World figure skating championships live updates: Ilia Malinin takes the ice

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BOSTON — The second day of the 2025 world figure skating championships at TD Garden features one of the event's main attractions: Defending world champion Ilia Malinin.

Malinin, the only skater in history to land a quadruple axel in competition, will be one of three American men to perform their short programs Thursday afternoon on Day 2 of the world championships. The second and final session of pairs competition follows Thursday night.

Thursday's events come after a fascinating first day of skating in Boston, specifically in the women's singles, where the U.S. has two skaters in podium contention. Alysa Liu is sitting in first place and Isabeau Levito is in third. The second half of competition, the free skate, is Friday.

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Here's the latest from Day 2 of the world figure skating championships:

When do U.S. figure skaters compete today?​

Here’s a rundown of when the American skaters will be on the ice today.

• 2:29 p.m. ET: Andrew Torgashev, men’s short program
• 2:41 p.m. ET: Jason Brown, men’s short program
• 4:32 p.m. ET: Ilia Malinin, men’s short program
• 8:14 p.m. ET: Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov, pairs free skate
• 9:08 p.m. ET: Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea, pairs free skate

When does Ilia Malinin compete at the 2025 world figure skating championships?​

Ilia Malinin, the 20-year-old defending world champion from Reston, Virginia, will take the ice for the first time at the 2025 world championships on Thursday afternoon. He is scheduled to perform his short program around 4:30 p.m. ET. His performance will be televised on USA Network.

World figure skating championships TV schedule​

Here is the complete schedule for the 2025 world figure skating championships, with channel and television coverage start times in parentheses. The entirety of all sessions will be available on Peacock.

Thursday, 11:05 a.m. to 4:44 p.m. ET: Men's short program (USA Network, 3 p.m.)

Thursday, 6:15 p.m. to 9:55 p.m. ET: Pairs free skate (USA Network, 8 p.m.)

Friday, 11:15 a.m. to 4:54 p.m. ET: Rhythm dance (USA Network, 3 p.m.)

Friday, 6 p.m. to 9:52 p.m. ET: Women's free skate (NBC, 8 p.m.)

Saturday, 1:30 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. ET: Free dance (USA Network, 3 p.m.)

Saturday, 6 p.m. to 9:52 p.m. ET: Men's free skate (NBC, 8 p.m.)

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ilia Malinin at world figure skating championships 2025: Live updates

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