't think I would be able to put out my best performance."
Most likely to step up to the top of the podium is Milan silver medallist and three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto, in her final performance before retirement.
Her Japanese compatriot and heir apparent is 17-year-old Ami Nakai, whose Olympic bronze marked her as a star of the future.
Meanwhile American champion Amber Glenn will be looking for atonement after a disaster in Milan, where an invalid element in her short program scuppered her medal chances.
Malinin seeks redemption after Milan nightmarepublished at 18:47 GMT 26 March
Emma Smith
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesOne of the most shocking moments of Milan-Cortina was the sight of Ilia Malinin, unbeaten in two-and-a-half years, crumbling under pressure during the men's free skate.
Malinin, nicknamed 'Quad God' for being the first man to land the quadruple axel, was pre-emptively crowned by many as Olympic champion. But he fell twice in his final performance and finished eighth.
The 21-year-old is the reigning world champion, and will look to make amends for his Milanese nightmare by defending that title.
His chances are boosted by the absence of the man who won gold in Milan. Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov is skipping the Worlds because of burnout.
As in the women's event, the main contenders to American Malinin will come from Japan. Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato earned Olympic silver and bronze and will contend for the podium again here.
Also watch for Adam Siao Him Fa of France and Georgia's Nika Egadze, who like Malinin failed to live up to their medal potential at the Winter Games.
Five things to watch at World Figure Skating Championshipspublished at 18:46 GMT 26 March
After lighting up Milan at the Winter Olympics, the world's best figure skaters conclude the 2025-26 season at the World Championships in Prague.
Read MoreHow to watchpublished at 18:46 GMT 26 March
Competition takes place from 25 to 29 March, and action from the free skates and free dance - where the medals are decided - will be live on BBC iPlayer.
To catch up with all the action for 30 days, click here.
All times GMT
Friday, 27th March
1150-1525: Ice Dance Rhythm Dance
1700-2100: Women's Free Skating
Saturday, 28th March
1130-1530: Men's Free Skating
1730-2115: Ice Dance Free Dance
There will also be a highlights programme on Sunday, 29 March on BBC Two, between 1300 and 1500 GMT.
