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Kaori Sakamoto of Japan performs in the Women's Short Program at the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday. Photo by Amanda Sabga/UPI
March 26 (UPI) -- The 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships began Wednesday in Boston and is expected to run through Sunday with contestants from all over the globe.
It will be broadcast on major TV networks and other streaming platforms.
The spectacle at TD Garden in Massachusetts began with Japan's Kaori Sakamoto in her attempt to win four consecutive titles.
The last person was an American, Carol Heiss, who won five in a row in the 1950s and 1960s.
In 2008, Mao Asada became the second competitor from Japan to win the women's title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Gothenbureg, Sweden.
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Amber Glenn performed in the Women's Short Program at the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on Wednesday. Photo by Amanda Sabga/UPI
On Wednesday, it was reported that America's Alysa Liu delivered what she described as the "best (skate) out of every competition."
However, 25-year-old USA competitor Amber Glenn of Texas is looked at by some to clear the title.
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Mone Chiba of Japan performed Wednesday in the Women's Short Program at TD Garden in Boston, Mass. Photo by Amanda Sabga/UPI
Notably, the ice dance final at the world figure skating championships in Canada was delayed more than five hours in 1984 due to a power failure that left nearly 10,000 fans sitting in the dark.
Meanwhile, the last American to win a world title was Kimmie Meissner in Calgary in 2006.
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Amber Glenn's past victories included the Cup of China, Grand Prix de France and Grand Prix Final and a second consecutive U.S. championship she narrowly bested over Alysa Liu. Photo by Amanda Sabga/UPI
Glenn's past victories included the Cup of China, Grand Prix de France and Grand Prix Final and a second consecutive U.S. championship she narrowly bested over Liu.
Additionally, Nina Pinzarrone, the only Belgian skater this year following Loena Hendrickx's string of bad luck which saw her skip the entire season, performed to Swan Lake while under the watchful eyes of Belgium's Olympic committee having over her.
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Nina Petrokina of Estonia performed a complex move on Wednesday at the Women's Short Program, part of the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston. Photo by Amanda Sabga/UPI
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