Kelly Ann Laurin, of St-Jerome, Que., and Loucas Ethier, of Deux-Montagnes, Que., were 18th (169.55). The results at this year’s worlds have implications for the 2026 Winter Games. Canada’s top two teams fell short of the combined placement of 13 or lower required to secure three provisional spots for next year’s Olympics. Earlier Thursday, American star Ilia Malinin of the U.S. won a thrilling men’s short program with a whopping 110.41 points, three off the world record set by Nathan Chen at the 2022 Winter Olympics. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama followed with 107.09 in a stellar program of his own, while Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan was a distant third (94.77). Roman Sadovsky, of Vaughan, posted an 80.25, just shy of a season-best, to rank 15th after his solid skate to Unconscious by Charlie Winston.