Stephen Gogolev from Canada competes during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
By The Canadian Press
Mar 28, 2026 | 9:11 AM
PRAGUE — Canada’s Stephen Gogolev finished fourth in men’s singles with another impressive performance Saturday at the world figure skating championships.
Fifth after Thursday’s short program, Gogolev scored a personal-best 186.66 in his free skate to “Piano Concerto No. 2” by Sergei Rachmaninov to move up one spot. That lifted his total to 281.04 — a score that would have landed him on the podium last year.
Self-proclaimed “Quad God” Ilia Malinin captured his third consecutive world title with 329.40 points, rebounding from a devastating free skate at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Yuma Kagiyama won his fourth career silver medal with 306.67, climbing from sixth to second with a mesmerizing free program. Japanese teammate Shun Sato took bronze with 288.54.