The men's event at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships is all about redemption. Ilia Malinin comes in as the favorite, but with questions around the effect his Olympic experience may have on what he delivers in Prague. Best case scenario is he "goes ham" and holds nothing back. Ilia is almost always at his best when he's going for the biggest and boldest programs.
Also looking to have two consecutive clean skates are the Olympic Silver and Bronze medalists from Japan, Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato. Both of these men had one brilliant skate in Milan, and several that were less than they would have wished for. If they can bring great short and free programs to the competition, they will try likely both be getting medals on this podium as well.
There's a long list of others that are sure to make this an exciting — and likely nerve wracking — event to watch. Who gets their redemption arc?! Only time will tell.
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:52 Withdrawals: Who WON'T Be There
00:05:32 Ilia Malinin
00:12:21 Yuma Kagiyama
00:16:14 Shun Sato
00:18:12 Daniel Grassl
00:19:07 Adam Siao Him Fa
00:21:11 Stephen Gogolev
00:24:52 Kao Muira
00:26:12 Nika Egadze
00:27:51 Kevin Aymoz
00:29:15 Andrew Torgashev
00:31:19 Other Men in the Competition
00:33:55 Podium Predictions
00:36:38 Wrap-Up
