With their fourth- and sixth-place finishes at the ISU Figure Skating World Championships 2026 in Prague, Czech Republic, Olympians Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn have qualified three U.S. entries into next season's World Championships, to be held in Tampere, Finland.
Levito, the 2024 World silver medalist, led the way with a radiant free skate to Ennio Morricone's "Cinema Paradiso." Despite a shaky opening triple Lutz-triple loop combination that was judged underrotated, the remainder of the program — including five triple jumps and elegant spins and steps — was clean and strong. Her triple Lutz-double toe loop-double loop in the second half of the program particularly shined, generating a program-high 10.13 points. Levito finished fourth overall.
Glenn, fifth at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 and a member of the U.S. team that won gold in the team event, attacked every element in her short program to Madonna's "Like a Prayer," starting with her opening triple Axel — the only one of the event. She finished sixth overall, just missing the podium for a second consecutive major championship.
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto won the gold medal, her third World title. Gabriela Juarez-Rivas, the 17-year-old from San Jose, California, delivered the breakthrough performance of the competition, skating her Carmen free skate to claim the bronze medal — her first senior World Championship medal and one of the most celebrated results of the 2025-26 season.
"I came to Prague wanting to show what I could do on the biggest stage. I just went out and skated for me, and it happened to be enough for a medal. I'm still in shock, honestly." — Gabriela Juarez-Rivas
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