2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships - Boston, MA, USA - March 25-30

[Elizabeth]

A look inside the arena without the full LED effects


And with the LED effects




Kiss 'n Cry and Skaters Entrance (still in progress)

[Elizabeth]

An article on the reigning World Pairs champs: https://www.olympics.com/en/news/reigni ... ing-worlds


The ISU Worlds preview: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/ ... oston-usa/

[Elizabeth]

The Entries/Start Orders/Results page: https://results.isu.org/results/season2425/wc2025/
From there you can get the detailed time schedules for each event, once the draw has been done.
For example:

• The detailed time schedule for Women SP: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... hTimes.pdf
• The detailed time schedule for the Pairs SP: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... hTimes.pdf

The links for the ISU streaming up now up: https://www.youtube.com/@SkatingISU/featured
However, they don't currently indicate that they are available in Canada - a VPN might be needed.

[Elizabeth]

Something new has been added to the Kiss 'n Cry area - "leaders chairs". I thought I read that these will only be used in Pairs and Dance but the 2nd photo appears to be a "test" for Men. I understand that it will be used for a certain # of later groups, not through the whole event.

[Elizabeth]

CBC Sports "That Figure Skating Show" Worlds Preview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpa_CThWtTM
Asher & Brenda in the studio plus Devin Heroux on site in Boston.

Schedule overview


Links for Wednesday:
CBC Sports streaming - Women SP: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6684310
CBC GEM: https://gem.cbc.ca/live-event/48566

CBC Sports streaming - Pairs SP: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6684318
CBC GEM: https://gem.cbc.ca/live-event/48568

Women SP start order: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... SEG003.htm

[Elizabeth]

From CBC - "who to watch" preview: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/the-buzzer-ne ... -1.7493104

[Elizabeth]

I'm watching the CBC streaming of the ISU YouTube on my 50" TV screen. The announcers are Chris Howarth & Kirsten Moore-Towers.

CBC will be showing a daily "highlights" program each evening on GEM and having some TV coverage on Saturday and Sunday as I've posted already.

Quite a good crowd for the afternoon of the first day according to one of my friends who is there

[Elizabeth]

The Press conferences will be available on the ISU YouTube site, even if the competition is geoblocked.

• Women SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt0vubmdj-U
• Pairs SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmPw6vT ... cA-SJGOe9V

[Elizabeth]

WOW - some surprising results after the Women SP! Who had Maddie in 6th going into the FS?? [NOTE - having made the FS, she has guaranteed Canada at least 1 spot for the 2026 Olympics - a top 10 final placement would get us 2 spots ]


The leaders who each won a "small medal" for the SP




A Season's Best score for Maddie
Her SP: https://youtu.be/U_dL7S9sGZ4?si=Kp6PDH2YZUcP2vaX


From the Mixed Zone



“I am so happy with my performance today! It felt really good, especially after I landed that first combo. Once I did that, I knew I had it, and I could skate full out with complete confidence. The crowd’s support was amazing.

Training has actually been going well. Yesterday, I had an unusual fall in my combination, which made me a little bit nervous. That’s why I made sure to really go through it a lot in this morning’s practice.

Of course here the Olympic spots are on the line. I’m very happy to have qualified one. I knew that if I did what I was capable of, I would make the cut. But sometimes, things happen, you slip on a spin or something, and you don’t make it. So I’m really glad I qualified one spot, and hopefully, I can make it a potential secondon Friday!“

[Elizabeth]

Instead of the traditional "Opening Ceremony", the evening session began with "Remembrance" in tribute to those lost in the airplane collision in Washington: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6700169

Up next was the Pairs SP - the start order: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... SEG005.htm


NOTE - it should say that the best 20 will go on to the FS. That has been corrected on the scoring site. [There are 16 spots at the Olympics to be allocated here with 3 more available from the Qualifying Competition in Beijing.]

[Elizabeth]

Results of the Pairs SP


The leaders



After the short medal ceremony at the Press conference


ISU press release: https://t.co/S6vsTmnuwq

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The Canadians came & delivered (for the most part)

From Bev Smith:

What a champ Loucas Ethier is for skating the way he did just now in pair SP. He's been suffering with strep throat that almost canned the trip to #WorldFigure early in the week. He coughed when he got off ice. He and Kelly Ann Laurin almost equalled their SB with 62.30. Wow.

In the Kiss 'n Cry

Interview with Devin Heroux of CBC Sports

Lia & Trennt were doing so well - it was unfortunate about the fall

Lia: “Of course, the mistake on the throw was very unfortunate. That set us back a little bit, so we left some points on the table. Nevertheless, we are proud of what we did today and pleased with all the other elements.”

She also mentioned that the uplifting music for their short program helps them get in the right mood for competition:

“We’re very cheerful people, and it really suits us well. This music helps us get into the right mindset.”

Trennt: “Winning the medal at 4CC gave us of course more confidence. I always knew though we were capable of results like this. Also, now I know that we still have a good chance to move up in the free skate tomorrow.”

Showing disappointment
From the Mixed Zone

Deanna: “Everything was kind of a bit off today. Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn. We were kind of hoping that we could carry the momentum of the great Free Skate at Four Continents into today. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen. Our preparation was actually very good. We felt very good and confident throughout the preparation and also here at the event, so this was definitely nothing to be expected.”

“Something that was a little bit nerve-wracking today was that I forgot my costume in the hotel and just got it very last minute. A lot of people helped me to get it to me in time. I was almost ready to go out there in my training gear, but I was very glad that the costume arrived in time.”

[Elizabeth]

CBC Day 1 recap (was live for last 2 groups of Pairs SP): https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6700588

Day 2 overview


Start Order/Results - Men SP: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... SEG001.htm

CBC streaming - Men SP: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6691943
CBC GEM streaming = Men SP: https://gem.cbc.ca/live-event/48574

Start Order/Results - Pairs FS: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... SEG006.htm
CBC streaming - Pairs FS: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6691988
CBC GEM streaming - Pairs FS: https://gem.cbc.ca/live-event/48578

Day 2 show on GEM: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6696159

[Elizabeth]

Men SP results


The leaders



Small medallists at Press Conference

ISU Press release: https://t.co/75fC8PcKOS

Canada's Roman Sadovsky was the first man to hit a score in the 80s. By making it to the free skate he has guaranteed Canada at least one spot at the 2026 Olympics regardless of where he finishes overall after the free skate.

Interview with Devin Heroux - link to video of the full interview: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6699590


From the Mixed Zone interview

“I feel pretty good. Of course, I would have loved to land the triple-triple combination, but yeah, that didn’t go completely as planned. I couldn’t totally pull it off, but other than that, I’m very pleased.

I could really feel the pressure on my shoulder. It was kind of a similar situation to the qualifier four years ago at Nebelhorn. It’s like you’re not only doing it for yourself, but also for the team. So yeah, it’s definitely a lot of pressure, and I’m very glad to have qualified the Olympic spot here.

I am already in the process of selecting my programs for next season, but of course, I will not reveal it yet. It’s also kind of an issue this year with the copyright thing; it got a lot stricter, so I have to go through some processes with that. But I’m very excited for what is to come, and I’m myself curious how it will turn out.

My most memorable Olympic performance, I guess, is Yuzuru Hanyu’s Seimei. I’m very blessed that I was able to see it live a couple of times. That was definitely very inspiring.”

[Elizabeth]

Examples of the messages being put up as each skater takes to the ice

[Elizabeth]

For the second event of the day:
Start Order/Results - Pairs FS: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6691988
CBC streaming - Pairs FS: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6691988
CBC GEM streaming - Pairs FS: https://gem.cbc.ca/live-event/48578

Day 2 show on GEM: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6696159

Replay of Day 2 show for those (like me) who missed the Pairs FS live: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6702134

[Elizabeth]

Pairs FS results


Overall results


The medallists





Press conference


ISU press release: https://t.co/JSkgSfkCzM

Not a great result for the Canadian teams, unfortunately - only 2 spots for the Olympics were earned here.
Interview of our top 2 teams post FS with Devin Heroux: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6702105

Lia & Trennt in Mixed Zone

Trennt: “We feel a little bit up and down right now. I’m a bit disappointed about the mistakes I made, but at the same time, I’m really proud of Lia. So, it’s a mix of emotions for sure.”

Lia: “We really enjoyed the crowd here. There were a lot of Canadian flags in the audience, and we truly felt the support.”

As for their next plans, Lia shared that she will be going on a girls’ trip to New York with Alicia and Marjorie from the Canadian ice dance team, while Trennt will be heading to Charlotte. “So we’ll both get a little vacation before diving into new choreography,” Lia said.

They already have some ideas for their new programs, but nothing is set in stone yet.

Reflecting on the season, Lia said, “We, of course, learned so much this year. You learn from your wins, and you also learn from your losses. Every competition is experience gained, and that’s something we really enjoy, growing from every opportunity we have.”

They are also really looking forward to participate in “Stars on Ice” for the first time this spring.

Deanna & Max in the Mixed Zone

Deanna: “Yesterday was really kind of disappointing, today felt much better. It was a good bounce back. I’m a little bit disappointed about the toeloop. I haven’t missed one in two years, so that’s kind of upsetting. We were told that this season, going into everything as defending champions, would be difficult, but now we actually know what it means. A person who’s been in figure skating for more than 50 years told us that it’s probably a good thing to give that burden of being the defending world champion going into the Olympic season to someone else.
Now I’m really hungry for next season. I feel like I am better at attacking.”

[Elizabeth]

Day 3 overview


Rhythm Dance
Start Order/Results: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... SEG007.htm

• CBC Sports livestream: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/wint ... -1.7492861
• CBC GEM livestream: https://gem.cbc.ca/live-event/48582

Women FS

• CBC Sports livestream: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6692042
• CBC GEM livestream: https://gem.cbc.ca/live-event/48584

CBC GEM Day 3: https://gem.cbc.ca/live-event/48595

[Elizabeth]

There were quite a few surprises and some sad things that happened in the RD - it was a marathon with 36 performances but only 20 going through to the Free Skate - the results


The leaders



With small medals before Press Conference


ISU Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-bsWAtm_1o

The Canadians, in skate order:
Fabbri & Ayer skated well and, due to a devastating fall by a team from Finland in the penultimate group, their RD score would eventually qualify them for the FD

In the Mixed Zone

Paul: “Today, Elvis was in the building.“

Alicia : “At the very beginning of the season, after we picked our RD dance, Paul said, ‘Wouldn’t that be fun to skate it in Boston?’ Back then, it seemed so far away. Of course, it was always the dream and the goal to get here. Actually being here feels amazing. We’ve been training both programs very hard since Four Continents. Our goals are definitely to make the free skate and score a personal best on the long. We are definitely still nervous and going to keep checking if we’ll be able to relax once the Q is standing. We really enjoyed our skate out there today and we feel pretty good about it.“

Interview with Devin Heroux of CBC Sports
[They didn't know where they would place overall yet.]
After they found out they qualified for the FD

In the mixed zone

Zach: “Today was good. It was actually a little bit of fun, so that’s good.”

Asked what made the difference, since competition is usually never fun for him, he said, “Well, after the twizzles, after the first elements, you get more relaxed, more into it, and you can actually enjoy it more.”

Zach: “Well, the last weeks have been very tiring. It’s been a long season in the locker rooms. Everyone is just so tired and exhausted, so but we, of course, went for the last final push, and yeah, we’re happy that we did our job well today.”

Marjorie: “Yeah, it’s been a long season, considering the last two haven’t been full seasons. So yeah, we’re definitely a little tired, but ready for that last push.”

Interview with Devin Heroux of CBC Sports
In the Mixed Zone

Paul: “We have actually fun memories from our last worlds nine years ago here. Today was really fun with the crowd and overall we had just so much fun. We really drilled this program to the max in training, so we felt really prepared.”

Piper: “Everything in training went really well recently. We felt really prepared and confident for this event.”

Paul: “Remembering the last worlds in Boston in 2016, that was our first time we were in the last group in the free dance. That was a milestone in our career. Now, of course, there’s much more expectations. We’re aiming for medals. But thinking back at the time, what aspirations we had and realizing we’ve reached these aspirations now is really an honor.”

[Elizabeth]

Pretty much a full house for the Women FS

[Elizabeth]

What a finale to the Women FS! An American gold medallist for the first time since 2006!
Free skate results:


Overall results:


The medallists



Podium

Press conference photo

From Skate Canada:

Madeline Schizas shines in the women’s free program, earning a season's best total score of 190.79 to finish 11th overall at #WorldFigure - a career-best result!

Maddie in the Mixed Zone

“I’m okay. I fought today. Training’s been going very well, and I am proud of myself. Of course, missing out on the top ten so closely, by placing 11th, is a little bit frustrating right now. The level is incredibly high here. Of all my other world championships that I participated in, the score I did today would have been enough for the top ten, but that’s something that is out of my control.”

“I am so looking forward to the world team trophy. I love competing in a team. I loved competing in Japan. And it also should be a good preparation for the Olympic team event.”

Based on her finish at Worlds, Maddie moved up to #15 on the ISU World Standings list

[Elizabeth]

Last evening's Women FS event was very exciting.
As the ISU posted:

A comeback for the ages.

Alysa Liu comes out of retirement and delivers the USA’s first Women’s World Title in 19 years — and what a night it was at a sold-out TD Garden!

From the cheers of 19,600 fans to millions watching around the world, this was figure skating at its absolute finest: excitement, drama, beauty.

The full ISU press release on the Women's results: https://t.co/QAyl7Y2bM6

The CBC Sports replay of the Women FS: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6703953

Link to replay of the CBC GEM Day 3 show: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6703950

Bev Smith's article: https://bevsmithwrites.com/alysa-liu-an ... ble-dream/

[Elizabeth]

Today's overview


Today is the final day of competition - the wait for Worlds to begin seems long and then it's over so quickly!

CBC Sports will have TV coverage both this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon. Check your local listings.

Free Dance
Start Order/Results: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... SEG008.htm
CBC Sports live stream: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6692213
CBC GEM stream: https://gem.cbc.ca/live-event/48587

Men Free Skate
Start Order/Results: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... SEG002.htm
CBC Sports live stream: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6692226
CBC GEM stream: https://gem.cbc.ca/live-event/48605

[Elizabeth]

Free Dance results


Overall results


The medallists






For their placement in the FD, Smart & Dieck won a "small" bronze medal


The Canadians
Fabbri & Ayer


Lajoie & Lagha -
Mixed Zone

Marjorie: “I have mixed feelings right now. I was so emotional and happy when we finished the skate because the performance felt really good. But then the score came up, and it was definitely lower than we expected. The placement also didn’t match our expectations, so we really need to go back and review the video.”

Zach: “All I feel right now is that I really want to go back to work. I want to improve everything, our skating skills, our connection with each other, and technically, just everything. I really just want to get back to training.”

Marjorie is excited about her upcoming girls’ trip to New York with Alicia Fabbri and Lia Pereira. “I’m so excited to spend some holiday and off-time in New York with those two,” she said, “and then, of course, go back to work.”

Gilles & Poirier

"We're just so proud of what we accomplished here and we're excited to take this momemtum into the Olympic season."

"Silver Selfie" with Devin Heroux of CBC Sports

Bev Smith article on G & P posted before Worlds: https://bevsmithwrites.com/a-whiter-shade-of-pale/

[Elizabeth]

The final event of the competition -
Men FS Results


Overall results


The medallists



Podium

Press Conference

Looking back to 2022 (Jr. Worlds) and then to 2025 (Sr. Worlds) - same guys, same medals


Bev Smith article on Ilia: https://bevsmithwrites.com/malinin-crazy-good/

Roman

Mixed zone

“I was super nervous for this event. Lots of expectations, mostly on myself. I had expectations building up. After the short program, it felt like a huge weight lifted. I put my game face on. Deniss Vasiljevs skated before me and had a loud crowd and a standing ovation. Probably you can guess what he did - he had a good skate. I used that as fuel, as energy and the crowd really welcomed me. They were excited to watch and I was excited to perform. After having struggles the past couple of seasons, it was great to put together two good programs. I was definitely trying to aim a little bit higher in this event. Overall I think this proves that the training has been strong, and lots of improvements over the last couple of years handling pressure.”

[Elizabeth]

Looking forward to tomorrow.

Gala links - 2 p.m. EDT
CBC Sports: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6696509
CBC GEM: https://gem.cbc.ca/live-event/48640

Program